Throughout Marley ’s life , he had a total of eleven children with seven women , despite being married from a young age . When asked if he was married , Marley responded : " No . You see , I ca n’t deal with the Western ways of life . If I must live by a law , it must be the laws of His Majesty . If it ’s not the laws of His Majesty , then I can make my own law . " Marley ’s most famous relationship was with Cindy Breakspeare ( Miss World 1976 ) . From this relationship , Breakspheare had Marley ’s son , Damian Marley . When asked about how she felt about Marley ’s relationships with other women , Rita Marley responded : " I became his guardian angel . By that time , I was past the service of being a wife because of the importance of who I knew Bob is . I did n’t see it as a fun trip . We were on a mission . It was like an evangelist campaign to bring people closer to Jah . " Marley ’s death is uniquely depicted in the documentary . In 1977 , Marley found out that he had a cancerous sore on his right big toe . It is believed that the sore on his toe was the result of a cancer that was already spreading in Marley 's body . Contrary to those sources , Rita Marley is quoted in saying : " Somebody stepped on it with their spiked boots and it started to get infested . But Bob would still play football the next day on it , and the next day . " The documentary also conducts interviews with Rastafari doctors , which shows Marley ’s strict adherence to the religion . Rastafari doctor , Carleton Fraser , states that “ doctors recommended amputation of the hip and removing the entire leg . ” Chris Blackwell gives conflicting information and insists that they just needed to amputate Marley ’s big toe for him to survive . Later , when Marley started losing his hair in the course of chemotherapy treatment for his cancer , family members also state that Marley had much displeasure in cutting off his dreadlocks , an aspect of Rastafarism , which was unfortunately necessitated by the physical pain their heavy weight was causing him
Miss World 1976
Miss World 1976
Marley (film)