CHRIS BLACKWELL, an inductee of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, is credited with being responsible for turning the world on to reggae music. As the founder of Island Records, he helped forge the careers of Bob Marley, Cat Stevens, Grace Jones, and U2, among many other high-profile acts, and produced records including Marley’s Catch a Fire and Uprising. Blackwell currently runs Island Outpost, a group of elite resorts in Jamaica, which includes GoldenEye—the former home of author Ian Fleming.
PAUL MORLEY is a writer, broadcaster, cultural critic, and the author of several books about music, including the bestseller The Age of Bowie, A Sound Mind, You Lose Yourself You Reappear, and From Manchester with Love, a Times (UK) Best Music Book of 2021. He also collaborated with Grace Jones on her memoir, I’ll Never Write My Memoirs.