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The idea of who my father is to me is very different than who he is to you, or to the rest of the world.

Ziggy Marley

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Ziggy Marley
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: October 17
Composer
Musician
Singer
Songwriter
Voice Actor
Kingston
Jamaica
David Nesta Marley
David Marley
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Father
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