From the Very Beginning
But aside from his father’s cross-dressing and affairs, Marvin Sr. also had a heavy drinking problem. Marvin’s relationship with his father was a difficult one from the very beginning. Marvin Sr. refused to believe that Marvin Jr. was his biological son. And despite his wife telling him otherwise, it never left his mind and influenced his behavior towards his son for the rest of his life.
Marvin Gaye and his son with Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong. Photo By Fotos International/Shutterstock
Marvin’s mother, on the other hand, adored him and the two had a close relationship. But Alberta was a soft and laid back type of person, who naturally stood back when her husband laid down the rules in the house. He was very strict and would often tell his kids that if they ever thought of disobeying him, to remember that he ”brought them into the world and he could take them back out.”
That phrase would become all too real for Marvin…