50+ AI Generated Images of Bob Marley
My experimentation with Midjourney AI continues, and I continue to be impressed with the capabilities of this software. Today I’m sharing AI generated images of Bob Marley, an idea that was suggested by my team after I had such a blast generating images of Jerry Garcia last week.
These AI generated Bob Marley images were created using Marley’s name alongside famous lyrics, song titles, and various other themes that may or may not have had anything to do with the artist.
I’ve found that in general, the AI provides a much more accurate depiction when you prompt it with something relevant to Bob Marley, where they would have been plenty of photographic material for it to draw from. Otherwise it tends to produce weird outputs that don’t really look like Bob Marley. I have chosen not to include any of those, and did my best to only include images that do indeed look like him.
AI Generated Bob Marley Images
The images are organized into loose categories, with the Prompt followed by the Image each time. Use the table of contents widget above to jump to a particular song or theme.
I didn’t set many rules with this exploration, and I went through both Marley’s happy beach songs and some of his darker, more political songs to find prompt inspiration, and then just brainstormed random ideas. Enjoy!
Stir It Up
I figured we would ease our way into this exploration of AI Bob Marleys with the easygoing song, “Stir It Up”. This one provides us some nice imagery, but doesn’t get too crazy.
Prompt: bob marley stir it up, bouncy, watercolor
Prompt: bob marley stir it up, whimsical, calm
Prompt: bob marley quench me when im thirsty
Is This Love
Prompt: bob marley i wanna love ya and treat you right, i wanna love ya every day and every night
Prompt: bob marley i wanna love ya and treat you right, i wanna love ya every day and every night
Three Little Birds
The AI made some truly weird outputs for “Three Little Birds”, but I did get a really nice one after tweaking it for a bit (first here).
Prompt: bob marley three little birds, psychedelic, happy, don’t worry about a thing
Prompt: bob marley Rise up this mornin’ Smile with the risin’ sun Three little birds Pitched by my doorstep
Prompt: bob marley Rise up this mornin’ Smile with the risin’ sun Three little birds Pitched by my doorstep
Prompt: bob marley Rise up this mornin’ Smile with the risin’ sun Three little birds Pitched by my doorstep, psychedelic vector art
No Woman, No Cry
Prompt: bob marley no woman, no cry
Prompt: bob marley no woman no cry crayon
Prompt: bob marley i remember when we used to sit in the government yard in trenchtown
Could You Be Loved
Prompt: bob marley could you be loved, heart
Prompt: bob marley could you be loved?
Get Up, Stand Up
Some of Marley’s most vivid lyrical images come during “Get Up, Stand Up”, and Midjourney created some interesting artwork when given prompts from this one.
Prompt: bob marley Get up, stand up Stand up for your right
Prompt: bob marley He said all that glitters is gold Half that story ain’t never been told
Prompt: bob marley Most people think Great God will come from the sky Take away everything And make everybody feel high
Prompt: bob marley Most people think Great God will come from the sky Take away everything And make everybody feel high
Prompt: bob marley Most people think Great God will come from the sky Take away everything And make everybody feel high
One Love
Prompt: bob marley one love one heart lets get together and feel alright, oil painting
Buffalo Solidier
Prompt: bob marley buffalo soldier dreadlock rasta
Prompt: bob marley buffalo soldier dreadlock rasta
Redemption Song
Prompt: bob marley Won’t you help to sing These songs of freedom?
Prompt: bob marley How long shall they kill our prophets While we stand aside and look? Ooh, some say it’s just a part of it We’ve got to fulfill the book biblical, religious, apocalyptic
Prompt: bob marley Have no fear for atomic energy ‘Cause none of them can stop the time
Prompt: bob marley Have no fear for atomic energy ‘Cause none of them can stop the time
Prompt: bob marley redemption song, acoustic, watercolor
Easy Skanking
Prompt: bob marley easy skanking
Prompt: bob marley excuse me while i light my spliff
I Shot The Sheriff
Prompt: bob marley i shot the sheriff
Satisfy My Soul
Prompt: bob marley please dont you rock my boat
Prompt: bob marley please dont you rock my boat
Burnin’ and Lootin’
Prompt: bob marley burnin’ and lootin’
Prompt: bob marley burnin’ and lootin’
Natural Mystic
Prompt: bob marley natural mystic, ethereal
Prompt: bob marley natural mystic, ethereal
Exodus
Misty Morning
Prompt: bob marley misty morning dont see no sun
Prompt: bob marley misty morning
Kaya
This one was tough to get the face right, but the flowers generated here were too cool not to include.
Prompt: bob marley got to have kaya now
In A Cloud of Smoke
This is a stereotypical representation of Bob Marley that often comes to mind. The AI got this one right in many different ways, but not always in the face. I’ve included a couple of the better outputs.
Prompt: bob marley in a cloud of red, green, and yellow smoke
Prompt: bob marley in a cloud of red, green, and yellow smoke
Cannabis Leaves
Prompt: bob marley, cannabis leaves
Prompt: bob marley with a background of clip art cannabis leaves, black, psychedelic
Meditating on a Mountain
Prompt: bob marley meditating on top of a mountain, shamanistic
As A Modern Pop Icon
Prompt: bob marley as a modern pop icon, 2023
At 90 Years Old
Prompt: bob marley at 90 years of age
Levitating on a Cloud
While the images here don’t look exactly like Marley, they do capture his essence, and they look cool enough to include them here at the end of the gallery. It was difficult to get the AI to produce realistic-looking images of Marley when placed in such a random context.
Prompt: bob marley levitating on a cloud, long dreadlocks, cartoon, psychedelic, colorful, tie die background
Prompt: bob marley levitating on a cloud, long dreadlocks, cartoon, psychedelic, colorful, isolated on black background
