Smokey Robinson on Marvin Gaye's Paranoia Leading Up to His Dad Killing Him (Part 25)

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In this clip, Smokey Robinson recounted hearing the news of Marvin Gaye’s passing which came on April Fool’s Day. He initially thought it was a sick joke but later had the worse news confirmed. Smokey said he only learned about Marvin’s tumultuous and traumatic relationship with father after he had already killed him.

[@vladtv]

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[@nufforme]

You did a great interview with a national treasure. Very difficult to cover every aspect of an overused title of living legend; the cascade of characters of who and what they inspired. Not for nothing Vlad, but this dude created what we now know as "gaslighting". Consider of you will the evidence of a song he wrote and preformed, only to have the J5 do another remake called The Love I Saw In You. Bless yourself and check it out.

[@darlenebattle2713]

When his second wife, Jan, was still alive she said back in the 90s she wanted Denzel Washington to play Marvin. But as it was touched on no film has been made on him.

[@krisj827]

You can tell Smokey is still hurting over Marvin's death. You can see it in his eyes.

[@dominiquejones3805]

The world post some1 special

[@bigdaddytrips6197]

Marvin is ghey

[@ghostpimp]

No

[@dreezfromthex9188]

Idk bout that one

[@Mr.Lubbox-Lobsterlegz1]

His eyes always look like that

[@davidalford5889]

How was there still no movie made about Marvin’s life

[@northwestkidmarc]

Fr they need to call it what's going on

[@brownskinladyiam]

It’s beyond needed and disrespectful that it hasn’t happened

[@northwestkidmarc]

@@brownskinladyiam I'm telling you man he a legend in my books forever his songs are beyond legendary 🥺

[@joejoerunya8908]

They’ve been working on it for years. They just can’t get it going. They originally were gonna have the Black dude from Law & Order to play Marvin, but it was cancelled

[@jacorac]

I don’t think the family are keen on that

[@yungceq]

The real Smokie almost came out talking about thinking it was a sick joke. He say “Dafuck?” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@JeromeProductions]

Word😂

[@thescatman5029]

When it's announced on April Fool's that a man who is like a brother to you is dead, you understand "the Detroit side" coming out! And then for it to be real....!

[@llamaface6229]

You should hear Quincy Jones talking

[@jasonknox1268]

One of the things I really admire about Mr. Robinson is that he never seems to say anything negative about anybody. To me that is being a classy individual. I'm sure in his many years in show business he has met people who have rubbed him the wrong way.

[@a.m.brewer3604]

Even with Vlad insisting that he was on drugs etc

[@anthonymcken6050]

True he's an upstanding guy.

[@only1jamesp]

Yeah even his relationship with Barry Gordy. I think Barry ripped him off and gave him a bad contract early in his career

[@forestgrumpy119]

Tbf u gotta have some class to represent quiet storm, don't u think?

[@jrrj-vf4jb]

Yawning 🤭 what does this indicate 👎🏼

[@AprilLashon]

Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson have lived through so many tragedies. We are lucky to have them🙌🏾 I remember hearing it on the radio too, and initially thought it was a joke too.

[@deathrager2404]

fuck stevie wonder. that nigga aint even blind he is foolin the living shit outta everyone. there is a video where he is catching a mic that is falling over. how the fuck is a blind person catching a falling mic. LMAO fuck stevie wonder. fraudulous ass nigga. that mf need to pay resperations to everyone who bought his shit.

[@jessicaolagunle]

This story is so sad. My father told me he was in California during this time (my father moved from Nigeria to the US and hadn’t lived in the US for long during this time). He was riding his bike not even realizing he wasn’t that far from Marvin Gaye home when it happened. As he was bike riding, he heard the constant sound of police cars and he was wondering what was happening and heard the news not long after that. Wow!

[@goddessofmanyfaces]

He felt the death energy, but could not identify where it would be coming from. It showed up as paranoia. Im assuming he felt safe with his kinfolk. It is so easy to dismiss people as crazy but I learned through experience when something feels off or weird it usually is. I love his music.

[@lord_juuj7]

I think if he was sober he still would’ve felt it and connected dots to figure who it was

[@saulgoodman7858]

Okay...

[@josegarza3711]

🤔........no, it's the crazy.

