Shadow And Act » Rare Interview With Marvin Gaye Jr And Marvin Gaye Sr From 1977

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[@jenespears3140]

This brought tears to my eyes. It's almost like you wanna reach thru the camera and tell them the future while pleading for them to change it

[@MrsBraxtonChrist]

This is a classic case of a narcissistic parent and a child who lives to please them but harbors extreme resentment. So sad

[@allinthemind7796]

True!! and the nice things he says to his son in this clip can't really be trusted a narcissistic parent loves to lure you in just to reject you again just to feed there narcissistic supply and mess the child up mentally and make them insecure like them plus they are in front of a camera..it's like an evil game to them .there envy and contempt for there own child and there own insecurity will always outweigh any (fake) acts of kindnesses you will see from them...

[@najisayeed2082]

Exactly

[@QuadriviumNumbers]

Brilliantly stated @@allinthemind7796 Thank you!

[@ShaylaShay-gg8ks]

I totally agree with you 🎯💯

[@db60615]

All Marvin wanted was to be loved by his father. That hug and kiss was heart warming at the end. Such a sad situation.

[@mocancer8485]

db60615 same as MICHAEL JACKSON

[@yourdaughterdoesanal2650]

@@mocancer8485 I heard Marvin gaye sr was a transvestite in evenings.

[@Ill.righteous31]

@@mocancer8485 mj dad was genuinely sad as a father when he died and this guy killed his son....huge difference

[@mocancer8485]

@@yourdaughterdoesanal2650 he wore woman's clothes

[@joshhponce6768]

@@mocancer8485 prove it

[@MrKing8050]

was so upset that his son finally decided to stand up to his abusive ways, he decides to shoot him as a way of saying he was More dominant, that's a sign of weakness

[@pnutbutrncrackers]

I think it was nice of Marvin, Jr. to even consent to this bizarre 'interview'. This makes me feel sorry for him. That father obviously had HUGE problems.

[@eastcoastlove2288]

It's not for sure love these dad

[@blackdiamondzdurham5293]

Wow! The body language is so telling. The fact that his father seemed to strain to show real affection makes me so sad😔RIP Marvin. even if your dad didn't I LOVE YOU!..Always!

[@MrBlytheville]

The man wore not only his wife’s wigs and blouses but also wore his wife’s robe and shoes around the house. My goodness! Then wears all this stuff but posing as Marvin Jr’s father while acting like his mom….all the while resenting his son for his success but taking in everything from the successes of his son’s work…then kills him SHEESH!

[@tyreekhoward320]

This interview is sad. All Marvin wanted was to feel loved from his father. Instead he was judged by a cross dresser that hated him. RIP

[@MrJuot234]

his father had a lot to do with his depression. that is why i don't knock all fathers who just choose not to be involved in their children lives, sometimes they cause more harm

[@southsideman4891]

WOW!!!!!!...... YOU MIGHT BE RIGHT....

[@thehoneyeffect]

His dad was probably molested, v tormented.

[@MrsBraxtonChrist]

sadly true

[@invisibleman686]

thehoneyeffect his father went through the same abuse that he dished out on marvin Jr. consider it a cycle of violence that repeated itself

[@mattw4496]

The key word is "choose." Children don't have a choice whether they want to be raised with both mother and father. When you men choose to be absent from your children's lives, you're making a conscious choice of abandoning them. They're nothing more than offspring to you all.

[@someonerandom7466]

RIP Marvin Gaye Jr. His father was a wicked man!

[@kathymarik1932]

Marvin certainly didn't get his good looks from his father

[@whoknowswhocares885]

He certainly didn’t get his success from his father either The vindictive bastard

[@mattw4496]

☕

[@alicemiriah]

I don’t like saying rude things.... BUT THAT MURDERER IS UGLY AFFFFFFF

[@ringerlucinda5282]

Exactly. He looked like his mom..

[@nicolebrown1927]

IKR!? LOOKIN LIKE HE COULD BE IKE TURNER'S IDENTICAL TWIN!😠

[@ragingnica]

That father is a queen

[@patricecarter3630]

right

[@lovedix1929]

Agreed

[@angenetchaskia9051]

🤪

[@sbg4422]

Yeah he crossed dressed

[@ThatBeeyatch]

Albert Downing A flaming one. An entire raging forest fire.

