>You know, I've often said that one of D'Angelo's biggest
>problems is his fans. Not just the high-profile ones who pump
>out all this PR flack making him out to be the kind of musical
>giant that he can never live up to... but the rank and file
>fans are pretty obnoxious too, with their smug
>self-congratulation.
>
>I think that's one of the things that irritates/motivates a
>lot of the "D haters"... the fact that the D'fenders can't
>just like the shit they like, they have to go out of their way
>to suggest (or sometimes straight proclaim) that anybody who
>doesn't like he same shit isn't "a true music lover" or "can't
>feel live, funky music" or is a shallow pop-head or
>something.

they don't get that billing him as the second coming really does him no favours

also the whole he can play like Eddie/ Frank but he doesn't want to show it, he doesn't want the next black guitar god tag. Funny because every new publicity shot I've seen he is holding a guitar, I don't get it *shrugs*