BTW: Cerebus said that quote.

smooth, you need to take those links down-this is a copy right issue.

scriptgirl said:

smooth, you need to take those links down-this is a copy right issue.

KoolEaze said:

See, I told you all not to give up on D´Angelo . I was among the few here who kept saying he still has it in him to come back with some great music, great shows and even a great physique ( if that´s even relevant). I always said give him a few weeks or months in the gym and he´ll be back with a vengeance. I don´t mind the 10 year hiatus as long as he´s alright and comes back with great music without pandering to the masses, and I´m happy that he´s back again.

I saw his Voodoo show in 2000 in Hamburg and it was a fantastic concert, and I really liked all of his releases so far. We should be glad he´s still around. Drugs and big success can mess with your soul and mind if you´re not careful. I´d rather see him take a long break and come back instead of burning out early and dying from drugs or under other tragic circumstances.

Can´t wait to hear his new album. I´m glad he´s changed the title.

And come on, it´s not like he hasn´t released anything in the past decade, he was featured as a chorus singer in many songs by other artists, and we knew he was recording new songs (Questlove mentioned this repeatedly).

I´m happy that one of the last keepers of soul and funk is back again. Hopefully Maxwell and Badu will follow with some strong material, too.

Wow. You took the words right out of my mouth on this one. I never gave up on him either because I know how important this guy is. In my opinion, he's the only one out there on that level of noteriety that's doing it like that in the vein of the masters (Prince, Stevie, Sly, P-Funk, Cameo, and too mnay others to name..). And when I say "doing it lke that" I'm talking about how D uses the influence of all the masters and flipping it into something great. We're going to have another great experience when this brother when he drops again and I'm looking forward to it!

Graycap23 said:

mjscarousal said:

LMAO

The brotha is getting his shit together cut him some slack!!! When the CD comes out I want blueberry pancakes and fried eggs with my egg running

12 years of slack.

Watch his going to blow you away with his new material and the 12 years gap is going to be all forgiven

mjscarousal said:

Graycap23 said:

12 years of slack.

Watch his going to blow you away with his new material and the 12 years gap is going to be all forgiven

Amen Carousal!

Tuesday along with the online article is supposed to be a video GQ is posting of D'angelo as well. The lady who wrote the article, said it on twitter.

KoolEaze said:

dorothyparker11 said:

Tuesday along with the online article is supposed to be a video GQ is posting of D'angelo as well. The lady who wrote the article, said it on twitter.

I shall wait patiently then.

kenkamken said:

KoolEaze said:

I´m happy that one of the last keepers of soul and funk is back again. Hopefully Maxwell and Badu will follow with some strong material, too.

I'm happy too, and if it is a great album maybe it would inspire Prince as well

I wanted to say that, too, but to be honest, I´ve given up hope that Prince might be inspired by competitors like he used to be in the past. These days, he doesn´t seem to "get" what is so interesting about artists like Maxwell or D´Angelo. Not that they are necessarily better but I rarely skip any tracks when I listen to D´Angelo´s albums or Maxwell´s Embry and Urban Hang Suite.

If Prince were still inspired by great musicians, then Urban Hang Suite and D´Angelo´s albums would´ve been a wake up call..but alas, the first person he thought of when he released Emancipation was R.Kelly.

I don´t think that he takes them seriously enough to be inspired by their success and their soulful music and stage shows. THAT was in the 80s..when he would draw inspiration from other and came up with something new and better.

Dude doesn´t even get his own music and why it resonates with people...I don´t really expect him to get D´Angelo or Maxwell. Like them, maybe. Respect them, probably sometimes...but being inspired by some friendly competition? Nah. We know what he came up with after Voodoo. The Rainbow Children and stuff like Muse 2 the Pharaoh. In a similar vein like D but with weak lyrics.

He doesn´t take them seriously enough, and THEY are both too much in awe of him to really challenge him.

I still remember that junkie jab at D´Angelo in Prince´s Daisy Chain video. That was really cheap.

mjscarousal said:

Graycap23 said:

12 years of slack.

Watch his going to blow you away with his new material and the 12 years gap is going to be all forgiven

I certainly hope that u are correct. D is 2 for 2 in the album department.

Graycap23 said:

mjscarousal said:

Watch his going to blow you away with his new material and the 12 years gap is going to be all forgiven

I certainly hope that u are correct. D is 2 for 2 in the album department.

I´d rather wait and get to hear great music than get a mediocre album every now and then.

But yeah, you´re right. 12 years IS indeed a tad too long. But hey, I am sure it will be worth the wait. He´s one of the last great ones, and people don´t appreciate him the way they should. Folks are STILL talking about his looks in the Untitled video which is the least important aspect of his career, IMO.

I´m glad to have witnessed him in concert back then, and I´m looking forward to seeing him again one day and can´t wait to hear a new album.

KoolEaze said:

Graycap23 said:

I certainly hope that u are correct. D is 2 for 2 in the album department.

I´d rather wait and get to hear great music than get a mediocre album every now and then.

But yeah, you´re right. 12 years IS indeed a tad too long. But hey, I am sure it will be worth the wait. He´s one of the last great ones, and people don´t appreciate him the way they should. Folks are STILL talking about his looks in the Untitled video which is the least important aspect of his career, IMO.

I´m glad to have witnessed him in concert back then, and I´m looking forward to seeing him again one day and can´t wait to hear a new album.

My grown kids were in grammer school when his last cd came out. I hope they have not applied 4 AARP when the next one comes out.

Graycap23 said:

KoolEaze said:

I´d rather wait and get to hear great music than get a mediocre album every now and then.

