Maxwell Needed A Change
Despite receiving critical praise and being put in a position as one of the leaders of the neo-soul movement after his first three albums, Maxwell says he “needed to experience some real things if I was going to continue to have something to say artistically.” So the 35-year-old stepped out of the spotlight for six years. “But by the end of my last tour, I knew I needed to change,” Maxwell tells Bob Mehr of Memphis Commercial Appeal. “I knew a certain phase of my career was about to close, and for me to stick around and hold on to the security blanket of my image or the sound that I had wasn’t right. I needed to take risks and pull away from the comfort zone.” Read more.
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November 20th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
Thank you so much for an update on Maxwell!! By the way his concert was amazing, his stage presence is second to none. Jazmine Sullivan was a treat as well, that girl can blow !!
November 29th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
LOVE U MAXWELL