but I am extremely concerned about all this renewed D myth-making... Like, who decided that his entire career was going to be about building a legend around him that he will probably never live up to?

Dude should just make music and let it speak for itself.... because up to this point, too much of the D'Angelo legend has been based on words and wishes.

Instead of us comparing him to Zappa, the lesson he needs to take from Zappa is http://bit.ly/L8pGCZ