[@Ilovemusic19582]

Marvin needed a hug

[@werock9]

Marvin had his arms across the chest the whole interview. He sensed the demonic presence that make him feel uneasy

[@missmo-be7636]

Can't find enough words to express the level of compassion, empathic, genius of a talent that encompassed Marvin Gaye Jr. He's that forever love of my life. Watching the clip you can sense the tension simply by the manner his father slights him for not making the football team. Though opposing his father's opinion, Marvin Jr. respectfully articulates his defense. You have to commend his mannerisms. He's clealry uncomfortable speaking on camera with his father dressed in a blouse like top and wearing a wig yet Marvin ever the class act holds himself beautifully. Much love and respect Marvin Jr. 🖤🖤🖤

[@EddieisKrueger]

Beautifully put

[@lucegoose789321]

I love Marvin's music, he was so talented. But you can see the tension between the two of them by the fact that marvin never looks directly into his fathers eyes. So sad :(

[@MansaxT31]

Wow all these years I just never knew how special Marvin Gaye was 😢

[@EddieisKrueger]

Never too late

[@ringerlucinda5282]

It hurt my heart when a reporter asked Marvin Gaye' Sr. if he loved his son. His response was, "I will put it this way. I did not dislike him.". The sad part about this situation is that jealousy and hatred led his father to kill him.. Imagine your own mother or father being jealous of you.

[@alisonteixeira7582]

That my case

[@asill.6668]

It happens more than you think

[@ringerlucinda5282]

@@asill.6668 That is true. It is sad though..

[@asill.6668]

@@ringerlucinda5282 Yes, very sad!

Not only can I imagine I have lived through it. I love my mom but I had to whoop her ass at 29 years old and then send her home with my children in her car. But I don't think she will ever shoot me.

[@BlessedTruley]

Hell I woulda took drugs if I had a Dad like that !!

[@mikalockley9343]

BlessedTruley I agree

[@myqueenimagivemydumassopin6841]

LOL 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@stellarose9191]

😆

[@brandonray4379]

🤣🤣🤣🤣☝️

[@jesse-ll3dh]

Most definitely 😢

[@jody808]

i remember seeing this back in the 70s and it's so sad to look at now

[@klesure08]

Even on this video, his father was trying to belittle him and undermine him. They said this man constantly tried to tear Marvin down because he was jealous of him. Simply because Marvin was chosen and his Jack leg self wasn’t! The world/life treated Marvin really badly. We should thank God every day for Marvin and letting him stay on earth as long as he did.

[@skepchica]

Ive nevef heard anybody but my grandma say "jack leg" because she was too sweet to curse. 😂😂😂 And she would only whip that out when she was REALLY mad and 1000% correct!!

[@thunderturk213]

His father was a cross dressing, abusive, cruel, conflicted fuck who regularly cheated on his wife and even had a son from another woman (Antwaun). And he was a reverend! He beat Marvin on a regular basis for any minuscule reason. And Imagine growing up watching your father wearing your mothers dresses! Yet despite all this, Marvin still loved both his parents. The way Marvin hugs him in this video is just a testament of the kindhearted, forgiving soul that he was. I mean of course that kind of nutty, abusive upbringing is going to have some serious negative impacts later in life. Couple that with two divorces, massive debt and being dead broke, sure Marvin was in pain and deeply depressed, sure he used drugs. The most heartbreaking part is he was at the most vulnerable part of his life when he moved back in with the only family, only place he had left. And this is the way his father helped him? By shooting his own blood? Isn't it crazy how Marvin saw this coming? He was paranoid for his life. He kept saying someone was going to kill him! And he died defending his mother. How did this SOB only get 5 years of probation!

[@tlig]

I mean the old man was sick in the head. But Marvin jr was no angel himself. At the time of his death he was f'd up in the head and heavily addicted to drugs. He used to kick his dad's ass fairly regularly at that point.

[@EddieisKrueger]

No he did not regularly beat his father. The first time he put his hands/feet on his father was the last. It's been said by his family and many documentaries

[@bgreen0115]

I read up on this guy he was very physically abusive to his children his wife stated he hated marvin jr and wanted her to hate him aswell.. She also said he was a cross dressing homosexual.. The last 10 yrs of their marriage the slept in seperate bedrooms

[@southsideman4891]

Trump Melania. That wiki on how Marvin sr treated jr was one of the saddest things ive read.... ANGRY AND SAD at the same time.....