[@Geminiwaze]

@@josegarza3711 nah. its you

[@glizzyhendrix]

felt death energy? 🧢🧢🧢 more like felt cocaine energy

[@MOVIESandREALlifeWithRYAN]

Marvin Gaye, was brilliantly ahead of his very time. The man is perhaps IMO the greatest male voice I've ever heard...he made epic ballads, socially ingenious songs, great love making songs, true uplifting songs, etcetera.. I'm so sad this happened to MG, I truly believe the industry has always been a wicked, wicked place and it always seems our greatest singers and entertainers leave this earth before it's their time.... SAD. SAD. SAD!!!

[@rickimhotep1236]

The World is a wicked place. What goes on in the world outside of the "industry" is savagery. Fame is a drug that causes/caused a lot of our entertainers to turn to hard drugs to keep up the energy and facade of being famous. It's all driven by that dollar bill, and as the Bible says.....! The devil rules this world and nobody can escape him because EVERYONE is dependent on his dollar to live.

[@NOV123]

I absolutely loved his 60’s gospel influenced songs (You’re A Wonderful One, Can I Get A Witness, One More Heartache, and countless others). We used to dance off Marvin’s music.

[@LikeLikeLikeLikeLike]

Absolutely. He ruled three principal genres: jazz. Rock and roll, and r&b. I could go on and on about his absolute genius

[@bigolebot]

These GenXers will never know. They should have been teens during What's Going and Let's Get It On, Tammi duets, Kim Weston etc. Thank goodness I was born in the 50s

[@bigolebot]

@@NOV123 I'm surprised you know about these songs

[@pmoneyofficial2157]

Marvin gaye is the greatest male r&b singer of all time. Truly ahead of his time.

[@ForensicsOnTheScene]

Saw Smokey in concert a year ago. He has the most beautiful eyes and he is still a ladies man. Great performer!!!! Crowd went wild when he started singing Tracks of my tears.

[@steelpipetv2073]

Smokey is 82 looking like hes 60 black will never crack

[@horizontoday7874]

And about to turn 83 in less than 2 wks

[@NiKaHikari]

Mixed race* don't crack 😎

[@PerrisN]

@@NiKaHikari both his parents are black.

[@NiKaHikari]

@@PerrisN his mother is french, check it on Google 🔎

[@Gmullah]

​@@PerrisN Thank you they forget we come in all Shades

[@sheilawyatt898]

Such a sad situation 😢There will never be another Marvin Gaye. He was definitely one of a kind. ❤

[@sammiesmith6690]

I was 12 years old and living in Los Angeles when Marvin passed & it is still sad 😞.

[@The31stway]

I was eight when that happened. I remember because my cousin Mary RIP was so upset and crying and I couldn't relate until Tupac died. Then I cried and was hurt the same way.

[@bigolebot]

No one cares for 2pac. He was a talentless joke

[@DM-wu9jk]

I was about the same age and my Godmother took me to the house. I didn't understand why everyone was crying..she was a mess. I didn't understand the significance until I was older

[@Lior__plays]

Tupac was like the Marvin gaye of hip hop

[@darweshiblackwell2588]

@@Lior__plays u took my words

[@obatron1]

My late pop played trombone on Marvin’s last tour, him and the other band members thought it was a joke too, they were on a break from the tour. The band’s last performance together was at his funeral from what I remember my pop telling me, all star group that included players like Shiela E on percussion.

[@DjSoloDoloWill]

Your father played in Marvin’s band,Mann he must have told you a lot of food stories.and must have been a great musician

[@obatron1]

@@DjSoloDoloWill Appreciate it.

[@SleptOnHomage]

That was the first time i seen my daddy cry (my dad in the picture) on the day Marvin Gaye died...He was playing whats going on 100 times in a row

[@deearthur5554]

I actually performed at the infamous house Marvin Gaye was killed at back in 1989 for tribute/celebration his family had gave, i remember his cousin had gave us a tour through the house, we went into the room Marvin was shot in, and it was a complete eerie feeling that I still remember till this day, truly sad, R.I.P to a legend.

[@PrinceTae]

craziest thing is Marvin died on april fools a day before his birthday, incredible.

[@d-staxworldwidestax7112]

Some people probably didn't took the news of Marvin Gaye's death on April 1st seriously.

[@mrkilo-g8794]

@@d-staxworldwidestax7112 remember the internet didn't exist to debunk the rumors

[@radioraheem1555]

Smokey is a real one. I love his interviews.

