Rumor has it that Lewis studied voice with one of the Sex Pistols. I don't know. I didn't know it was possible for someone who sang as crappy as Lewis did, to improve his voice. It's like if Britney Spears were suddenly able to sound like Whitney.

It's, it's really, really odd. Did Lewis sell his soul at the crossroads? Because his voice is one of the greatest I have ever heard, especially for someone who has done as much drugs as Lewis has.

Never knew Lewis was into drugs. That's a first for me.

scriptgirl said:

Rumor has it that Lewis studied voice with one of the Sex Pistols. I don't know. I didn't know it was possible for someone who sang as crappy as Lewis did, to improve his voice. It's like if Britney Spears were suddenly able to sound like Whitney.

It's, it's really, really odd. Did Lewis sell his soul at the crossroads? Because his voice is one of the greatest I have ever heard, especially for someone who has done as much drugs as Lewis has.

Which Pistol? Don't tell me he studied vocal with Jhonny Lydon?

I think Lewis always had the singing talent in him, but he didn't develop it seriously during his prog-rock days. So once he decided to really learn to sing, it's just a matter of perfecting techniques and honing his skills, in other words, he was already a diamond waiting to be polished. Obviously not one of those britney cases.

He mentioned that on his debut album, you can still hear him trying to find his own voice in singing, and he wasn't yet comfortable with his singing then.

Oh yeah, when Lewis toured with the Edgar Broughton band, he did every drug there is-LSD, heroin. He was still doing drugs as recently as 2000.

nuttynutmeg said:

Nut, I am not sure if it was Johnny or not. I was surprised that a Sex Pistol was giving voice lessons at all-I don't consider them singers.

Pharrell might be good with Lewis.

Wow..going back to 2000?? Maybe it fueled his creative spark like The Beatles in the 60's?..(not a diss because I love The Beatles). Flea with Lewis?..That might be pretty cool. Hopefully one day he'll put something out again.

nuttynutmeg said:

Thanks scriptgirl, I know I'm not alone.

duccichucka, as always, it's never personal. But I do think the proposition is laughable and it shows that you don't know LT that well.

Lewis would only want to work with real wizards like Brian Wilson, Todd Rundgren, and the only guy among his own contemporaries is D'Angelo. I'm pretty certain he has been influenced in one way or another by Prince, but I don't think that he puts Prince in such a high pedestal. You don't hear him doing a cringe-worthy Prince pastiche like Sam Sparro or gushing over him like questlove.

As a self-contained singer/songwriter/musician/producer, I doubt it that he'd let just anyone produce him, let alone questlove.

I think the opinion that Rubin is overrated is overrated. Rick is one hell of a producer. He might not that hands on all the time, bus his diverse outputs along with all the accolades and recognition speak for themselves. Few people who disagree only include minor Radiohead cover bands like Muse. Comparing Questlove minor co-production spots here and there to Rick's body of work is indeed laughable bordering on hallucinations-- sorry.

Most people think of questlove as the drummer for Jimmy Fallon house band, not a producer. Fact.

The proposition is not laughable because Questlove has the work behind him of helping produce
great R&B albums. You went on some harangue about Questlove being a neo-soul producer and
insinuating that LT would never work with a neo-soul producer; and then I showed you how
D'Angelo, who does not consider himself to be neo-soul, happily worked with Questlove who has
co-produced two of D'Angelo's records. It's just fucking dumb to say "Oh, Questlove can't pro-
duce a great R&B artist like Lewis Taylor" WHEN QUESTLOVE IS PRODUCING ONE OF THE GREAT-
EST R&B ARTISTS OF OUR GENERATION! Twice he's been the producer of D'Angelo's music and
twice he's managed to render seminal work. C'mon dude; you just don't like Questlove. Admit it.

You have no justification for knowing who Lewis Taylor would permit himself to be produced by;
and you are takling outta yer butt when you open it to tell us who you think you know who Lewis
Taylor would want to work with - are you fucking Lewis Taylor, or cozied up enough with him to
know his intimate work habits and who he wants to work with?! No! Like I said, yer talking out
of your arsehole on this one, bro! You're also talking outta yer butt when you say that most
people think of Questlove as the drummer for the Jimmy Fallon house band, and not a producer
or the drummer for the Roots for that matter. You have no basis for this opinion other than you
simply don't like Questlove personally.

When you say Rick Rubin is a helluva producer, what do you mean by that? Give us an example.

I am not sure Lewis would consent to work with a producer-he likes to march to the beat of his own drum.

scriptgirl said:

I am not sure Lewis would consent to work with a producer-he likes to march to the beat of his own drum.

Script, this response I can understand. Perhaps Lewis Taylor's musical conception doesn't involve
the input from an outsider because he has the vision and wherewithal, similar to Prince, to self-
produce.

But this is better than saying it is ridiculous that he would work with Questlove, who simply pro-
duced two of R&B greatest albums, Voodoo and Black Messiah. You and Nutty let your personal
bias against Questlove taint your judgment and logic. If I'm a top notch R&B recording artist and
I want to make a top notch R&B recording and I need a top notch R&B producer, why couldn't I
include Questlove in that conversation? Yeah, I know he's a big fat black know-it-all whose drum-
ming isn't mindblowing, but clearly, the man helps to bring out the best of our R&B Jesus, doesn't
he?

If it's (Questlove) good for the goose (D'Angelo), it's good for the gander (Lewis Taylor)!

I bet you a dime to a dollar LT would not be down with Q. LT is also rumored to be very, very difficult to work with.

scriptgirl said:

I bet you a dime to a dollar LT would not be down with Q. LT is also rumored to be very, very difficult to work with.

Look, I don't care what the rumor is surrounding Lewis Taylor's work habits.

Please understand my point has to do with defending Controversy's claim that it would be a good
idea if Questlove, who produced Voodoo and Black Messiah, worked with Lewis Taylor and not
about whether or not this is actually possible. Again, if Questlove is capable of assisting D'Angelo
who is widely acknowledged as the foremost R&B recording artist of our time, then it wouldn't be
laughable that Questlove could work with the one of the foremost unsung R&B artist of our time.

You and Nutt make it seem like Controversy suggested that Lewis Taylor work with Polow Da Don
or Noah "40" Shebib.

Ducci, it's not that serious. I don't like Quest, aka Granny Jenkins and I don't feel that ultimately, he would gibe with Lewis.

scriptgirl said:

Ducci, it's not that serious. I don't like Quest, aka Granny Jenkins and I don't feel that ultimately, he would gibe with Lewis.

Well, it is kinda serious when my intelligence is being questioned.

But do you know Lewis Taylor personally or intimately?

When did I question your intelligence? If I did that, I am sorry.

scriptgirl said:

When did I question your intelligence? If I did that, I am sorry.

Oh wow, you're a sweetheart. We can use more posters around here who are just like you.

But I was referring to Nutty.