TW: “I was asked to paint a portrait of Bob Marley for Natty Dread. I had the face painted in and wanted a ‘mayhem’ for a background but I was afraid the effect would be lightweight and cartoonish. In the ‘Tate Gallery’ in London I found a Victorian room with John Martin’s 'The Great Day of his Wrath’. It was perfect. God destroying Babylon. I painted New York where Martin had ancient Babylon. Using a classical painting as the background gave the piece a weighty and serious quality.”