D’ANGELO

Thanks to some wretched behind-the-scenes machinations and other record biz bulls---, LAUNCH was denied permission to showcase a live D’Angelo performance for you devoted users. But we were so hopped up about this amazing artist’s incredible new disc, Voodoo, that we decided to break with tradition and offer up an interview just the same. After all, LAUNCH R&B editor Billy Johnson Jr. learned some pretty amazing things when he sat down with this spiritual soul singer. For example, D’Angelo admits he sought counseling after experiencing years of haunting dreams about Marvin Gaye; meanwhile, he’s convinced the ghost of Jimi Hendrix visited him in the Electric Ladyland Studio during the recent Voodoo sessions.