[@rasta487]

surreal..You would almost think this is an In Living Color or Saturday Night Live skit. . When you read his autobiography "Divided Soul" (one of the best ever) & all the biographies about his life that followed, you learn that his Dad had proclivites that Marvin was ashamed of, he was jealous of Marvin & the relationship he shared with his own mother... Yet he still loved his dad & desired his approval.... One of the best talents in the world.

[@bgreen0115]

He has on a wig in this video and those are female clothes

[@realmontana6838]

bgreen0115 facts and he sounds feminine like hell

[@chesapeake3024]

He was a transvestite. And a preacher. Read the book "Divided Soul", a biography of Marvin by David Ritz.

[@mocancer8485]

Chesapeake crossdresser

[@scottscott9150]

he was a known transvestite

[@michaelfleming8490]

Muva Stinkwell His father was a known cross-dresser who frequently wore wigs and women’s clothes in public.

[@jasandersonjefferson]

His Dad took it out on him that he was gay. I feel so bad for Marvin. He's resting in PEACE now.

[@gaylebellaire5830]

I remember reading that Marvin Jr wanted to stop this from being broadcast because he was hoarse during the concert portion; he felt his vocals weren't up to par, but this interview may have been the main reason. Marvin Jr was my favorite male singer. Rip Marvin Gaye.

[@aeshaalberts7560]

What a weirdo! Poor Marvin, he is wearing a wig telling Marvin about how he didn’t pray for him to get on the football team. Such a cruel man

[@ofentsetswai9694]

Lol a demonic father🚮

[@stellarose9191]

😆

[@frederickaugustusdouglass9713]

I hate simple minds such as yourself, the sad thing is that t you are not alone, me on the other hand like to know the root cause of why someone is the way they are, rather than simply just calling someone demonic.

[@Ohmaryy]

At least he got to go to jail where he could finally be his gay self. Smh

[@glasseyeofficial5957]

He didnt...he got off

[@mocancer8485]

olskoolshit So he is repeating..at least he has acknowledment of something instead of being immature like you stressing over a simple repeat.

[@bg4267]

He never went to jail

[@jazmynbrown6820]

lol say that again

[@ShaundaSudberry-ox3ee]

😂😂

[@patsyjohnson2064]

His father looks like ike Turner

[@reelblack]

Midnight Special. Excellent clip!

[@nathans9036]

Hi Reel Black!! I'm a huge fan of your uploads.

[@livingwithvee]

All I can say is...I DONT KNOW WHAT TO SAY!!!...SAD...seem like dad needed to retrack his pass in order to reveal & solve the problem within himself. He should have accepted Marvin Jr. for who he was. If football was meant for every man, God would of made it that way. Marvin Jr. You did what was for you...and u did a tremendously good job at too, may u RIP.

[@patsyj2550]

his dad he liked to dress in women's clothing. Isn't it strange in this clip he is trying to act like a mother to Marvin Jr.?

[@mocancer8485]

Patsy J SMH...I can only imagine spending time with Marvin Sr..it probably wouldnt have even lasted a week

[@stellarose9191]

Yes, his dad was acting like a mother is all I thought about while watching this clip

[@gonzalopriale3293]

He identified as his mother, this is accepted/normal now

[@taison5166]

WOW.😳➕🤦🏽=🤯🤯 LORD GOD, we need you 🙏🏽...in the Name of Jesus Christ.

[@taison5166]

@@gonzalopriale3293 It's NOT ACCEPTED by/NOT NORMAL to me.💯💯💯 And I'm certain that some other people feel the same way as I do when I say...LORD God we need you, in the Name of Jesus Christ.💯💯💯

[@joe1969812]

His dad didn't even hug him back. Pitiful.

[@Ebonyqueen-ul7pg]

Exactly with all that fake crap he was saying for tv

[@donatellapitton7377]

Poor Marvin😥😥😥❤

[@holamississippi]

rest in peace marvin jr, a truly great man.

[@lafaith111]

Thank You for Sharing!!!

