Bob Marley

Built a substantial original songwriting catalogue (Catch a Fire, Natty Dread, Exodus, and others) within roughly a decade of major-label output, documented via the sustained critical and commercial reception of this body of work.

A sustained catalogue of multiple separately-released albums is the basis for the profile's creative_originality score. Creative Originality

Credited with substantially building global mainstream acceptance of reggae as a genre from a Jamaican regional style, documented via the sustained international commercial and critical reception of his catalogue.

At the April 1978 One Love Peace Concert, brought rival Jamaican political leaders Michael Manley and Edward Seaga on stage and joined their hands above his head while performing.

Initially declined recommended amputation of a cancerous toe in 1977 for reasons tied to his religious beliefs, continuing to perform and tour on his own terms until the cancer had spread significantly.

Continued performing at the December 1976 "Smile Jamaica" peace concert two days after surviving an assassination attempt at his home that wounded him, his wife, and his manager.

Continuing to perform under direct, recently-realized physical danger is the specific instance behind the profile's risk_tolerance score. Risk Tolerance