Marley (2012)

Bunny Wailer: Self

Quotes 

• Neville 'Bunny' Livingston : We used to call ourselves, "Juveniles". Brothers of the ghetto, where we used to go to rehearse, say, you come from a wailing environment where people always bawling... you should be named "The Wailers."

• Neville 'Bunny' Livingston : All dat, Robert Marley saw a way out. His guitar.

• Neville 'Bunny' Livingston : He realizes that a group would be maybe the appropriate thing, other than the individual solo artist. We used to listen to groups like Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers, The Drifters, The Platters. So, there was a recruitment process taking place. Myself and Robert started to put a group together. And then, here comes this tall, dark, I dare will say, handsome dude named Peter. And he has this guitar knowledge. And from Robbie, you hear Robbie say, "Play guitar? You see, Russ." So, he give him the guitar right away. So, it's four strings still; but, Peter tune the four string - and its just like that.

• Neville 'Bunny' Livingston : "Simmer Down" went straight into the number one position. And "The Wailers" - were launched.

• Neville 'Bunny' Livingston : And then, Coxsone, Studio 1, Duke Reid, Trojan and Prince Buster decide to form an organization called: The Big Tree. Then, The Wailers pulled the axe.

  [singing] 

  Neville 'Bunny' Livingston : If you are a Big Tree, We are the small axe, Sharpened to cut you down, Well sharp, To cut you down..."

• Neville 'Bunny' Livingston : It is mentioned out in the Bible, that there shall be a music, that all people of all global concerns shall play and dance and sing this music. Its in the Revelation. What other music could that be? Reggae.

• Neville 'Bunny' Livingston : The beats are bom, bom, bom, bom. With reggae, you got three beats out of four beats and you imagine the next beat. Feel the next beat. That's reggae. Feel. Heartbeat. Feel... Chi-bom-chi, Chi-bom-chi, Chi-bom-chi, Chi-bom-chi, Yeah! Heartbeat. Real deal.