[@jaylene.turner6524]

So sad. R.I.P. Marvin Gaye. (April 2nd,1939- April 1st,1984)

[@lensuber919]

🙏🙏

[@J3R3MI6]

Killed right before his birthday?? Sounds ritualistic and demonic

[@reddyred5097]

Very sad

[@R.C._Red-Velvet]

I had just had my son on February 21, 1984, on my Dad’s birthday and Marvin Gaye had just made a comeback with “Sexual Healing”. I could hardly wait to give birth to my son and when Marvin went on tour, I knew I would be there!!!! I was so upset and depressed over his Dad killing him, that I went into a deep depression. I demanded from my husband that I had to attend Marvin’s funeral. But of course, that didn’t happen.😕 I was inconsolable for a very long time over Marvin’s death. 😢

[@tmac7887]

That might be the most tragic event in R&B ever…Nothing has come close to that since..

[@bigolebot]

I was in my car when I heard about it. Tragic day man... Us old heads who are 59+ were grateful for the ride for his career

[@Fat_Vegan]

Not comparing tragedy’s but Donny Hathaway passing by suicide was very tragic as well!

[@jaye5926]

the plane crash of otis redding & aaliyah were both horrible as well...

[@ianditwin7443]

Bigger than RnB. Marvin was a superstar! I remembered as a kid in Jamaica and hanging by my cousin and we heard. Still remembered to this day.

[@RellyRell-ud3iz]

Aaliyah

[@lloyd.campbell1]

Just because someone is paranoid & on drugs doesn’t mean someone not trying to kill them.

[@Jposey]

Bingo

[@Riqq44]

Knock it off

[@guscrawford1607]

I was 30 when Marvin passed away in 84, I remember receiving a phone call from my brother telling me about his death being on the news, obviously I thought he was trying to prank me because it was April fools but when I turned on the TV, the rest is history, I couldn't wrap my head around as to why his dad killed him at the time, that's what I kept thinking about over and over again but I was sad about it, I didn't cry though unlike his female fans, he defined my generation and anyone who are baby boomers will tell you that his lost was the biggest one of our time. I miss him everyday.

[@Slice2099]

Are you 69 now

[@guscrawford1607]

@@Slice2099 yes, I turned 69 on Jan 24th

[@ArtSchoolParis]

@@guscrawford1607 whoa good to see an OG on here‼️

[@triplebeans4159]

@@guscrawford1607 was he bigger than M.J at that time?

[@guscrawford1607]

@@triplebeans4159 No, Michael was the biggest thing on earth between 83 - 84, even before Thriller. Off The Wall was massive

[@ZOZOE4159]

Still a pretty tragic thing that happened to a musical legend

[@troycorbett7472]

To anyone

[@NoelG314]

still?

[@jonathanwebb3024]

John Lennon.

[@magnum-kj5ip]

His dad had a brain tumor. Marvin was on hard drugs. They both weren't in their right minds.

[@deelewis8061]

He was a pedophile

[@sensethevillen]

Marvin has one of the purest voices I’ve ever heard.

[@thekeith-donovanexperience]

Smokey doesn’t bad mouth or tell on his friends. Super old school.

[@kendrickbell8525]

As the NBA all star game approaches next weekend marvin gaye's National Athem to me is one off the all time greatest performances of the anthem.💯

[@stevejames5357]

Marvin was never the same after Tammi died. Her death totally destroyed him and he was never the same and tried to kill himself 3 times.

[@Kobe-jz2zz]

Damn

[@MGillDesign]

Yes, Marvin didn't want to be here anymore. He had thrown himself out of a speeding car on the highway, the week before he was killed. It was from the passenger side of the car. He was scuffed up, but survived.

[@DreadHouseTV]

I’m a music artist and loctician here watching these interviews with my clients. Thankful for Smokey Robinson telling these stories about Motown good or bad.

[@juswolf22]

Them old school pops always said I brought you in and I’ll take you out. New school pops I brought you in and now I’m out.

[@spencerclarke2289]

I'm 51 I remember when this happened I saw it on the world news in my grandparents basement and immediately started crying he's my favorite singer of all time thanks Smokey for telling this heartbreaking story for what its worth I respect your honesty Rest In Power to the great Marvin Gaye !!!!!!!!!

[@bigolebot]

Weird. Considering you weren't even alive when he released his best albums like What's Going On and Let's Get It On.

