Freddie McGregor - file

Freddie McGregor's road to Rastafarianism has changed the way he looks at life.

The STAR of the Month recently described how this change came about.

"I used to be a member of the group Generation Gap. We were around since like Fab Five and back then I had an afro and was wearing bell-bottom pants. We were very popular in Jamaica - we did all the hotels, shows, parties. Our managers introduced us to a group of brothers and sisters called the Twelve Tribes of Israel. At the time we didn't know much about the African movement and we were pretty much amazed by the reception, we started paying closer attention."

McGregor officially became a member of the Twelve Tribes in 1975 after attending a concert at what is now the Bob Marley Museum on Hope Road. Since then he has participated in a number of the Tribes' activities and has assisted in sending people to Ethiopia. According to the singer, he sees all of the sects of Rastafarianism as one body united to accomplish its works.

He said: "It changed my life, made me more aware of my responsibilities, gave me the push into the righteous way of life ... I hope this world could have peace on Earth. I try to contribute to that through music, the microphone is my way."

While he has taught Rastafarian principles to his children he has never forced on them his beliefs, preferring for them to make their own intellectual decisions.