my parents said that when i found out he died i cried for 4 days straight and was completely distraught and they kept me out of school and took me to see a counselor. my mom still talks about how much it worried her. i was a rather serious child. i guess that was the beginning of the end for me being too emotionally attached to music.
I agree - nothing stopping us from remembering today and celebrating tomorrow. I can't post anything from work, but will do tonight - trying to come up with my five favourites til then!
my parents said that when i found out he died i cried for 4 days straight and was completely distraught and they kept me out of school and took me to see a counselor. my mom still talks about how much it worried her. i was a rather serious child. i guess that was the beginning of the end for me being too emotionally attached to music.
It was a lot of growing up to do fast. No doubt I had heard many of his songs before, but didn???t know them to be Marvin Gaye until later. Really, the first time I knew his name was Sexual Healing. So to go from that song to him being dead, by his father???s hand, was a lot to process at that age.
Wednesday, April 01, 2009 By Mark Bialczak Staff writer
Motown Records released a new Marvin Gaye single Tuesday on iTunes.
The world wouldn't get to hear the long-lost song "Soulie" from the late R&B legend if weren't for Syracuse native Jennifer Lambert and her husband, Mickey Gentile.
I just picked up the Mojo Motown issue, the article on Marvin was pretty good IMO, it made me think just how much of himself (demons and joys) he put into his music, and kind of sad how it all ended for him.
I'll never forget the day he was killed..I was coming home on the school bus and the Busdriver always had the radio on and the had on a news break..I did'nt even know his music back then..Just got done doing a tribute on my radio show..R.I.P happy b-day..true master..A gift to us all.
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my parents said that when i found out he died i cried for 4 days straight and was completely distraught and they kept me out of school and took me to see a counselor. my mom still talks about how much it worried her. i was a rather serious child. i guess that was the beginning of the end for me being too emotionally attached to music.
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I prefer celebrating/reflecting certian icons birthdays rather than death-days.
I can't post anything from work, but will do tonight - trying to come up with my five favourites til then!
It was a lot of growing up to do fast. No doubt I had heard many of his songs before, but didn???t know them to be Marvin Gaye until later. Really, the first time I knew his name was Sexual Healing. So to go from that song to him being dead, by his father???s hand, was a lot to process at that age.
RIP to the greatest.
And yes, that biography is very good. 'Divided Soul' for those of you who want to search it out.
fantastic book.
R.I.P
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
By Mark Bialczak
Staff writer
Motown Records released a new Marvin Gaye single Tuesday on iTunes.
The world wouldn't get to hear the long-lost song "Soulie" from the late R&B legend if weren't for Syracuse native Jennifer Lambert and her husband, Mickey Gentile.
http://www.syracuse.com/music/index.ssf?/base/entertainment-2/1238576337130260.xml&coll=1
Still in print, as far as I know, and not hard to find.
RIP and thanks for the music!
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