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Peter Tosh ATTACKED Bob Marley in Recording Studio — What Happened Next ENDED The Wailers

Bob Marley: The Hidden Legacy

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October 15th, 1973. London recording studio. Two childhood friends who built reggae music together were about to destroy everything with their bare hands...

Peter Tosh had watched his best friend Bob Marley change. The record label was pushing Bob to the front, leaving Peter and Bunny Wailer in the shadows. When Peter finally confronted Bob about "selling out to the white man," what started as an argument became a physical fight that ended one of music's greatest partnerships forever.

This is the TRUE story of the studio brawl that broke up The Wailers, told through eyewitness accounts and insider revelations. From brotherhood to betrayal, from Trench Town poverty to international success, discover how success itself became the enemy of friendship.

You'll never listen to "Get Up Stand Up" the same way again...

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*DISCLAIMER:* This dramatization is based on documented accounts of The Wailers' 1973 studio sessions and the well-documented tensions that led to Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer leaving the group in 1974. While specific dialogue has been recreated for storytelling purposes, the core conflict over creative control and business decisions is historically accurate.

20 Comments

@TamsirNjie-c1u 10 days ago

Is more than sad and painful when it's comes to brotherhood honest and faithfulness truth and trust ward and promise is very important for everyone in life

@MrScarleteagle 9 months ago

Never believe the stories that come from others

@pchipondo3149 9 months ago

None of all this crap ever happened. Nonsense.

@CharlesDebroux 9 months ago

Respect for the uprising ❤❤❤ and the blood live on forevermore loving God almighty ❤❤❤.

@gleristondomingosdossantos7253 9 months ago

Analisando a história da amizade de Bob Marley e Peter Tosh 🤔 vale a premissa ou frase - cristal quebrado não cola jamais ! 🤷

@annalishagoring 9 months ago (edited)

Weren't Bob and Bunny friends still after this alleged incident? There is a photo taken at Hope Road with the Jackson's visiting, and Bunny was there too. This was around 1976 or so. Also it has been publicly noted that Tosh never attended Bob's funeral.

@carltonlucas68 9 months ago

In the music business. This situation sometimes happens in Entertainment Business “

@clorivalferreiradossantosj2148 9 months ago

Como pode ? Bunny Wailer foi o primeiro a deixar o grupo, essa história está mal contada

@scottthomas4472 8 months ago

I'm a musician that had to break away from my band because one of the members believe that it was 80% him and 20%0
Me and the drummer

@TamsirNjie-c1u 10 days ago

Unite means honest and faithfulness then the truth comes out today that bob was not honest and faithful whit his own brothers God for give him and bless him heaven amen

@JosephBell-v5d 8 months ago

Together we

@ousseinidavidsavadogo9679 2 months ago

En réalité, qui a appris Bob à jouer à la guitare ? Les premières notes musicales qui l'a 'appris? C'est comme cela dans la vie. L'intérêt individuel ! Bob avait dans sa tête, comme sa voix portait à la musique reggae, et que les autres l'avaient mis devant, c'était l'occasion de dupper les autres pour être un superstar. Oui, c'est vrai,car il faut les autres pour atteindre son but dans la vie. Mais la dignité, le respect des décisions, avoir l'avis du cercle est important. S'écouter, analyser, voire les objectifs du groupe e
Sont plus approuvés que ce qui peut amener des tensions,des divisions etc. Ces trois étaient différemment. Bob veut être un superstar en chantant de l'amour, l'unité,mais pour Peter tosh était plus fort. Pour en arriver à l'amour, l'unité aveugle, il faut d'abord que les êtres humains sachent qu'ils sont égaux, ils ont les mêmes droits, ,donc il faut du respect et la considération sur tout être humain sur terre. Le terrain de combat musical de peter était plus élargi que Bob, et burning c'était le profil d'homme que la communauté noire désirait plus sur terre : mater luking, les Thomas Sankara, lucky Dube, etc. Pourtant burning était rattaché à la culture rastafari, certe il avait certaines vérités qu'il disait aussi. C'était le plus souple en vérité. Dieu merci, nous avions eu trois voix qui nous prêchaient ce que le monde entier devrait entendre.

@tshok1141 9 months ago

Peter never went to Bob’s funeral and other questionable assertions are all fabricated!

@emmanuelenyinwa1443 7 months ago

"In September 1979, a controversy sparked after his performance at the No Nukes concerts at Madison Square Garden, where he wore Palestinian clothing (thawb and keffiyeh) and openly smoked marijuana. Tosh's appearance was considered a provocation towards the Jewish community in New York City, as the concerts took place during the Jewish New Year holiday. Despite his performance being advertised to appear in the accompanying film and on the triple live album, Tosh was removed from both releases.[11][12][13] The Palestinian dress remained a trademark performance outfit in the following years.

In 1984, after the release of 1983's album Mama Africa, Tosh went into self-imposed exile, seeking the spiritual advice of traditional medicine men in Africa, and trying to free himself from recording agreements that distributed his records in South Africa.[citation needed] Tosh had been at odds for several years with his label, EMI, over a perceived lack of promotion for his music.[14]

Tosh also participated in the international opposition to South African apartheid by appearing at anti-apartheid concerts and by conveying his opinion in various songs like "Apartheid" (1977, re-recorded 1987), "Equal Rights" (1977), "Fight On" (1979), and "Not Gonna Give It Up" (1983). In 1987, Peter Tosh seemed to be having a career revival. He was awarded a Grammy Award for Best Reggae Performance in 1987 for No Nuclear War, his last record."

@essascolley2814 9 months ago

All lies, those brothers loved each other.

@audleymclean3724 9 months ago

I had to write this at the top, instead of relying to the naysayers, this is very close to a true story, I'm Jamaica from the same musical era in Jamaica, and yes indeed this really occurred [minus the fight drama], if you source an historic interview between Marley and a Jamaican radio announcer named Neville Willoughby, you will hear lots of these happenings in the interview, Peter also has similar interviews on record maybe with Willoughby too, so just don't dismiss without true knowledge or experience..

@copelandforbes5447 8 months ago

OMG this is all lIES LIES LIES and more LIES and AI made up first lie is October 15 1973 the group was on tour in the US promoting the Catch A Fire album. Bunny had already quit the group after the first leg of the Catch A Fire tour in the UK 1973,The group left for the US and later joined by Joe Higgs to fill in on the US leg and touring with Sly & The Family Stone, who left them stranded in Las Vegas, they later did some live recordings at Capitol Recording Studio in LA. The song " Get Up Stand Up was already recorded in Jamaica at Harry J Studio and was out on the BIURNING album which was officially released October -19 1973 on Peter Tosh's birthday while on the US tour,Tosh left the group and the end of the UK leg of the Burning tour.Tosh was not at Bob Marley's funeral neither was Bunny Wailer either, How come you never knew that all three of them reunited three times between 1974 and 1975 to perform with Marvin Gay, The Jackson 5 and Stevie Wonder in Jamaica, Bob and Peter also reunited at the Starlight Bowl Amphitheatre in Burbank California July -22 1978 and sang "Get Up Stand Up". Stop making up stories to gain money from You Tube for lying.STOP LYING ON BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS,get your facts and stories straight.

@akinchinnery1167 9 months ago

This is nonsense.. Everyone knows that it's BUNNY WAILER that left the band,"1st"... Peter actually went on to tour with Bob for the,"Burning" promotion... Stop LIE man😡!!!!