[@spencerclarke2289]

@@bigolebot What's going on is more than an album it's spiritual consciousness a blueprint for the human race I was born at the perfect timing !!!!!!!

[@parkdaniel3980]

U were a damn kid

[@parkdaniel3980]

Im 42..ur only 9 years older than me lmfao

[@indigoldd]

@@parkdaniel3980 so people can’t grieve at 13 now? Lol

[@Logic7]

@ 0:45 Smokey slipped up & was bout to say “fuck is he doing” but he caught himself, “fuck” still came out tho 😂

[@fantasticvoyageatlantis8861]

0:45 Smokey "wtf". 🤣 RIP MARVIN GAYE💜🛐

[@jasondawson92]

Marvin Gaye is very underrated he needs to be known more then just his personal life his music is just real and strong and still holds up

[@OmarScruggs]

Hes waaaaaaaay more known for his music than his person life

[@subg8858]

He’s probably considered the greatest artist in his style, I don’t see how he could possibly be underrated

[@rlbeatssound9686]

Wow I can’t believe you got him on your show. I respect you 100% wow

[@carlosyoung1630]

Remember that day like it was yesterday. I was a kid. Day after my birthday. Was outside playing and heard my mother say omg really loud. Ran inside like what's going Mama. And she was listening to it over the radio. Smh

[@jashary15]

Like Smokey, I remember Marvin's death vividly. I was a young man in my 20s, a newlywed, my wife and I having been married at the time for a little over 4 months. It was on a Sunday evening, April 1, 1984; it was what many people call "April Fool's Day". I was watching TV while my wife was in the kitchen, cooking, when I saw and heard on the screen "This is a Special Report"..."Singer Marvin Gaye has been shot to death”...I couldn't believe what I was watching and hearing on the TV screen. Like Smokey, I thought it was some kind of "April Fool's" joke, a sick joke, but it was no joke, it was a confirmed fact that he had indeed been shot to death. It was even more shocking that the shooter was his own father. It was on the day before what would have been Marvin's 45th birthday-April 2, 1984. Had he lived, he would have been 85 years old this coming April 2nd, 2024.

[@J-nd9ub]

I was in basic training when Marvin Gaye was killed ... and we all thought it was an April fool's joke until ...

[@mitersangeeta2576]

Smokey yawning 🥱 in Vlad’s face 😂 at 2:22

[@viralbuthow000]

Dude 82. Thats an old man yawn

[@jenniferlouissaint1981]

Water please he is 84 broo😢😢😢❤

[@nasimaali9646]

I recommend you all to read Marvin Gaye autobiography he was working on with David Ritz before he passed called “Divided Soul” explains so much about the relationship Marvin shared with his father.

[@tuffryda]

Definitely a great read

[@Jaybodian]

Oh it's great, it's a rough read, but man it really brings things to a new light

[@allthingsconsidered...4894]

Yes, been reading it since 1998 , when i first got it.

[@travonyayoung4569]

Continue to rest in peace Marvin Gaye

[@dresolomon9318]

Marci Gaye and I share the same birthday. I was born April 2 1984 . My mother went into labor around the time he was killed

[@MadsHansenXX]

Dont like how Vlad casually sums up the details of his death in front of his friend

[@copusmultimedia]

Ego?

[@jewelofaries]

I remember that day like it was yesterday. People going around saying it was an April Fools joke and as the day went on, the joke got even nastier when they said he was killed by his daddy. Then the next day, the world found out it was really true. That was so sad. In my Mr. Omar's voice, TRAGIC !!

[@raymondmcclurkin730]

Smokey was about to say fuck.lol🤣

[@tyronemiller4955]

LOL...i caught that too....The Realness was about to come out.

[@joshuajones1488]

🤣🤣

[@pawprintz9461]

He said it.

[@horizontoday7874]

I swear Smokey sounds so funny when he tries to curse. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@eileenhudson4934]

Such a great singer..sad that day, what happened..RIP Marvin Gaye

[@marcuschisolm3470]

“Smokey Robinson interview (part 900)!! Vlad sure knows how to milk his interviews for ad dollars. 😂😂

[@blkpanther11]

Can You Blame Him

[@renitacormier]

😮! I vividly remember this day. One of my parents saw it on the news and told the other. Very tragic. Very sad even now. Yes huge and just as huge of a loss.😢

[@cherrydeleon9646]

LOL, I'm just hearing what lead up to MARVIN'S death. I'm wondering how time did the father got. So sad, OMG. He was on drugs? PEACHES 💛

[@raynettescoggins702]

Smokey Robinson said, Marvin was trying to kill himself 😳 Like I said before, I can listen to Smokey talk all day. He is very wise, objective, and not judgemental at all. He was a friends no matter what.

