Everything, I just wanted to be like my father. And, as I grew within the music, I kind of became myself which was even more like my father, only without me trying though.

Their debut LP was Play the Game Right which was a very pop-oriented album earning Ziggy some derision from critics. 1). The Melody Makers as the group came to be known played occasionally for several years including at their father's funeral in 1981.

David Nesta "Ziggy" Marley (born 17 October 1968 Trenchtown Jamaica) is a Jamaican musician and leader of the band Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers.