Marley, a four-time Grammy winner, picked up an Emmy for his song  I Love You Too! from the Disney Channel’s animation 3rd and Bird at the Daytime  Emmy Creative Arts Awards held in Los Angeles

MARLEY… I never expected  it, but it feels good

Speaking to the Jamaica Observer from his California base, he said  the win came as a total surprise.

“I didn’t even know I was nominated,” said the 44-year-old Marley. “When somebody mentioned to me that I won an Emmy, I was like ‘What’s that?’. It’s not like the Grammys when you know you are nominated and there is a lot of  buzz around that… so I never expected it, but it feels good.”

Marley said the contact was made regarding contributing music for  the television show after he completed his children’s album Family Time, which  was released in 2009.

For Bob Marley’s eldest son, the Emmy win not only supports his  move to step out of the box and into other areas, but represents a positive step  for reggae music.

“For the Emmy to acknowledge and recognise us in this form is something new for us, and is definitely a step forward,” Marley said.Marley, along with his siblings, has appeared on American children’s TV series Sesame Street as well as voiced a character for the animated move Shark Tale.