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the lesson is that WE DON'T KNOW.
I assume there's all sorts of stuff going on with rich, wealthy, and/or famous folks. I'm confident in the belief because regular dudes with regular jobs have some crazy situations/skeletons. Money expands options for bad decisions, crazy fantasies coming true, etc, etc. I refuse to believe that folks aren't taking chances out there..swinging, drugs, and whatever else they get into.
To address the Marvin stuff..yeah, I got heavy into Marvin 15-ish years ago, read the books, watched some docs, and all of that. A lot of the details sank my battleship (the cuck, the cradle stuff with Jan and others, the coke, the last year in the robe being taken off of the freeway, the soft attempts at suicide before he finally 'found a way', etc), but it doesn't change the love I have for his music. I Want You is still the most blown away I've ever been listening to an album for the first time. To me, In Our Lifetime? and Marvin's 70s work is the template for the 'cry for help' music that is all over the place now (looks to Drake). Well that album and blues music as a whole. I just love that the album was supposed to be a dancefloor funkathon follow-up to Got to Give it Up and Marvin just couldn't do it..he had to confess, worry, and still act like the world was falling more than he was..all on record.
It just stopped me in my tracks as it relates to idolizing stars as a whole because of the talent that brought them into my life. And honestly, I'm soooo much better off for it. I enjoy stuff so much more and I appreciate the people THAT I KNOW who are good people.
Jimaveli
> > - alot of these artist from this time - the greats had >stories like this... > > - I wonder to what exent artist today go through this shyt? I >think for the most part due to the times and folks learning >lessons from these stories artist these days are mad >chill.....this type of shyt seemed like the norm for artists >back then....Miles Davis, Rick James, David Ruffin....yo >Frankie Beverly was turnin up like that too??? damn... > >Like as bad as cats hate on a Kanye....I can't see him doin >anything on this level....or Beyonce and Jay....cats is sesame >street these days compared to then...
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