[@LikeLikeLikeLikeLike]

This is hard to watch. RIP Marvin. “Hitch Hike” “Stubborn Kind of Fellow” “grapevine”, what a voice.

[@copusmultimedia]

Loved "Hitch Hike" as a youth, thanks for the reminder....I'll be checking for it tonite!

[@Kidigi33]

I honestly feel like a lot of that s*** have to do with jealousy, no man should have that kind of malice and they hard for their own son. Special place in hell for people like this dude

[@cwoverdosingpicture8591]

Smokey robin is still a pretty boy even in his 70s it's a blessing

[@RikiRouseScott]

He's in his 80s

[@s.s5933]

That statement at the end was deep

[@runitupent5754]

Heard this story so many times in my family considering he is my cousin. Crazy his own pops offed him.

[@cairocowboy3233]

Not really, he was an out of control druggie. Crazy he was putting his hands on his wife, and it’s even crazier he had been sleeping with her since she was about 15, and he was 30. No offense, but niggas like that need to die

[@wordofthedayJMCPHERSONjr.]

Marvin Gaye's Father was a secret crossdresser. Marvin's mother knew but she accepted it. Marvin could never understand his father's ways and he was abusive as well. I read this in a classic "ROLLING STONE" article that I picked up at an antique shop in downtown Lagrange Illinois.

[@horizontoday7874]

Spike Lee’s, “Jungle Fever” was loosely based on this 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@NAJErEa91]

I feel ya know how i feel about Vlad BUT what thing that is undeniable is that its always going to be a great interview and i appreociate this channel for that. When i click i know that i am going to hear and learn something new from or about my faves, of which Mr. Marvin Gaye is one. I mean who else is documenting these stories from our communities legends in such a succinct way? Like if u know anyone else please let me know of them....

[@beimk4614]

That wasn’t drugs, it was discernment. Drugs heightened that energy that he felt his father had for him.

[@Jposey]

Bingo

[@aaronjohn6586]

Amen for that insight!

[@glizzyhendrix]

smokey robinson knew him, you didn’t. so stfu and let the man tell it

[@adofominka8767]

Then why would he give his dad the gun that he ultimately killed him with?

[@Jposey]

@@adofominka8767 I don’t think he knew his dad would kill him, assuming he felt the energy in the air but not necessarily from his dad. At least not consciously

[@checkoutnyce6750]

Rip Marvin but this legend still here❤

[@laineylee23]

Smokey yawned like Vlad wrap this up!

[@blkpanther11]

Lol Exactly 😅

[@antblanks]

My parents went to Marvin's last concert in Los Angeles. Such a tragedy.

[@Nina513]

It wasn’t drugs, it was his gut instinct/intuition. He knew someone/something was plotting against him.

[@jay1prauve1998]

Marvin was very much underrated as a singer. A great talent he was. I was 14 when Marvin died. I wish his father had not done that. I love Marvin like I would one of my family members. His death saddens me to this very day. His music brings tears to my eyes. For he sang about the truth of this evil world. 😔😥

[@billywall7752]

Yes and no. I believe Marvin is the greatest singer ever, but just about everybody considers him a great singer.

[@Cheersthewinners]

He was not underrated. Yall misuse that word so much. That man was very popular and he was very appreciated.

[@chancebrown106]

I commit too much mind space to what Marvin could have been throughout the rest of the eighties.. the New Jack Swing Era, The influence of Hip Hop.. I know he would have been frequently tapped by rappers with live and studio collaborations.

[@chancebrown106]

@Jim Crawford no sir now I cannot allow you to do that respectfully- many of Marvin’s peers had careers and hits well into the 90s: Aretha, Stevie, Patti LaBelle, The Isley Brothers, Charlie Wilson..

[@bigolebot]

@@chancebrown106 90s?

