Tupac

Marvin Gaye

Janis Joplin - I think they're already doing or have done this but I'm not sure.

B.B King

Donna Summer- ok I've not heard any rumors of a biopic but it would be cool if they did one

Aaliyah - that would be cool because of all that R. Kelly, JayZ, Damon Dash drama

Vanity 6 - would be cool even though most folk today probably don't know who they are/were

thatruth said:

4. The Tammi Terrell recordings really being Valerie Simpson is false

I haven't read that book. I did read one by a British author, I can't remember her name though. I thought it was only the 3rd album was mostly Valerie. At least that's what The Complete Duets CD says.

one of my all time fave movies is called dogs in space about a aussie band the ears in 1978 melbourne.the lead sam was played by michael of inxs. great flick!!

Speaking of aussies...what about those Men At Work guys? That would be a good biopic if it wasn't ever considered before. Weren't they like huge for a few years and then they just upped and dissappeared? I've read that they took on regular jobs like teaching and engineering and that all these years later they have reached an out of court settlement over one of their songs; the lawsuit took years or something.

thatruth said:

Timmy84 said:

Word. He also lied about his input on "Sexual Healing", talking about Marvin told him to write a poem. David Ritz can't write no damn song, that was all Marvin and Odell Brown.

Exactly, that book is half-fact, half-fiction. A lot of those stories in the book took on a life of its own. His little brother Frankie busted a few of those myths also:

1. The story about his father wearing lingerie is false.

2. The story of Marvin masturbating before a concert to relieve tension is false.

3. As you mention, the Sexual Healing story is false.

4. The Tammi Terrell recordings really being Valerie Simpson is false

5. Marvin III was adopted story is false, that's Marvin's biological son.

And there are other false stories told, but the book is very entertaining.

It's interesting how Divided Soul is treated as the gospel. Marvin was either high, pissed or depressed when he told these stories to David and David took it to heart. David was an idiot.

MickyDolenz said:

thatruth said:

4. The Tammi Terrell recordings really being Valerie Simpson is false

I haven't read that book. I did read one by a British author, I can't remember her name though. I thought it was only the 3rd album was mostly Valerie. At least that's what The Complete Duets CD says.

David Ritz wrote the liner notes I think.

Timmy84 said:

MickyDolenz said:

I haven't read that book. I did read one by a British author, I can't remember her name though. I thought it was only the 3rd album was mostly Valerie. At least that's what The Complete Duets CD says.

David Ritz wrote the liner notes I think.

No, it says Brian Chin. He wrote some stuff on those J5 re-releases from 2001 too.

MickyDolenz said:

Timmy84 said:

David Ritz wrote the liner notes I think.

No, it says Brian Chin. He wrote some stuff on those J5 re-releases from 2001 too.

He got his info from David, man.

Timmy84 said:

thatruth said:

Exactly, that book is half-fact, half-fiction. A lot of those stories in the book took on a life of its own. His little brother Frankie busted a few of those myths also:

1. The story about his father wearing lingerie is false.

2. The story of Marvin masturbating before a concert to relieve tension is false.

3. As you mention, the Sexual Healing story is false.

4. The Tammi Terrell recordings really being Valerie Simpson is false

5. Marvin III was adopted story is false, that's Marvin's biological son.

And there are other false stories told, but the book is very entertaining.

It's interesting how Divided Soul is treated as the gospel. Marvin was either high, pissed or depressed when he told these stories to David and David took it to heart. David was an idiot.

Who knows. Tho' I always finding it interesting when shit is revealed that looks more embarrassing when it's seen in the light of day, some comeback talkin' bout I was misquoted or I was fuckin' with you. Yeah. OK. To see Mr. Gaye's father mannerism and dress when that "piece of "fiction" was supposedly published . . . it doesn't appear to be too far fetched. I'll leave it at that.

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TD3 said:

Timmy84 said:

It's interesting how Divided Soul is treated as the gospel. Marvin was either high, pissed or depressed when he told these stories to David and David took it to heart. David was an idiot.

How's knows. Tho' I always finding it interesting when shit is reviled that's looks more embarrasing when it's seen in the light of day, some comeback talkin' bout I was miss quoted or I was fuckin' with you. Yeah. OK. To see Mr. Gaye's father mannerism and dress when that "piece of "fiction" supposedly published it doesn't appears to be too far fetched. I'll leave it at that.

He did wear wigs and blouses. The Midnight Special was clear about that.

Timmy84 said:

TD3 said:

Who knows. Tho' I always finding it interesting when shit is reviled that's looks more embarrasing when it's seen in the light of day, some comeback talkin' bout I was misquoted or I was fuckin' with you. Yeah. OK. To see Mr. Gaye's father mannerism and dress when that "piece of "fiction" was supposedly published it doesn't appears to be too far fetched. I'll leave it at that.

He did wear wigs and blouses. The Midnight Special was clear about that.

I'll give the man his kudos for having the guts to wear and live his life, on his terms. But his issues with Marvin. . . sad, stranger, and tragic.

silverchild said:

Anyone remember the talk about that Supremes TV biopic, which was in development back in 2009?

Oh, and remember Teddy Pendergrass was being considered to play Otis Redding in his respective biopic, but it stalled when he got into the fatal car accident in 1982? I wonder if they can get it off the ground now?

There was also alot of talk about a Soul Train movie made a couple of years back! Wonder how that is doing.

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Teddy's car accident wasn't fatal, he just died like a year or so ago.

Timmy84 said:

MickyDolenz said:

No, it says Brian Chin. He wrote some stuff on those J5 re-releases from 2001 too.

He got his info from David, man.

