VIDEO: D'Angelo's full Red Bull Music Academy interview w/ Questlove appearance included (watch)

“Nelson George & D’angelo having the REALEST convo ever. I’ve known dude for 20 years and never knew he was THIS funny.” – Questlove

D’Angelo & Questlove at RBMA (photo by Drew Gurian/Red Bull Content Pool)

The most awkward moment of the night came when George asked if the oft-used term “neo-soul” was a valid phrase or “PR bullshit,” unaware that the man who coined the term, a friend of D’Angelo and Questlove, was in the audience. After originally answering, “I plead the fifth,” D’Angelo said, “I respect it for what it is, but anytime you put a name on something, you just put it in a box. You want to be in a position where you can grow as an artist. You never want to be told, ‘Hey, well, you’re a neo-soul artist.’ Right now, I’m not. We’re going someplace else.” [Rolling Stone]

One of the events in this year’s Red Bull Music Academy NYC residency was elusive R&B great D’Angelo (joined by Questlove) in conversation with author Nelson George at the Brooklyn Museum Cantor Auditorium where they discussed a lot of things (not his loooong-delayed new album though). Video of the almost-hour-and-a-half long interview has now surfaced via Red Bull. It’s pretty entertaining, and can be watched below…

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