Gaye's personal life, mainly documented in the biography, Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye, included his faith; child abuse by his father; personal relationships with his two wives, friends, and girlfriends; and bouts of depression and drug abuse.
Gaye was far from a perfect man; sex-obsessed and drug-addicted, with a series of broken relationships, Gaye had been struggling with his mental health for some time.
During his time of addiction, Robinson revealed that he hated himself for being under those circumstances, but now looking back he understands what factors contributed to him testing them out. “My.
Marvin Gaye was shot dead by his father who had abused him for years, The Jackson 5 were allegedly subject to horrific abuse by their father and Temptations singer David Ruffin was said to be.