BOB MARLEY - MARLEY'S SON PROMISES MERCHANDISE DEAL WITH HONOUR THE LATE STAR

MARLEY'S SON PROMISES MERCHANDISE DEAL WITH HONOUR THE LATE STAR

BOB MARLEY's son has vowed a new deal to capitalise on his late father's name won't "bastardise" the reggae legend's image.
The Jamaican icon's family recently agreed a deal with a private equity group to generate merchandise using Marley's name and face.
They were spurred into action by the hundreds of millions of dollars that has been generated by bootleg Bob Marley products since his death in 1981 at the age of 36.
But 36-year-old Rohan Marley insists care will be taken to preserve his dad's image.
He says, "Whatever we do, it'd better be good. We're not here to bastardise my father's image, slap it on here, slap it on there."
One project Rohan wants to develop is a "Grand Theft Auto-style" video game that follows street kids "working their way out of the ghetto".