[@reggieridley7142]

@Jim Crawford if you jam the Sexual Healing album in its entirety you’ll hear how he was able to transcend his sound with the times. He was prolific before and after WGO & LGIO. Have you heard I Want You or Here, My Dear? Genius don’t stop. And if not Marvin would have had a hell of a review tour. Just like Mike and Stevie did it, he’s cut from that same cloth. Hell they came up watching Marvin. But ig we’ll never know all and all sad story.

[@chancebrown106]

@@bigolebot fine. Up to now but of course hits get fewer and farther between. The whole argument was within the context of the immediate decades after his death.

[@bigolebot]

@@chancebrown106 but I don't know if that would be the case, remember music (especially R&B) was changing a lot

[@karengollins8190]

I was heartbroken when I heard! Still havent gotten over it! He was a legend!

[@theapex8973]

The death of Gator (played by Samuel Jackson) in Spike Lee's "Jungle Fever is the telling the story of Marvin Gaye.

[@tyroneaugustine229]

Spike Lee said the same thing you are absolutely correct!!!

[@SPTO]

In the first part of the video you can still see the sadness and hurt on Smokey's face. :( Marvin was truly one of the greatest artists in music history IMO. There are only a handful of singers who can take some of the darkest themes and issues and turn it into beautiful music and music that seeks to uplift even if the subject is dire. His voice was that of an angel trapped in the body of a man. Marvin was totally ahead of his time too, he dabbled with sounds that presaged hip hop/rap with some of the songs on the Trouble Man album/film score, he was on the leading edge of the electronic music blend with R&B, he predated Barry White with the super sexual album suites and as with his want, Marvin put his own spin on it by trying to merge the sacrosanct with the profane. I don't think we'll ever find an artist again who was as unique as Marvin was. He was not only a genius in the studio but he was also a very well rounded person as he was spiritual, curious about the world around him and from all accounts, one of the most sensitive people you could ever meet.

[@corneilmadison4443]

What sadness lol y'all say anything

[@JesusisLvfds6400]

Paul Mooney who was his opening comedy act on his last tour said that Marvin kept saying Midgets were chasing him .

[@charlesbruno3111]

A PERSON COULD JUST TELL WHAT A GOOD PERSON AND GENTLE SOUL THAT SMOKEY ROBINSON IS..

[@younggoat9518]

“somebody was trying to kill him, he himself!” - 💯 fr. ironic how the gun he brought in to protect him killed him

[@JSmithRecords]

Its crazy how back in the day somebody would tell you something, and you couldn't verify it because there was no social media. I remember in 8th grade one of my friends told me Eddie Guerrero died and I was like yeah right!! Didn't believe him until I saw it on tv later that night.

[@nicoleharrington9086]

I was in 8th grade, I couldn't believe it.

[@sdee3083]

I found out that Sunday night and tuned in to raw to confirm it the next day

[@TheSteelCityStorm]

TK gave Smokey the quarter to make the call 📞 at the phone booth

[@josiahmitchell8594]

Marvin G situation was probably the only celebrity that where parents say I brought you in this world and I'll take you out, came true.

[@1991acv]

According to Marvin's brother as Marvin was dying his last words were "I got what I wanted. I couldn't do it myself so I made him do it."

[@B7957395]

I’ll always remember where I was when I heard this sad news

[@bigolebot]

U GenXers are too young. Y'all should have been teens when What's Going On and Let's Get It on were released

[@Oogaboogaboo187]

"I remember Marvin Gaye used to sing to me he had me feelin like black was the thang to be and suddenly the ghetto didn't feel so tough even tho we had it rough we always had enough"

[@jgottigunnzxl8653]

Ima just wait for the whole interview at this point

[@leaderoflions]

Think of the most talented artist of your lifetime, then multiply that 5 times and you get Marvin Gaye. He is they greatest artist of the last 100 years. If you disagree you haven't heard enough of his work.

[@TrizzleTV]

Marvin daddy said “I brought you in, I’ll take you out” 🤦🏾‍♂️ I heard his father was super jealous of him tho. Sad way to go out. Nobody wins when the family feuds 💯

[@1talldaddy]

yeah it was crazy.he even thought Marvin and his mother was........you know.

[@Panama00807]

@@1talldaddywtf foreal ? Dude must’ve been a salty old man.

[@1talldaddy]

@@Panama00807 yeah.that's what set off the chain of events that cause shooting.

[@anthonymcken6050]

God only knows how he didn't do time for it. The second shot was calculated murder in my humble opinion.

