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TIL Marvin Gay Sr. abused and viciously beat his son throughout his childhood. Marvin II said that if it weren't for his mother he would have committed suicide. He added the "e" to his name to differentiate himself from his father. Marvin Sr would murder Marvin II in 1984 during a family dispute

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