The singer disclosed this in David Ritz's biography on Gaye, Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye, saying he was afraid of being criticized for not producing a child.
"Gaye had two children with Janis Hunter, Nona Marvisa, nicknamed``Pie""by her dad (born September 4 , 1974) and Frankie``Bubby""Christian Gaye (born November 16 , 1975)."