Antidote
Episode 49
Sight, Sound & Power: The Psychedelic Journey of Roger Steffens
The world’s foremost expert on Bob Marley and acid-actor, poet, broadcaster, writer and photographer Roger Steffens has captured his life on film and the page. From Vietnam to Jamaica, Steffens recalls photographing 10,000 frames in Vietnam to life on the road with The Wailers. Steffens discusses his book THE FAMILY ACID, writing about reggae and advice about dropping acid. Steffens also shares a poem, discusses the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and where to find his latest artwork in this episode of Antidote hosted by Michael Parker.
Episode Breakdown
00:01 Welcoming Roger Steffens to Antidote.
02:08 THE FAMILY ACID and Vietnam photography.
05:14 The coconut monk & Tim Page.
08:28 Cambodia over stained glass.
11:16 Big Sur and double exposure.
12:39 Digitizing slides.
14:22 THE FAMILY ACID cover & name.
15:37 Acid and reggae.
17:47 A tale about first time acid taker.
19:33 Bob Marley & writing about reggae.
22:26 Weed, Jamaica and reggae tempo.
25:58 First trip to Jamaica & The Wailers.
27:27 Bob Marley’s money.
31:06 Indigenous tribes & reincarnation.
32:26 The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
33:08 Music & Keith Richards, Justin Hines.
37:22 Prints and art shows. The Joan Didion picture.
39:31 Next show and neon artists.
41:50 The army and nature photography.
43:09 Where to see Rogers show.
43:25 A poem.
44:34 Thank you and goodbye.
Guest Bio
Roger Steffens is a Brooklyn, New York born actor, author, lecturer, editor, reggae archivist, photographer, producer. Roger is perhaps best known for his reggae archives, in particular his archives of Bob Marley. Six rooms of his home in Los Angeles house his archives, which include the world’s largest collection of Bob Marley material. Based on these archives Roger lectures internationally with a multi-media presentation called The Life of Bob Marley. Roger’s radio career began in New York in 1961, and was co-host of the award-winning Reggae Beat on KCRW in Los Angeles and was syndicated on 130 stations worldwide in the 1980s.
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