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- Birth nameWinston Hubert McIntosh
- Height6′ 3½″ (1.92 m)
- Peter Tosh was born on October 19, 1944 in Grange Hill, Jamaica. He was an actor and composer, known for Savages (2012), Pineapple Express (2008) and Lords of Dogtown (2005). He died on September 11, 1987 in Kingston, Jamaica.
- Outspoken personality, staunchly supported legalization of marijuana and equal rights for Jamaican people
- Towering height and dreadlocks
- Deep and somewhat intimidating voice
- Peter Tosh Estates 2019 in association with Neville C. Bardoliwalla Enterprises. All Rights Reserved.
- Along with Bunny Wailer and Bob Marley, Tosh was a primary composer of "The Wailers" music catalog and as such helped create reggae's popularity beyond the West Indies.
- At some point after his departure from "The Wailers", Tosh developed an interest in unicycles; he became a unicycle rider, being able to ride forward and backwards and hop.
- Peter Tosh was gunned down on September 11, 1987, 39 days before what would have been his 43rd birthday on October 19.
- Appeared in the music video "Waiting On a Friend" by The Rolling Stones.
- Passed away on the same date as Lorne Greene.
- And I ask why am I black, they say I was born in sin, and shamed inequity. One of the main songs we used to sing in church makes me sick, 'love wash me and I shall be whiter than snow.
- I've got to pick myself up, dust myself off, and start all over again.
- Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die.
- In the beginning, there was the word. The word was Jah. The word is in I, Jah is in I. I make what is good, better, and what is better, best. I follow this in every aspect of life.
- To have the truth in your possession, you can be found guilty, sentenced to death.
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