[@RingWalkBoxingPodcast]

A Marvin Gaye movie. Definitely overdue

[@NOV123]

Damn, Smokey. I’m surprised you never knew the details of what happened that day. I knew all about the insurance paperwork which led into that fateful fight. In fact, Frankie was living next door watching tv and ran over to his dying brother after hearing the gunshot. Marvin died in his arms. Marvin bought that gun for his father because he actually did want him to kill him 😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@collinspaulk2023]

I think Smokey knows it all. You could tell he didn't what to get in "too deep" on talking about his friend. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@NOV123]

@@collinspaulk2023 Yea, exactly. I kinda figured that. The old school generation don’t run their mouths as much.

[@bigolebot]

@@NOV123 because they have respect unlike you GenXers

[@whyhasgooglemessedwithmych1423]

@@NOV123 yeah and a very good characteristic for any generation to possess.

[@amokdax1125]

@@NOV123 unless your quincy jones

[@MisterB2eternity]

I vividly remembered that April's Fool Day in 1984. I had just came back from seeing the Wiz with Stephanie Mills at the former Shubert Theater in Philadelphia. I was on a trip with the Cub Scouts. As my den mother was giving me a ride home it was announced on the radio that Marvin was killed in Los Angeles at the hands of his father. It left me very confused and scared. As for Smokey, he looked very uncomfortable when it came to the subject of Marvin.

[@bigolebot]

You GenXers should have been teens then when Marvin released What's going on, let's get it on his classic 60s duet albums etc. Shame you guys were too young

[@MisterB2eternity]

@@bigolebot But I had an old soul so I appreciated it even when. I was a kid.

[@fernandojeremias8601]

Someone was trying to kill him.. him. That’s deep!

[@clarkkent9034]

Marvin Gaye and Tammy Terrell were a great duo but both died prematurely. I think the death of a friend like Tammy didn't help either

[@d-staxworldwidestax7112]

It was like a part of him died when Tammi died.

[@qwertymanor]

That's true, he quit music when Tammi died and went to try out for the Lions

[@clarkkent9034]

@@qwertymanor Wait! WHAT?!

[@qwertymanor]

@@clarkkent9034 that's why they were in What's Going On as background singers!

[@clarkkent9034]

@@qwertymanor Lol ah I'm super slow. I thought you were talking about the Detroit lions 😐

[@anyright8683]

Smoky this interview is🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ooops8200]

This Smokey interview, is off the hook. I’m listening to all the little snippets, not the whole interview. N, damn, I’m getting information I never knew. This one here about Marvin, is an eye opener. This man got shot by his own gun, damn. N, the paranoid behavior, damn. Smokey, is airing it all out! Another thing, how old is Smokey, cause he look like he never age.

[@NOV123]

He’ll be 83 on the 19th.

[@tombondcrispy6585]

His own gun, his own father, damn near his own doing because of the drugs messing with his mind. Sad all around none the less.

[@taylorford4077]

Wow I never knew nobody knew about Marvin’s relationship with his father

[@ajsassy788]

I was 8 soon to be 9 on April 17th and Marvin died on April 1st the day before his own birthday! I remember as a kid hearing the news and everyone literally thought it was a bad joke!

[@openlotus9558]

Jealousy kills. Dad is living in the house his son bought. Everyone in the family looks to Marvin as the head of the house, not the Dad. The Dad just has to accept that. Dad disrespects mom, Marvin defends mom and gets in Dad's face, Dad won't back down, Marvin humiliates Dad, Dad gets gun and kills him. This story is older than the Bible. Jealousy kills

[@70ad84]

I don't think Marvin was paranoid. I think he owed money to drug dealers

[@1Ogun]

That’s why you don’t do drugs.

[@pureuncut187]

That was very intense

[@thehottake8197]

Smokey sounds like Butters of South Park

[@michealhouse9395]

😂🤣😭 hell naw!

[@NMV-eq5jt]

I can't unheard that shit now 🤣

[@brandonward4992]

Can’t believe this guy is 83….

[@Timb23]

I was 9yrs old. I still remember where we were when my parents heard the news.

[@zakiasimpson8928]

Whew lord, chills when he said “someone was trying to kill him, him”

[@dullsearake]

Saw Smokey perform in 2003, so glad I did. All-time legend. Must’ve been one of the few younger guys that trekked it to the casino. Like hearing him “loose” on this platform, swearing, talking bout drug use and saying nigga lol