Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye
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| Rating | : | 4.41 (536 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0770104746 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 238 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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But it is also the story of his glorious music and the music of black America over the past fifty years, an epic tale whose cast of characters includes Diana Ross, Berry Gordie, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, and countless other icons from the world of soul music.. - - Here is Marvin's story, from his early years in the slums of Washington, DC, to his rise to the top of the Motown industry, his fall from grace, his comeback, and finally his sudden, shocking end at the hands of his own father. Ritz had been collaborating with Marvin Gaye on his story for several years before the singer's tr
David Ritz is the author of Faith in Time: The Life of Jimmy Scott, Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye, and many other books with or about Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, and B.B. He is a three-time winner of the Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award. King. He lives in Los Angeles.
"Marvin Gaye Was Incredibly Honest About Himself" according to Francie Nolan. This was an often fascinating narrative. There is a lot of direct quoting of Marvin Gaye who I found incredibly honest, almost too honest, particularly about his sex life and insecurities and what he thought about women (bit of a chauvinist). He did not seem to have a filter, which was great. Althoughthere's something to be said for retaining a little mystery.I loved hearing abo. Wow I didn't know I didn't know that the song "Troubled Man" so accurately described Marvin Gaye. A musical genius, Marvin battled his demons his whole disturbed life. His own worst enemy. It's unfortunate when his self torture was what drove his greatest works. You never know what those you admire go through and this book gives you a look into the psyche of a legend. There's many things I didn't. "Very detailed life story of Marvin Gaye" according to whatever_gong82. I'm not much on writting reviews, but I will say that I enjoyed reading David Ritz' "Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye" because there were always questions I had concerning Marvin Gaye's life, like why was his father the way he was toward his more famous son, what Gaye was like before he found fame, and so on. This book succeeds in detailing what Gaye's life was like right u
PW recommended that the Motown singer's fans "skip the book and listen to his records instead." Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Publishers Weekly Based largely on interviews for a projected "autobiography" that was cancelled after Gaye's death in 1984 at the hands of his father, this book is neither especially well-written nor perceptive.