[@WooWoo4511]

I'm reading that book right now...it really gives insight into how complex Marvin was and how conflitcted he was...

[@mirandacooper2381]

I read it too. So sad.

[@teekabrown3887]

What book is this ? The one his wife Janice wrote …I know 9 years later I’m asking lol

[@WooWoo4511]

@@teekabrown3887 It's called "Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye" by David Ritz. Ritz has done many biographies and assisted in autobiographies for celebrities. He also spent time with Marvin Gaye which adds to the insight. It was an amazing book to read and emotional (heartbreaking) bc there was so much turmoil in Gaye's life. I got the book on my kindle and saved a lot quotes...he was truly a genius. Anywho, I really recommend reading it! I can't believe it was 9yrs ago that I read that book Lol

[@teekabrown3887]

@@WooWoo4511 thank you I was gonna get the one Janis wrote too have you read that one ?

[@WooWoo4511]

@@teekabrown3887 No I have not read the book by Janice yet

[@yolandalumpkin1605]

Omg...l can't. Love u Marvin.

[@rondo-fq4ps]

His dad was a hot mess, must have cost Marvin so much embarrassment

[@dollskull86]

I respect men more that acknowledge that they can't be a father and some that even disappear. Some children are better with one parent that cares

[@Phokis1000]

if you just listen to marvins interviews he was actually intelligent

[@rhiannamr]

Phokis1000 yes. He speech is elegant

[@delg6104]

VERY

[@chaichai012]

Why is that surprising? Based on the music that he wrote that was already apparent.

[@mr.speedy1724]

@@chaichai012 exactly😂😂lmfao

[@markaym3735]

Actually intelligent? He was brilliant.

[@angele1017]

Watching this peculiar interview explains so much. Self loathing is real and dangerous. There was a lot going on. Sorry the son had to give his life (literally) for his dad’s struggles.

[@renewyatt-hall3090]

My heart breaks for father and son but more for the son because the love that’s often needed most is the one from our first teachers....our parents. I pray God was able to bring healing and peace to the Gaye Family.

[@nicolettemorr6588]

This made me think about Masochistic beauty. What childhood experience makes an adult like this.

[@LTsVideos]

Thanks for sharing this very rare clip. I would recognize those bricks and porches anywhere. Washington, D.C.

[@dasun13]

Uptown

[@CarlFrancisPhilippGallagher]

It's really sad R.I.P Marvin 🙏

[@ankina86]

I just learned it today and I can't get over it... How do you kill your own son because he protects his mother? Poor guy... It had to be horrible to die and know that his own dad pulled the trigger.

[@Purelove87]

His father was jealous period.

[@cubayvette552]

2018 AND I was born 1993 baby and yes hunny if you where born in CA SAN DIEGOO. THE STATION TO LISTEN TO WAS JAZZ 92.5 MARVIN GAYE YOU WHERE SO FINE AND SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SOUL!!! I SEE IN THIS CLIP A FORGIVING SON TOWARDS HIS FATHER WHO DONE WRONG LOVE IS ULTIMATE FROM JESUS CHRIST MESSIAH💕💕😇🌼💋😟

[@nowown8439]

His father was messed up , but he was what he was, and Marvin Gaye couldn't go on with his own life and let it be, he died at his fathers hand because of un -forgiveness and revenge for his fathers abusive ways. Per documentaries his father was 'extremely" abusive toward him and his timid and submissive mother , who would not leave the nut bag, and Marvin felt an obligation to protect her as he got older and thus could not go on with his own life, turning to drugs as well. This is the sad realty for many adult children who come from an abusive home that the mother is still in and is not going to leave. Furthermore , it did not help that his father was a gay 'preacher" in a time of being gay was dangerous and illegal in many circumstances.

[@taugustus4014]

True u can see the feminine side of dad leaking out. Hair, clothes, movements, can't hide it. He was confused n became Judge n Jury. God help us all. Only 1 True Judge. Come Judgement Day soon it is written. So let it be said, let it be written, so LET IT BE DONE!!!