Whether or not it's true, it seems odd that Motown would put out that kind of information. What are they gaining by saying it's Valerie, if they covered it up before?

MickyDolenz said:

Timmy84 said:

He got his info from David, man.

Whether or not it's true, it seems odd that Motown would put out that kind of information. What are they gaining by saying it's Valerie, if they covered it up before?

Motown ain't really say anything. I think the confusing thing is both Valerie and Tammi were on the same tracks so it can be hard to distinguish. Many have made up their mind that it was Valerie even if they didn't read the book because they noticed "differences".

TD3 said:

Timmy84 said:

He did wear wigs and blouses. The Midnight Special was clear about that.

I'll give the man his kudos for having the guts to wear and live his life, on his terms. But his issues with Marvin. . . sad, stranger, and tragic.

I think what happened with Marvin, Sr. happened with his father (Marvin Jr.'s grandfather) George too. Sometimes disastrous behaviors are linked to the family tree.

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purplemookiebut said:

one of my all time fave movies is called dogs in space about a aussie band the ears in 1978 melbourne.the lead sam was played by michael of inxs. great flick!!

i haven't seen that movie in forever!

MJJstudent said:

THIS is the worst film biography i have ever seen in my entire life...

This shit was so cringe-worthy. I'm still not 100% sure if it's intended to be a joke or not. I take it as a joke even though I think they were trying to be serious.

Meagan Good just said she wanted to play Whitney.

I don't see it.

musicjunky318 said:

MJJstudent said:

THIS is the worst film biography i have ever seen in my entire life...

This shit was so cringe-worthy. I'm still not 100% sure if it's intended to be a joke or not. I take it as a joke even though I think they were trying to be serious.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!! it was directed by allan moyle, the dude who did 'pump up the volume'. i wasn't really into that one either, in retrospect. but THIS movie? that takes the cake for horrendous-ness. EVERYTHING about it is wrong, from the casting, to the script, to the cinematography.

i think moyle (or whoever) took a lot of the ideas from andersson's 'unauthorized' book, and possibly la toya's?

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musicjunky318 said:

Meagan Good just said she wanted to play Whitney.

I don't see it.

I don't either for some reason.

Timmy84 said:

musicjunky318 said:

Meagan Good just said she wanted to play Whitney.

I don't see it.

I don't either for some reason.

i am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO not familiar with all of these actors... who is meagan good?

MJJstudent said:

Timmy84 said:

I don't either for some reason.

i am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO not familiar with all of these actors... who is meagan good?

She's D list. Let me try to think...her most popular role...um, she used to be on a show called Cousin Skeeter in the early 90s. Nickelodeon. As far as movies, she was in Stomp The Yard.

Her resume is an absolute flop.

musicjunky318 said:

MJJstudent said:

i am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO not familiar with all of these actors... who is meagan good?

She's D list. Let me try to think...her most popular role...um, she used to be on a show called Cousin Skeeter in the early 90s. Nickelodeon. As far as movies, she was in Stomp The Yard.

Her resume is an absolute flop.

i have never seen either one.. i guess i'm not missing out too much then...

MJJstudent said:

musicjunky318 said:

She's D list. Let me try to think...her most popular role...um, she used to be on a show called Cousin Skeeter in the early 90s. Nickelodeon. As far as movies, she was in Stomp The Yard.

Her resume is an absolute flop.

i have never seen either one.. i guess i'm not missing out too much then...

Not all MJJstudent, not at all.

meagan goode is a hottie. u are indeed missing out. cinematic eye candy waiting to prove she got uhh, chops

datdude said:

meagan goode is a hottie. u are indeed missing out. cinematic eye candy waiting to prove she got uhh, chops

i'm more interested in the chops than the looks. if she's a looker, i could always look up her picture, right? but why am i gonna waste money on acting skills she doesn't have?

okay... i just looked at her picture... she IS pretty, but she'd look so much better if she covered herself up. what's with all these women with their breasts popping out? your beauty is in the whole temple, which means, it's how you treat yourself. i mean, 90% of the photos i am seeing, her breasts are about to pop out of her dress. NOT attractive. there's ONE photo i see, where she's actually got a shirt up to her neck. she's actually MOST attractive in that picture.

she's so pretty though, she doesn't need the make-up. she has natural beauty. as i keep saying, i guess i'm just old-fashioned. i'm not into the whole 'sex sells', tons o' makeup thing... datdude, you can keep her, all to yourself.

i'm willing to bet there are tons of mediocre actresses in movies you already pay to see who don't get slammed. also, we know that sex sells so you are going to find more pics of her where she had on something revealing. she doesn't upload every pic on the net herself. there are more to be found of where she is appropriately clothed. i digress, the biopic of her as whitney isn't getting made anyway.

datdude said:

i'm willing to bet there are tons of mediocre actresses in movies you already pay to see who don't get slammed. also, we know that sex sells so you are going to find more pics of her where she had on something revealing. she doesn't upload every pic on the net herself. there are more to be found of where she is appropriately clothed. i digress, the biopic of her as whitney isn't getting made anyway.

hmmmm... i actually don't watch hollywood movies too much, so i don't see a lot of the 'sex sells' thing actually. i'm a fan of documentaries, films from iran, films about cats and babies, etc.

and as much as it costs to see a film these days, i'll wait until it comes out at the library or whatever. i think the last hollywood film i went to see, it was for free because my homeboy worked at the place. and of course, it was bad.

no, i take that back. the last hollywood film i saw when it came out was 'dreamgirls'. i don't really support hollywood. there's nothing of substance there.

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ok, point taken. films about cats and babies....

datdude said:

ok, point taken. films about cats and babies....

heh heh...