Quotes of Gaye - somelinesforyou

“ R&B music became gigantic with people like Marvin Gaye and Barry White and Curtis Mayfield who became superstars. We tried to find a place where Jazz belonged because we didn't sell records. ”

- George Benson

“ You know I got kicked out of high school and I used to go to Hendrix concerts. I used to go see Marvin Gaye and B.B. King and so here I am on television as an actor playing the part of this really sweet wholesome all American boy. The reality was I had a much different kind of teenage life. ”

- David Cassidy

“ There was a show in Yonkers, New York, at a local high school. They used to do the charity events at local high schools before they became big with WrestleMania. I snuck into the building and Mel Phillips caught me in there, and I think it was about the time Marvin Gaye was killed. ”

- Tom Cole

“ I was never 'the new Teddy Pendergrass,' 'the new Sam Cooke,' 'the new Otis Redding,' 'the new Marvin Gaye.' I was Luther from day one, from the day I began, and I think that's a very important thing. And I think that's what sustained my career for so long is that when I start, you know it's me. ”

- Luther Vandross
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