After the dance my life with marvin gaye
After the Dance
Dear Cary meets Confessions of a Video Vixen in this searing memoir of drugs, sex, and old school R&B from the wife of legendary soul icon Marvin Gaye.
On her 17th birthday in 1973, Janice Hunter met Marvin Gaye - the soulful prince of Motown with the seductive liquid voice whose chart-topping, socially conscious album What's Going On made him a superstar two years earlier. Despite a 16-year-age difference and Marvin's marriage to the sister of Berry Gordy, Motown's founder, the star-struck teenager and the emotionally changeable singer began a scorching relationship.
One moment Jan was studying high institution history; the next she was accompanying Marvin to parties with other pop stars, lounging with Don Cornelius on the put of Soul Train, and helping to discover modern talent like Frankie Beverly. But the distractions and burdens of fame, the chaos of dysfunctional families, and the irresistible temptations of drugs overshadowed the love they shared and their marriage disintegrated.
Silent since Marvin's tragic death in 1984, Jan at last opens up, sharing the moving, erotically charged story of one of music history's most fabled marriages. Unsparing in i
Book Review: After the Dance: My Existence with Marvin Gaye by Jan Gaye
After the Dance: My Life with Marvin Gaye by Jan Gaye
A riveting cautionary tale about the ecstasy and dangers of loving Marvin Gaye, a dancer passionately pursued by all—and a searing memoir of drugs, sex, and old-school R&B from the wife of celebrated soul icon Marvin Gaye.
After her seventeenth birthday in 1973, Janis Hunter met Marvin Gaye—the soulful prince of Motown with the seductive liquid voice whose chart-topping, socially aware album What’s Going On made him a superstar two years earlier.
Despite a seventeen-year-age difference and Marvin’s marriage to the sister of Berry Gordy, Motown’s founder, the enchanted teenager and the emotionally explosive singer began a scorching relationship.
One moment Jan was a high school student; the next she was accompanying Marvin to parties, navigating the intriguing nature of the 1970s-‘80s celebrity; hanging with Don Cornelius on the set of Soul Train and helping to discover unused talent like Frankie Beverly.
But the burdens of fame, the chaos of dysfunctional families, and the irresistible temptations of drugs complicated their love.
My Thoug
After the Dance: My Life with Marvin Gaye
A riveting cautionary tale about the ecstasy and dangers of loving Marvin Gaye, a dancer passionately pursued by all--and a searing memoir of drugs, sex, and senior school R&B from the wife of legendary soul representative Marvin Gaye.
After her seventeenth birthday in 1973, Janis Sportsman met Marvin Gaye--the soulful prince of Motown with the seductive liquid voice whose chart-topping, socially conscious album What's Going On made him a superstar two years earlier. Despite a seventeen-year-age difference and Marvin's marriage to the sister of Berry Gordy, Motown's founder, the enchanted teenager and the emotionally volatile singer began a scorching relationship.
One moment Jan was a high university student; the next she was accompanying Marvin to parties, navigating the intriguing world of 1970s-'80s celebrity; hanging with Don Cornelius on the set of Soul Train, and helping to realize new talent favor Frankie Beverly. But the burdens of fame, the chaos of dysfunctional families, and the irresistible temptations of drugs complicated their love.
Primarily silent since Marvin's tragic death in 1984, Jan at last opens up, sharing the moving, ferve
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theboyfromxtown
05-07-2015, 06:48 PM
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theboyfromxtown
05-08-2015, 07:27 AM
http://nypost.com/2015/05/03/marvin-gayes-wife-revealed-how-he-tortured-her/
Paul Nixon found this.
What do you consider of it?
Even if I adore to read biographies or autobiographies of artists/musicians I'm not interested in that kind of publication. It seems too private to me, and not interesting.
marybrewster
05-08-2015, 09:37 AM
Even if I love to read biographies or autobiographies of artists/musicians I'm not interested in that kind of book. It seems too private to me, and not interesting.
Didn't the Estate of Marvin sue Robin Thicke to "preserve the legacy"? Looks like Jan is doing just the opposite in this book. Anything for a buck, I suppose.
SHE SHOULD BE ASHAMED.
midnightman
05-08-2015, 10:05 AM
To be hon
After the Dance: My Life with Marvin Gaye
A riveting cautionary tale about the ecstasy and dangers of loving Marvin Gaye, a dancer passionately pursued by all--and a searing memoir of drugs, sex, and senior school R&B from the wife of legendary soul representative Marvin Gaye.
After her seventeenth birthday in 1973, Janis Sportsman met Marvin Gaye--the soulful prince of Motown with the seductive liquid voice whose chart-topping, socially conscious album What's Going On made him a superstar two years earlier. Despite a seventeen-year-age difference and Marvin's marriage to the sister of Berry Gordy, Motown's founder, the enchanted teenager and the emotionally volatile singer began a scorching relationship.
One moment Jan was a high university student; the next she was accompanying Marvin to parties, navigating the intriguing world of 1970s-'80s celebrity; hanging with Don Cornelius on the set of Soul Train, and helping to realize new talent favor Frankie Beverly. But the burdens of fame, the chaos of dysfunctional families, and the irresistible temptations of drugs complicated their love.
Primarily silent since Marvin's tragic death in 1984, Jan at last opens up, sharing the moving, ferve
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05-07-2015, 06:48 PM
http://www.amazon.com/After-Dance-Life-Marvin-Gaye/dp/0062135511/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1431038878&sr=8-2-fkmr1&keywords=my+lif3e+with+marvin+gaye
theboyfromxtown
05-08-2015, 07:27 AM
http://nypost.com/2015/05/03/marvin-gayes-wife-revealed-how-he-tortured-her/
Paul Nixon found this.
What do you consider of it?
Even if I adore to read biographies or autobiographies of artists/musicians I'm not interested in that kind of publication. It seems too private to me, and not interesting.
marybrewster
05-08-2015, 09:37 AM
Even if I love to read biographies or autobiographies of artists/musicians I'm not interested in that kind of book. It seems too private to me, and not interesting.
Didn't the Estate of Marvin sue Robin Thicke to "preserve the legacy"? Looks like Jan is doing just the opposite in this book. Anything for a buck, I suppose.
SHE SHOULD BE ASHAMED.
midnightman
05-08-2015, 10:05 AM
To be hon