website<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cWe thank you for your beautiful music, your voice, your proficiency on the piano, your artistry. You were the pioneer of neo-soul and that changed and transformed rhythm & blues forever. We will never forget you.\u201d <\/p>\nLauryn Hill shared: \u201cI regret not having more time with you. Your undeniable beauty and talent were not of this world, and a presence not of this world needs protection in a world that covets light and the anointing of God. You sir, moved us, stirred us, inspired and event intimidated others to action with your genius.\u201d <\/p>\n
She added: \u201cYou imagined a unity of strength and sensitivity in Black manhood to a generation that only saw itself as having to be one or the other.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cI told you a long time ago \u2014 You ain\u2019t gon understand everything & everything ain\u2019t meant 4 U, nor I, to understand,\u201d wrote Jill Scott. \u201cI never met D\u2019Angelo but I love him, respect him, admire his gift. This loss HURTS!! Love to my family that are family to him. I\u2019m so sorry. R.I.P. GENIUS.\u201d <\/p>\n
Red Hot Chili Peppers co-founder and bassist Flea wrote: \u201cOne of my all time favorites whose records I went to again and again. Noone did anything funkier over the last 30 years. I never knew him but humbled myself before his music. What a rare and beautiful voice and an inimitable approach to songwriting. What a musician!!! He changed the course of popular music. Fly free with the angels D\u2019angelo, we will listen to you forever and always be moved. I drop to my knees and pray.\u201d <\/p>\n
Tyler, The Creator shared: “On my 9th birthday, march 6 2000, i landed at Sam Goody at the south bay galleria. i had $20 in birthday money and my eyes set on leaving with one thing. VOODOO by D\u2019Angelo. i couldnt understand how someone could write something so simple but personal but broad but genius. thats how special he was. a savant. a true alien. i am so lucky to have gotten my copy of VOODOO when i did. we are so lucky to have been alive to enjoy his art. my musical dna was helped shaped by this man. forever grateful. safe travels.” <\/p>\n
Chic icon Nile Rodgers wrote on X: \u201cMy friend Gary Harris brought this musician named D\u2019Angelo over to my NYC apt. He was trying to figure out what to do with the music he\u2019d brought with him. I listened to every cut\u2026 not just out of respect but because it was smoking.\u201d <\/p>\n
He continued: \u201cAt the end of the encounter he asked me, \u2018What should I do with it?\u2019 I remember this as if it were yesterday. I said, \u2018Put it out. It\u2019s perfect!\u2019 Being the artist he is, I guess he had to explore some ways to make it better. About a year later I heard one of those songs on the radio. It was genius and it was exactly what he had played for me. I know\u2026 I still have the original cassette.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cI remember hearing your music for the first time\u2026 I said to myself damn whoever this is they are anointed\u2026,\u201dwrote actor and musician Jamie Foxx. \u201cThen when I finally got a chance to see you\u2026 Like everyone when they saw the most incredible music video of our time\u2026 I was blown away\u2026 I thought to myself I have to see this person in concert\u2026 I had my chance to see you at the house of blues\u2026 You came out and got right down to business\u2026 Your voice was silky and flawless\u2026 I was graciously envious of your style and your swag\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
Foxx continued: \u201cThat\u2019s why today real tears run down my face \u2026 to hear the news that God has taken one of his special creations home\u2026 I know God doesn\u2019t make mistakes\u2026 But this one hurts like hell\u2026 rest up my friend\u2026 you will be missed forever\u2026 But your music and your impression will be felt for generations to come\u2026. REST IN POWER AND BEAUTIFUL MUSIC\u2026.. You are one of one\u2026.\u201d <\/p>\n
Bartees Strange shared: “I can\u2019t think of a musician other than Prince that I revere more. He is one of the great players and bandleaders. I was always inspired by the fact that he also struggled. And we all knew that. We don\u2019t get artists like this often. He really touched my life, and I was sure one day I\u2019d get to see him play. I can\u2019t believe he died so young. I\u2019m very sad. I love that he grew into something new from his past life.\u201d <\/p>\n
Singer, actor and lead MC of The Roots said: “We came up together\u2014 young, gifted, Black, and full of fire. Today I lost a brother, a kindred spirit, a genius whose light changed music and changed me. Rest in power, D. This world will never sound the same.” <\/p>\n
D\u2019Angelo is survived by his three children, Michael, Morocco and Imani. His ex-girlfriend, and Michael\u2019s mother, soul singer Angie Stone, died in a car crash in March this year aged 63.<\/p>\n
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