[@MrSteven2945]

wow!....where did you get this one is right,;;;;;its erie to see his father near him like that,,,, marvin sister stated in a interview years ago that every one in their family knew that one day marvin and his dad would have a fight that would end in one of them being killed...she said that marvin never really respected his dad because he never really worked and he marvin didnt tolerate him talkin to his mother any way he saw fit.and their hostilty toward one another had been brewing for years

[@michellewaldrop6187]

his dad looks like little richard.LOL

[@nicolebrown1927]

😂😂😂With some Ike Turner mixed in 😂😂😂😂!!!!

[@nko5666]

🤣🤣😆😆😆😆😆😆

[@lenorem.7889]

Conversations with Marvin Gaye and his Dad Marvin Gay Sr.

[@lynsey4224]

How was he so handsome with a dad like that? 3:11 is heartbreaking.

[@stellarose9191]

😆🍿

[@candy123444]

I feel that I can see their whole sad life story together starting with the fact that his father was gay. I can see the duality in seeing your father, this "preacher" coming home and dressing in your mother's clothes. He never had a father. He had two mothers, one loved him and the other was jealous of him.

[@blackrose9851]

His dad was a cross dresser and gay.....wow, hence the surname gay, too much pressure.

[@AndrewsOpinion15]

R.I.P MARVIN GAYE !!!!!!!

[@Iknowyoumadnow]

His father really lived up to his name......

[@nikkistringer5799]

Lol

[@eastcoastlove2288]

This is confusingly heartbreaking and sentimental all at once....

[@miguel-angelsalazar7517]

Omg!!! I was curious to know more about this music icon and I’m discovering crazy shit in his life and with the perspective of 2022 and all that we know now about sexuality I can tell that his father look like a big closeted queen !!! Probably Marvin was too and he had to struggle with his acceptance hence the reason for his constant depressions and extreme addiction…:…he was so sensitive and full of tenderness that is reflected in his music

[@koketsonkanyane3211]

We share the same sentiments

[@angenetchaskia9051]

I think his Dad was attacked to him.. Marvin was a handsome sex symbol to the women all over the world..His Father wanted to be a women.. Angry gay man killed him his Father😔

[@BURNS2011able]

That song still sounds good to me. I was just a baby when it came out. Loving, caring, gentleman....

[@Residence0fUtopia]

3: 11 I want to cry seriously what do you feel at 3:11?

[@ShamasAhman]

I mean that’s BLACK PEOPLE FAVORITE SAYIN MOTTO, “I BROUGHT YOU INTO THIS WORLD AND I’LL TAKE YOU OUT”

[@alyciacooper2]

Daddy looks like a black Caitlyn Jenner.

[@asill.6668]

Lol

[@rubyred5452]

I see mental illness all in this interview..Poor Marvin!! He never really even got a chance with his father.. I read between the lines of everything💔 Dad was jealous of him from day two😟😔

[@buyop9441]

Last night, I finished watching a KZbin show about the final 24 hours of Gaye’s life. In it, I was shocked to find out that his dad was a transvestite at home, not in public. However, this now appeared on my homepage and his dad comes across as REALLY effeminate and the hair adds to that feel as well. His dad must have been clearly conflicted with his inner thoughts and lifestyle and that was probably how some of that turmoil and anger spilled over to his abusive ways towards his family. Tragic!

[@EddieisKrueger]

Yeah, I believe if he would've lived freely and a gay man he wouldn't have had those emotional issues he had thus taking it out on himself and his family.

[@smustipher]

This is why children of narcissistic parents should run, fast, and never look back.

[@asill.6668]

AMEN!!!

[@iconicvinylart528]

You could tell his father was gay. His father was pretty flamboyant

[@JuliaRoberts45]

VERY INTERESTING

[@MissHoneyBee24]

I forgot his dad liked women's clothing😄

[@bgreen0115]

Wow his dad was flaming...just like a woman

[@xpat73]

This makes for uncomfortable viewing. Everyone wants the love and support of their father. Too bad Marvin did not get it - Rest in Peace Marvin Jr.

[@ShaylaShay-gg8ks]

RIP Marvin Gaye 💙👑

[@Elwrt455]

Marvin, Jr. wanted his dad's love. Gaye, Sr. was a transvestite (crossdresser) who liked wearing his wife's clothes. He didn't like to work either.

[@asill.6668]

Lol

[@ustheserfs]

chilling

[@gittahfiend]

Marvin Gaye and Little Richard

[@michelled.2112]

Sis was definitely jealous!

