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An artist, if he is truly an artist, is only interested in one thing and that is to wake up the minds of men, to have mankind and womankind realize that there is something greater than what we see on the surface.
Marvin Gaye
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Marvin Gaye
Age: 44 †
Born: 1939
Born: April 2
Died: 1984
Died: April 1
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Washington
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Marvin Pentz Gay
Jr.
Marvin P. Gaye
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