Marvin Gaye's extraordinary life seemed only to be matched by his remarkable career . His life seemed to be a combination of soaring highs and despondent lows. Brilliant success as well as inscrutable pain. Marvin's bittersweet relationship with his father along with his constant pursue of gratification ultimately lead to his premature demise.

Marvin Pentz Gay Jr. was born April 2, 1939 in Washington D.C the eldest son of the charismatic preacher Marvin Gay Sr. His father was a very flamboyant Pentecostal minister. Marvin's father exposed Marvin to music through singing in the church choir. Very early on Marvin gravitated towards music he loved the approval and admiration from the congregation especially by the female members of the church even at a young age Marvin was quite a ladies man. Marvin,who was usually extremely introverted found his courage to socialize with the young ladies at school through music. Marvin...