Bob Marley vs. Charles Bukowski
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Bob Marley
1945 – 1981
Bob Marley was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician who popularized reggae worldwide and became an international symbol of Jamaican culture and Rastafarianism. He is known for songs such as "No Woman, No Cry" and "One Love."
"You may not be her first, her last, or her only. She loved before she may love again. But if she loves you now, what else matters? She's not perfect—you aren't …"
Charles Bukowski
1920 – 1994
Henry Charles Bukowski was a German-American poet, novelist, and short story writer. His writing was influenced by the social, cultural, and economic ambience of his adopted home city of Los Angeles. Bukowski's work addresses the ordinary lives of poor Americans, the act of writing, alcohol, relationships with women, and the drudgery of work.
"I loved you like a man loves a woman he never touches, only writes to, keeps little photographs of."
Connections
Both wrote about: