Marvin Gaye, My Brother (Book) Review

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Marvin Gaye, My Brother (Book) ReviewI found Francis "Frankie" Gaye's amateurish biography of his famous brother, of some use, but not much. Some of the anecdotes ring true. I believe that Marvin Gaye was the impulsive, sometimes unintentionally amusing person Frankie describes. That is why I have given the book a couple stars. But, Marvin Gaye was much, much more than this book suggests -- and much of the personal aspect was rather awful. I would urge anyone interested in the brilliant singer, musician and songwriter, who was also a misogynist and drug addict, to read other sources. Foremost among them would be David Ritz's biography of Marvin Gaye.
I will correct a few misconceptions a reader will get from "Marvin Gaye: My Brother." Another reviewer, A Reader, has corrected others.
*It is well-documented that Rev. Marvin Gay, Sr., was physically and emotionally abusive to his wife and children. He seldom worked and was a drinker, despite his religious zealotry. He also was a cross-dresser and there were questions about whether he was bisexual or homosexual, as ran in his family. Frankie Gaye skims over or tries to cover up these facts.
*Frankie and Marvin Gaye were not close as adults. Though Frankie was on hand for some of the later significant events in Marvin's life, he was living a separate life in Washington, D.C., and later, California, when his brother descended into drug addiction, sexual profligacy and possible insanity. Oddly, neither he nor other family members ever sought psychiatric help for Marvin Gaye.
*Marvin Gaye's impressive contributions to American music occurred in spite of, not because of, his warped family. Frankie Gaye's attempt to credit the Gay household for his brother's talent is ludicrous.
Just how dishonest was Frankie Gaye, who died before this book was published? Gaye 'erased' his first marriage and children from his life. You will find no mention of his first wife, Judy, and their two daughters in "Marvin Gaye, My Brother." Instead, he gives the reader the impression that he had never been in love until he met a Scottish woman delivering a lei to his brother in London. She became the only wife he acknowledges, Irene. I believe that such shameful behavior reveals Frankie Gaye suffered some of the same problems with interpersonal relationships as his father and brother. He is not a reliable source.
What of co-writer Frank Basten? As someone with enough distance to be objective, he could have improved the book considerably by adhering to the truth instead of helping Frankie Gaye obfuscate. His name is on the book, but he seems to have contributed little work to it.Marvin Gaye, My Brother (Book) Overview

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