But yeah, you´re right. 12 years IS indeed a tad too long. But hey, I am sure it will be worth the wait. He´s one of the last great ones, and people don´t appreciate him the way they should. Folks are STILL talking about his looks in the Untitled video which is the least important aspect of his career, IMO.

I´m glad to have witnessed him in concert back then, and I´m looking forward to seeing him again one day and can´t wait to hear a new album.

My grown kids were in grammer school when his last cd came out. I hope they have not applied 4 AARP when the next one comes out.

A friend of mine was quite successful in the early to mid 90s. Then he took a very long break with the occasional and rare EP release in between. These days, his music is better than ever but it´s weird for him to do a show in front of those who are in their late teens, early twenties.

He still goes on stage expecting them to know him, and some do due to word of mouth and his underground legend status but, to be honest, most weren´t even wearing diapers during his golden age. They weren´t even sperm cells back then.

With Maxwell and D´ Angelo, you have a similar situation. It must be pretty difficult after a certain point to reach an audience because the point in time where younger audiences won´t recognize you or won´t be able to dig your music is definitely a major risk to consider.

Then again, good music will always be appreciated, even by the younger ones.

I hope he won´t sell out. I really dig his individual style and sound, very soulful and unique,and warm.

KoolEaze said:

Graycap23 said:

My grown kids were in grammer school when his last cd came out. I hope they have not applied 4 AARP when the next one comes out.

A friend of mine was quite successful in the early to mid 90s. Then he took a very long break with the occasional and rare EP release in between. These days, his music is better than ever but it´s weird for him to do a show in front of those who are in their late teens, early twenties.

He still goes on stage expecting them to know him, and some do due to word of mouth and his underground legend status but, to be honest, most weren´t even wearing diapers during his golden age. They weren´t even sperm cells back then.

With Maxwell and D´ Angelo, you have a similar situation. It must be pretty difficult after a certain point to reach an audience because the point in time where younger audiences won´t recognize you or won´t be able to dig your music is definitely a major risk to consider.

Then again, good music will always be appreciated, even by the younger ones.

I hope he won´t sell out. I really dig his individual style and sound, very soulful and unique,and warm.

I really love D's work that is probably why I still push this cat after all of these years.

Just "release it' already.

There's this interview, where Quest says D'angelo said he was going to purposely wait a long time before he came back out, and he told him that was crazy. Maybe there is a method to D'angelo's madness. We shall see.

dorothyparker11 said:

There's this interview, where Quest says D'angelo said he was going to purposely wait a long time before he came back out, and he told him that was crazy. Maybe there is a method to D'angelo's madness. We shall see.

Quest was correct..........

Graycap23 said:

dorothyparker11 said:

There's this interview, where Quest says D'angelo said he was going to purposely wait a long time before he came back out, and he told him that was crazy. Maybe there is a method to D'angelo's madness. We shall see.

Quest was correct..........

Who can understand the mind of a genius lol

dorothyparker11 said:

Graycap23 said:

Quest was correct..........

Who can understand the mind of a genius lol

Trey Songz and Jermih better watch out.

D’Angelo in GQ Magazine (June 2012), Out now in Print. Online version should be available around May 22, 2012.

Pick up a copy for a good and thorough interview.

Photographer: Gregory Harris

Stylist: Stefan Campbell

Hair: Roxanne George

Grooming: Holli Smith using MAC cosmetics

Shirt, Pants and Belt from Versace

Tie from Title of Work

Large Bracelet and Ring from Burkindy

Other Bracelets from David Yurman

D’Angelo was photographed in Manhattan on March 30, 2012—his first photo shoot in more than a decade.

Very nice piece on D'Angelo. Well written, and informative. Lots of info on his background, and upbringing. There are bits and pieces about Madonna, Chris Rock, Alan Leeds, Angie Stone, and of course, Questlove. I wouldn't have picked up GQ otherwise, but glad I did after Scriptgirl posted this. I look forward to some shows, & new music. Good for him for getting it all back on track.

Graycap23 said:

KoolEaze said:

I´d rather wait and get to hear great music than get a mediocre album every now and then.

But yeah, you´re right. 12 years IS indeed a tad too long. But hey, I am sure it will be worth the wait. He´s one of the last great ones, and people don´t appreciate him the way they should. Folks are STILL talking about his looks in the Untitled video which is the least important aspect of his career, IMO.

I´m glad to have witnessed him in concert back then, and I´m looking forward to seeing him again one day and can´t wait to hear a new album.

My grown kids were in grammer school when his last cd came out. I hope they have not applied 4 AARP when the next one comes out.

LOL

It's up.

http://www.gq.com/entertainment/music/201206/dangelo-gq-june-2012-interview

Behind the scene footage with a solo performance on the guitar. WHAT A GEM!

http://www.gq.com/video/videos/dangelo-video

wathana said:

Behind the scene footage with a solo performance on the guitar. WHAT A GEM!

http://www.gq.com/video/videos/dangelo-video

Me likes............

I'm surprised nobody's mentioned the Madonna diss yet...

CynicKill said:

I'm surprised nobody's mentioned the Madonna diss yet...

D fans don't care about Madonna.

I really hope he gets what he desires out of his life. I would be excited to hear

a new album but the Earth has continued its revolutions since Voodoo:

Van Hunt

By The Bull

J*Davey

Just three examples of Black American musicians making worthwhile, interesting

music. This is like that moment in Jedi when Obi says "This ninja is all we got" and

Yoda corrects him and says, "No, there is another (ninja)." The article makes it

seem like Archer's a music/cultural savior of some sorts but that is a mantle that is

unwieldly for anyone.

But I wish him the best!

ThankS JB for the interview link. Nice article and honest.