Omeleto and black identity among blacks, 
Marvin Gaye says to make a successful work of art you must be commercial, do you disagree?
Octavia Tried to Tell Us and Adaptions of Black literature into film
https://aalbc.com/tc/profile/6477-richardmurray/?status=2186&type=status

I was watching this video the other day on Youtube.
I was kind of surprised at how articulate and for lack of a better term.....almost "White/Bougie" sounding Marvin was, in that interview atleast.

Didn't sound like the man making the music.
 

thank you for your view @Pioneer1  i didn't find gaye's replies unexpected

On 12/25/2022 at 8:54 AM, Pioneer1 said:

I was kind of surprised at how articulate and for lack of a better term.....almost "White/Bougie" sounding Marvin was...

Motown put its artists through a finishing school to present a clean and articulate image. Marvin Gaye was a product of it. 😎

@ProfD yes but never forget marvin gaye's father was a pastor, he admitted he never even played with the other children in the community, something tells me marvin gaye was raised in a finishing school called his home. I know stevie wonder was raised a certain way as well, I think berry gordy's finishing school wasn't needed by every artist in motown , but his philosophy meant all had to go through it 

@Pioneer1 or @ProfD 

did you like the film omeleto, any thoughts? 

 

have either of you read kindred? any thoughts to the discussion?