Marvin Gaye
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Biography
Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr. was an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. Commonly referred to as the "Prince of Motown" and "Prince of Soul", he helped to shape the sound of Motown and soul music in the 1960s and 1970s.
"Great artists suffer for the people."
"I hope to refine music, study it, try to find some area that I can unlock. I don't quite know how to explain it but it's there. These can't be the only notes in the world, there's got to be other notes some place, in some dimension, between the cracks on the piano keys."
"Don't you know how sweet and wonderful life can be?"
"Most fear stems from sin to limit one's sins, one must assuredly limit one's fear, thereby bringing more peace to one's spirit."
"Marriage is miserable unless you find the right person that is your soulmate and that takes a lot of looking."
"Most fear stems from sin to limit one's sins, one must assuredly limit one's fear, thereby bringing more peace to one's spirit."
"War is not the answer, because only love can conquer hate."
"And givin' yourself to me can never be wrong"
"War is not the answer, for only love can conquer hate"
"To share is precious, pure and fair.Don't play with something you should cherish for life. Don't you wanna care, ain't it lonely out there?"
"The more I lived with Jan, the more I loved her, the more I made her miserable. It was a vicious cycle (page 209)……The more I loved her the more I hated her. And the more she loved me, the more I harmed myself (page 269)."
"I wish that being famous helped prevent me from being constipated."