He also have the best dreadlocks ever! Bob dedicated his life to praising God in music, and spreading the message of reform and spiritual growth in the world. Bob Marley radiated love, peace, passion, and wisdom. There hasn’t been a human like him ever before, and there will likely not be ’til the close of time. Of course, nearly everyone is aware that dreadlocks were brought into the pop culture spotlight by a Mista Bob Marley. Bob Marley and the Introduction into Pop Culture Nowadays, it is about as standard to have a dreadlocked member of the band as it is to have a DJ in the group. Bands like Korn, Bad Brains, Incubus (Brandon used to have locks), Finger Eleven, POD and many more do, or used to, sport dreadlocks, which come in very handy while rocking out. You have people like Mike Borden, drummer for killer awesome rawk band Faith No More, with phat knotty dreads all the way down to his drum stool. Fast forward a couple decades, and things have changed, but dreadlocks remain prevalent. Dreads themselves for the eastern yogis were nothing special, but the Rastas almost deified their locks, considering the hair to be holy and powerful. The Hindu holy men of the east, Rastafarians, which are essentially Judeo-Christians of the Caribbean Islands wore dreads as part of their religious lifestyle. Dreadlocks have their roots (again, no pun intended) in spiritual circles. (Find that in a history text book!) Hindu yogis and holy men, along with their dreadlocks, escaped to the Caribbean Islands, and began appearing in places like Jamaica, where their knotty hairstyle and religious piety were noted and followed by the burgeoning Rastafarians and holy men of the islands. So, over they went and began capturing and enslaving people from India and the surrounding areas. But good ol’ America found a loop hole, no one said anything about not enslaving native peoples of India. When slavery was abolished in the US, it was no longer legal to enslave African Americans. Those with ‘natty’ locks in their hair were to be dreaded, or feared. Dreadlocks get their name from Jamaican tradition. Possessing nothing, renouncing the world and possessions (not even a comb) they eschewed even personal grooming, hence the inevitable dreadlocks. It is said that dreadlocks originated with these eastern holy men. The roots of dreadlocks can be trailed to the Rastafarians of Jamaica, and further, to Indian sages and yogis, but they have never been more popular or widespread than they are today.