Famous Dreadheads

 This week I wanted to showcase famous persons who have had or currently do sport awesome dreadlocks!

1. Damian Marley
Now Bob Marley has some of the most amazing dreadlocks I have ever seen... but his son, Damian Marley, may have surpassed him. With dreads that nearly reach the floor, Damian Marley is a dreadlock inspiration to many including myself.

2. Alice Walker

Alice Walker, an American author, poet and activist has very clean-cut dreadlocks that she wears with class. Interestingly, Walker met Martin Luther King Jr. as a college student in the early 60’s and she credits him with impacting her decision to move south as an activist for the Civil Rights Movement. Walker is known primarily for her work regarding race and gender, and won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel The Color Purple.

3. Rob Zombie
Rob Zombie sadly no longer sports dreadlocks but he was very popular for them just over a year ago. His style of dreadlocks was far from the clean crisp style of Damian Marley or Alice Walker. Instead, Rob Zombie showcased his naturally dark-sided personality with dreads that were just as scary as he is. His messy ‘locks’ were very popular among his fans.

4. Zach De La Rocha

Aside from having super gnarly dreadlocks, Zach is a musician, poet, rapper and political activist. He is best known as the lyricist of popular band Rage Against the Machine. Zach is known as one of the best MCs among American rap metal bands.

5. Nyjah Huston

Huston is a famous skateboarder with some intense dreadlocks. Huston supported a natural lifestyle for most of his life, practicing a vegan regime from birth to 2012 when he reported trying meat and dairy for the first time in his life. Huston sported ‘dreads of wisdom’ under the Rastafarian religion, until he received his first haircut at the age of 17. Huston is sponsored by Element Skateboards and has also been featured in 4 different Tony Hawk videogames.

6. Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi has always sported some pretty well-maintained dreadlocks, and should definitely be recognized for it! Whoopi is an American comedienne, actress, singer/songwriter, political activist, author and talk show host that has appeared everywhere from hosting The View to appearing on Nickelodeon’s Naked Brother’s Band, a TV comedy about young boys in a rock band.

Stay tuned next week for more interesting dreadlock facts!