[@MajorBonMarita]

Makes me sad to see this--i wish Marvin would had received professional counseling! Just finished deep book, Divided Soul which just breaks my heart. Sometimes I think we would not have received gifted voice of Marvin if ihe had received love from his father instead of wippings

[@mirandacooper2381]

I read it too. So sad.

[@innovativeinnovation6629]

Marvin's Dad really was Gay but wouldn't couldn't say because it was a very taboo subject back then.

[@Djoanng]

I could just feel the awkward and uncomfortable vibe in this video, hardly no eye contact and the father didn't hug him back.

[@antij1]

He said he was proud of him at the end.

[@GangBlud]

You are beautiful.

[@aamancaya]

GangBlud

[@virgoblue1392]

He does not look anything like his father. Must have taken on mostly his mom side.

[@opensprings]

Could it be that Marvin may have been adopted?

[@jodecidal]

@@opensprings Nah, lol.

[@jodecidal]

@@opensprings He has a similar nose to Sr.

[@karlc2869]

Jackie, Lillian and Jack Coogan, Marvin Gaye and Marvin Gay Sr., Lindsay, Michael and Dina Lohan and Britney, Lynne and James Spears. Those are some of the parents whose relationships fell apart due to greed and money.

[@NAJErEa91]

To me, what happened is worse than Cain and Abel smh may GOD continue to rewt King Marvin's beautiful soulful soul 🙏💕🎶💯

[@NAJErEa91]

THANK Q SOOOOO VERY MUCH FOR SHARING THAT PERFORMANCE BECAUSE THE BEGINNING OF THE VIDEO WAS SUPER CRINGEY BUT KING MARVIN DOING WHAT GOD CREATED HIM TO DO not his parents BUT THE ALMIGBTY GOD CREATED HIM TO DO WARMED MY HEART!

[@sisterdeb65]

Jan Gaye, marvin's ex wife, is in the process of writing a book about their life together. Jan still adores Marvin. And Jan is an honest soul. So can hardly wait to read her book, she believes will be out by december, 2013! -3

[@starrcompany3275]

3:12 the kiss of death!

[@mocancer8485]

Starr Company More like kissing my killer who happens to be my dad

[@victoryafterstorms]

So much pain here. Hidden in the darkness. Exposed. Raw.

[@mortensenegbert6619]

Marvin was a genius and his music is one of the treasures of world culture. But he seems to have been a tortured soul, and that pain drove his art. He had a bad cocaine habit at the time of his death from what I've read, and tragically that probably lowered his inhibitions to the point that he exploded and beati his father. His father seems to have been a pitiful soul.

[@f.d4362]

Does his dad have on a phil specter wig????

[@codystarcowski5279]

Damn...this is really sad.

[@mayena]

I am not condoning Marvin Gay Sr behaviour but he was physically, emotionally abused by his own father. George Gay.

[@TheUnderdogzX]

so...he actually said it once - "I'm proud of ya", wasn't enough.

[@southsideman4891]

And thats it. Right? CHEAP WORDS FOR GOING THROUGH PURE HELL ALL THROUGHOUT HIS CHILDHOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@rezyousuf4954]

We can't judge his dad....only God, though it was a tragic outcome.

[@dasun13]

He was a fruit

[@NnEnkaa_]

It was the father with all the problems, Marvin just had to live with them😢

[@joannjohnson2481]

Marvin Sr loved his child he probably wasn't giving love as child .

[@realmontana6838]

Joann Johnson he probably was molested and saw his son was s lady’s magnet

[@SlimLordKt]

I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS ABOUT DADDIO AND I NEED A FULL BIOPIC

[@blacktreemedia]

would be an interesting story to tell. a story on marvin gaye would cover senior

[@Babyfacedblackjesus]

I'm gonna say this for Marvin Gaye I forgive you pop. It wasn't your fault.I love you.

[@ParkerMac]

What

[@MsNooneinparticular]

Marvin GAY Sr. and Marvin GAYE Jr. He changed the spelling of his last name to distance himself from his cross-dressing father. The man had serious issues from day 1, was very abusive. They tried to blame a brain tumor but that was a copout. That said, Marvin Jr. was clearly on a self-destructive path & knew the danger he was in with that maniac around. Passively suicidal I assume.