Wny did Angelo stick a D in front of his name?

It has something to do with michaelangelo. Surprisingly, it took me forever to find out why and now i don't remember.

scriptgirl said:

It has something to do with michaelangelo. Surprisingly, it took me forever to find out why and now i don't remember.

Michael Eugene Archer

huh?

D'Angelo is his stage name, the poster above provided his Birth Name

How did he end up bagging The Sequence's Angie B when she was so much older than him?

chriss said:

scriptgirl said:

It has something to do with michaelangelo. Surprisingly, it took me forever to find out why and now i don't remember.

Michael Eugene Archer

Could've gone for U'Gene.

Cinny said:

How did he end up bagging The Sequence's Angie B when she was so much older than him?

Due to love, personal chemistry, mutual respect as artists... or a mother complex.

novabrkr said:

Cinny said:

How did he end up bagging The Sequence's Angie B when she was so much older than him?

Due to love, personal chemistry, mutual respect as artists... or a mother complex.

I just never heard that whole story. How did they meet?

Angie broke it down..

“When I was dating him he wore glasses, had short hair and his pants were hanging down to his butt. He was just a 19-year-old kid with big shorts and nobody cared and no one saw his beauty but me. And I told him, “You are beautiful. I promise you when your record drops your lips are gonna become famous, your eyes - everything will become famous.

But he couldn’t see it because his self-esteem wasn’t where it is today. He didn’t even have an image and his hair was really short so I braided his hair with thread for his first album cover.

It wasn’t until Brown Sugar came out that people actually took a good look at him and said, “You know what? He’s fine.” Then all of a sudden, he’s so fine he shouldn’t be with me.”

We dated for four years and when you’re with someone you become them, we started to become each other and pick up each other’s musical habits. So where he was in his life as an individual had a lot to do with how he expressed those songs.

The only thing I can take credit for is “Cruisin,” which he couldn’t get done without me. I also wrote “Jones in My Bones.” ? The rest of the world has placed this stigma between D’Angelo and me, but the truth hasn?t been told until now.

If anything, the beautiful part of Angie - the best friend, the confidant, the songwriter, the supportive lover - inspired his music.”

[Edited 12/19/14 13:35pm]

Always thought it was an odd, doomed pairing, but hey it produced great music.

We have a sticky now for all things D'Angelo.