“Making money ain't nothing exciting to me. ... You might be able to buy a little better booze than some wino on the corner. But you get sick just like the next cat, and when you die you're just as graveyard dead as he is.”
Marvin quit school in the 11th grade to join the Air Force, where he didn’t last long. He could tolerate neither the discipline nor menial tasks. “My discharge was honorable,” he said, “although it plainly stated, ‘Marvin Gaye cannot adjust to regimentation and authority.’” – MarvinGaye.net
When I first went out to sell my puppet show in the early days of television, people would say, “You are known for your cartoons so give us cartoons. Don’t give us puppets.” – Bob Clampett