Distant Lover

Marvin Gaye, singer, songwriter and record producer, was the troubled son of a troubled father, married once to a woman 20 years his senior and then to one two decades younger; father of two children who received nothing; drug addict; multi-millionaire; and bankrupt. He was murdered by his father after a row over his mother. This biography is written with the co-operation of Gaye's family and intimate friends.