Remembering Bob Marley: Watch this 1978 interview with CTV’s Sandie Rinaldo

On what would have been Bob Marley's 80th birthday, CTV National News dips into the archives to 1978, when a young Sandie Rinaldo interviewed the reggae legend.

Feb. 6 would have been the 80th birthday of the late Bob Marley. As the world celebrates the legendary musician, CTV News unearthed a rare interview from 1978 with Sandie Rinaldo, who at the time was reporting for Canada AM.

Rinaldo sat down with the reggae artist when he performed at the iconic Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, and asked the Jamaican singer about his commitment to peace and misconceptions regarding his religious beliefs.

Sandie Rinaldo Sandie Rinaldo sits down for an interview with Bob Marley in June 1978 at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ont. (CTV News)

“I wouldn’t say that the Rastafarians have a bad reputation, I would say people give the Rastafarians a bad reputation,” Marley said. He also spoke on his craft and his willingness to give away all his money.

Marley, whose hits include No Woman, No Cry, Jamming, Buffalo Soldier and Three Little Birds, died in 1981 at the age of 36 as the result of a melanoma detected on his foot nearly four years earlier.

Bob Marley, Sandie Rinaldo Bob Marley and Sandie Rinaldo walked along the general admission area in Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ont. in June 1978.