{"product_id":"steppin-razor-the-life-of-peter-tosh","title":"Steppin' Razor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe definitive biography of Peter Tosh, the Wailers co-founder, reggae rebel, Rastafari advocate, and one of Jamaica's most uncompromising musical voices.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor the Mystic Man, music was the message. A fiery advocate of Rastafari and African nationalism as well as the legalization of marijuana, his uncompromising political stance has won him a reputation as Jamaica's Malcolm X. One of reggae's most extraordinary stories, the life of Peter Tosh came to an end when he was brutally murdered in 1987 amidst rumors involving the supernatural and Kingston's criminal underworld.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this essential biography, John Masouri esteemed reggae journalist and author of \u003ci\u003ePressure Drop: Reggae in the Seventies\u003c\/i\u003e - conducts hundreds of interviews with those who knew Peter Tosh best, including Bunny Wailer and other close associates. Tracing his recording career, we learn of his encounters with Eric Clapton and Joe Cocker, and volatile relationships with Bob Marley and Lee Scratch Perry. Tosh's darker side is also revealed in tales of the singer's fascination with the occult and in unprecedented detail, his untimely and tragic demise.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eWith a new foreword by legendary filmmaker, DJ and Clash affiliate, Don Letts.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Steppin' Razor The Life of Peter Tosh","offer_id":46627352838341,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-1-917274-20-3.jpg?v=1785280852","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/steppin-razor-the-life-of-peter-tosh","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}