"But when D'Angelo died earlier this week at the age of 51, the channel lit up first with the sad stuff you'd expect, and then with memories of our favorite D'Angelo songs and performances and personal memories-all meaningful in urgent and individuated ways, often very different from one another, all anchored by this one uncanny and brilliant artist. Here is some of that music, and what it means to six of us."
"1000 Deaths I've spent a lot of time there, but music is still a foreign country for me. The creative process that makes it possible is not something I have access to at even the most basic level, and as a result I understand as more or less magic. I am fine with this, pretty much. I can still feel it, and that is generally enough for me."
A normally quiet workplace music channel filled with sadness and then with varied, urgent personal memories after D'Angelo's death at 51. Colleagues shared favorite songs, performances, and individualized connections anchored by the artist's uncanny talent. One listener describes music as a foreign country and the creative process as inaccessible, almost magical, yet emotionally palpable. Appreciation of craft and feeling suffices without full technical knowledge. Specific curiosity converges on "1000 Deaths" from Black Messiah, whose first hearing produced a lasting, disorienting impression tied to the record's lengthy, deliberate creation.
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