His dedication to his listeners was well respected and his message spread worldwide. Dennis Brown had a history of drug use behind his success. He was addicted to crack cocaine.
He was allegedly seen backstage at concerts in the United States with drug paraphernalia in open view. However, in response Dennis publicly denied his drug problem. When questioned by the Jamaican Star in , he said: If I was on drugs I would be persona non grata. I could not still be doing my work. The press often blew the issue way out of proportion and Dennis wanted to avoid the issue. This created a difficult environment for Dennis where it was difficult to find the support he needed to help himself with the addiction.
Brown stated that the drug rumors were a constant detraction from his career. He looked for companionship with people that approved and stayed away from the people that did not approve. He said if Dennis had a problem, he kept it to himself and explained that Dennis was a very private person. This demonstrated that Dennis knew he had a bad habit and kept it to himself, he did not want to negatively affect anyone around him.
I think Dennis do more good than a different side of people could think about. Over the years, he contribute a lot to the music business. DJ Jackson looks at the drug problem on a positive note, hoping that people can learn from his mistake and remember him for his positive attributes. Dennis Brown had a reputation for canceling shows.
This shadowed over his legacy as a reggae superstar. Many argue that this damaged the reggae industry at international levels and had extreme negative consequences.
Brown was not the only reggae musician with this reputation, it was rather common in the industry for artists to have this problem. Dennis always responded to the issue with a positive attitude. He commented to the Jamaica Observer about this problem before the Reggae Sunsplash tour: "The no-shows was years ago. What people are going to see now is a new D.
Dennis further went on to explain that it was a thing of the past and his fans will no longer to need to worry about the issue. Brown became sick at the end of June after a return trip to Miami from Brazil, where he spent a month. Although Brown never contracted any sickness in Brazil many people that were with him and other bands performing there caught a virus. He checked into the hospital seven days later on June 30, Dennis Brown died the next morning. The media spread the news and that Brown had died from lung failure related to pneumonia and heart failure.
Two former girlfriends of Brown had contracted the disease from him and had already died. Only people that knew Dennis closely knew that his health was failing and that he most likely had the disease. He stated, "not as far as I know personally. Also, if he were accurate with the drug allegations then the same would be true. There was significant evidence that Dennis Brown did live a destructive lifestyle. It is understandable for his brother to not know how accurate the allegations are if Brown did not inform him about them and did not want him to be aware of them.
He has paid his dues. You want to know the true Dennis? Listen to his lyrics. He was seen as a role model to all, artists and fans. Before the funeral, his body lay at the Ward Theater in downtown Kingston, where supposedly ten thousand people came to visit him.
The funeral was held at the National Arena on July 17 and was reported internationally by the Associated Press. I tremendously enjoyed doing this research paper on the life of Dennis Emanuel Brown. My rational for selecting this topic is as follows.
He is extremely dedicated and well educated about all aspects of reggae music. He invited my over his house in Charlotte, Vermont for dinner. Page 1 of 2.
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In May, while touring in Brazil, he was arrested for possession of drugs. A sad, undignified footnote to the life and times of the boy who couldn't say "no". Dennis Brown. Child prodigy of Jamaican music and Bob Marley's chosen successor, he was brought low by drugs.
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