Post by fugees-online on Oct 29, 2007 21:17:19 GMT 1
I just stumbled across this old interview.
Amonst other things QUESTLOVE interviews D'Angelo about why Lauryn did not do the duet she was supposed to on his album "VODOO"...
questlove:
Well, this seems like a good chance to lead into another 'family matter', Princess Leia (Lauryn Hill).
D'angelo:
Awww, here you go. See man , I knew they (Vibe) wanted you to ask these questions.
No, no, no. I'm not sensationalizing anything.
(Mumbling something).... Well the last thing I heard is what you told me (while doing an interview for D'angelo for Time magazine, John Christopher Farley told me that the Hill camp was still waiting for a phone call from D'angelo concerning her involvement on "That's The Time I Feel Like Making Love".)
See, I could see how this got messed up. I too belong to a large organization with assistants and managers, but I always make sure that I'm accessible. I talk to my agent, A&R, publicist, anybody about...
(Interrupts) But whoa, that's how I do it too. I called her crib early in the morning and she would call me sometimes. But most of the times, her assistant would call and I understand that with kids and all, you can be tired. I just felt, we were coming from...I mean...we were totally coming from a place that had nothing but genuine love and respect for her. Absolute admiration for the sister.
Yeah, we gave her the title Princess Leia.
And....
Well, when they asked you to knock off "Nothing Even Matters" (The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Columbia, 1998) how cooperative were you?
I knocked it off in an hour or two.
Did you even know that you were doing "Nothing Even Matters"?
Yeah, she gave me a tape at our session.
Cause the first day when she came to The Lady (Electric Lady Studios) y'all were working on...(both start enthusiastically singing melody to the initial song for D and Lauryn's Voodoo duet)
The situation was I did it out of love. I didn't even charge. She would sing on my album and I would sing on her album.... Man, we got to skip this.... (Ponders some more)
Look man, I just ask the questions. If you don't want to answer, you're well within your rights.
Man, this is hard. You got to be careful cause you don't know how bad people want me to be on some 'Aw f**k that biaaat**', or something negative. And they probably want her to say the same about me.
For the record, we are not coming from a derogatory place, but gimme the dirt! ( Laughs) Alright so, if the opportunity should arise again, do you two think you could get it together and try again?
Man, I love Lauryn, but (pause) man, you know me. I can't do anything that's musically forced. And I'm not trying to do that at all. I can't force a situation.
But you two really sound good together.
She didn't even want to come to Electric Lady, dawg. C'mon man, Eric Clapton will come to The Lady, all the cats would come to the Millennium Falcon...
Man, what is up with all this Star Wars metaphorical bullshit? I feel stupid cause I only seen the first Star Wars and already I've earned the title of Chewy (laughs). Seriously, you two have very genuine voices...
Alright, let me tell you, "Nothing Even Matters" (ponders some mo')...
No, you don't have to explain no more.
Nah, I'll say it.
Nah, you don't have to.
Nah, I'm a say it (laughs). You don't have to protect me. "Nothing..." was a song that was supposed to sound like me. She got James (Poyser, keyboard player and part of the collective known as the Soulquarians of which D, Jaydee and me are members of) to play keyboards. The whole feel of the song sounds like what I was doing in '95. And it was cool, but what we doing now is something totally different. More edgier, more dirtier and I just don't think that she's there.
But what is there?
She's there, but she's in her own...(ponders) Well, when I went to her spot, and not to take anything away from her work because it's beautiful, but that's just it. It's beautiful. I mean it's a very Stevie Wonderish love type of thing. Y'know, Stevie. And we just on some dark, dirty...
Amonst other things QUESTLOVE interviews D'Angelo about why Lauryn did not do the duet she was supposed to on his album "VODOO"...
questlove:
Well, this seems like a good chance to lead into another 'family matter', Princess Leia (Lauryn Hill).
D'angelo:
Awww, here you go. See man , I knew they (Vibe) wanted you to ask these questions.
No, no, no. I'm not sensationalizing anything.
(Mumbling something).... Well the last thing I heard is what you told me (while doing an interview for D'angelo for Time magazine, John Christopher Farley told me that the Hill camp was still waiting for a phone call from D'angelo concerning her involvement on "That's The Time I Feel Like Making Love".)
See, I could see how this got messed up. I too belong to a large organization with assistants and managers, but I always make sure that I'm accessible. I talk to my agent, A&R, publicist, anybody about...
(Interrupts) But whoa, that's how I do it too. I called her crib early in the morning and she would call me sometimes. But most of the times, her assistant would call and I understand that with kids and all, you can be tired. I just felt, we were coming from...I mean...we were totally coming from a place that had nothing but genuine love and respect for her. Absolute admiration for the sister.
Yeah, we gave her the title Princess Leia.
And....
Well, when they asked you to knock off "Nothing Even Matters" (The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Columbia, 1998) how cooperative were you?
I knocked it off in an hour or two.
Did you even know that you were doing "Nothing Even Matters"?
Yeah, she gave me a tape at our session.
Cause the first day when she came to The Lady (Electric Lady Studios) y'all were working on...(both start enthusiastically singing melody to the initial song for D and Lauryn's Voodoo duet)
The situation was I did it out of love. I didn't even charge. She would sing on my album and I would sing on her album.... Man, we got to skip this.... (Ponders some more)
Look man, I just ask the questions. If you don't want to answer, you're well within your rights.
Man, this is hard. You got to be careful cause you don't know how bad people want me to be on some 'Aw f**k that biaaat**', or something negative. And they probably want her to say the same about me.
For the record, we are not coming from a derogatory place, but gimme the dirt! ( Laughs) Alright so, if the opportunity should arise again, do you two think you could get it together and try again?
Man, I love Lauryn, but (pause) man, you know me. I can't do anything that's musically forced. And I'm not trying to do that at all. I can't force a situation.
But you two really sound good together.
She didn't even want to come to Electric Lady, dawg. C'mon man, Eric Clapton will come to The Lady, all the cats would come to the Millennium Falcon...
Man, what is up with all this Star Wars metaphorical bullshit? I feel stupid cause I only seen the first Star Wars and already I've earned the title of Chewy (laughs). Seriously, you two have very genuine voices...
Alright, let me tell you, "Nothing Even Matters" (ponders some mo')...
No, you don't have to explain no more.
Nah, I'll say it.
Nah, you don't have to.
Nah, I'm a say it (laughs). You don't have to protect me. "Nothing..." was a song that was supposed to sound like me. She got James (Poyser, keyboard player and part of the collective known as the Soulquarians of which D, Jaydee and me are members of) to play keyboards. The whole feel of the song sounds like what I was doing in '95. And it was cool, but what we doing now is something totally different. More edgier, more dirtier and I just don't think that she's there.
But what is there?
She's there, but she's in her own...(ponders) Well, when I went to her spot, and not to take anything away from her work because it's beautiful, but that's just it. It's beautiful. I mean it's a very Stevie Wonderish love type of thing. Y'know, Stevie. And we just on some dark, dirty...
