AS FRONTMAN OF Skindred, Benji Webbe is a beloved fixture of the UK metal scene – amaster of ceremonies whose reggae/metal fusion never fails to get the party started. Now Benji is revisiting his original band, Dub War, for Westgate Under Fire – their first new album in 26 years. Hammer took the opportunity to stroll down memory lane with Benji, to find out what he’s learned so far.
DON’T TAKE HAVING LOVED ONES AROUND YOU FOR GRANTED
“I lost my folks early. I was the youngest of four kids and grew up in a stable home as far as I can remember. A loving mother and father: she was from Cardiff, he came over from the West Indies in the 50s. But when I was seven my mother passed away. My father passed when I was 11; then I was raised by my ganjasmoking Rastafarian 21-year-old brother.”
YOU’RE MORE RESILIENT THAN YOU THINK YOU ARE
“My brother was in a rock
