Maxwell: Tiny Desk Concert

[@Dhk4]

Maxwell might be one of the only artists to have a MTV Unplugged, VH1 Storytellers, and a Tiny Desk. That's longevity on another level

[@syr1008jal]

MTV unplugged!!!! Such a great time that and I remember when Jamie Foxx did aol sessions!

[@AviweGwele]

I still remember that MTV Unplugged 🔥

[@bullybeefandrice]

That VH1 Storytellers was the ish! Can’t find it anywhere online, unfortunately.

[@goldsilverwater]

yessss

[@a.m.m.4592]

🤔

[@armandjudd9257]

Whoever is behind the programming of Tiny Desk deserves a Grammy and Nobel Peace Prize!

[@HoneyHoneyBaby]

Fax 📠💯💯

[@schobyschnacks4527]

His name is Bobby Carter ( I think ).

[@saphire2214]

And a raise!

[@Metch238]

Ingenious!

[@AaronLewis06]

All the clout and recognition!!!

[@samkelokey4656]

He's not celebrated enough. One of the Greats

[@timothymumba99]

We should continue celebrating him always

[@verma9820]

Facts!

[@selenat264]

Agree!!

[@trudygage6021]

I totally agree

[@churchillwood38]

Facts!!!

[@candacelaloca]

I seen Maxwell when I was 15, and I'm now 41. He is my male version of Sade. Just saying. Classic. Timeless. Loved. Thank you for bringing love to music for our generation and beyond. XO

[@billiezee]

I’m 41 also. Played nothing but Sade and Maxwell ALL throughout high school. One of my teachers asked me if I was ok 😂😂 because I would play King of Sorrow on repeat 😂😂😂 Never saw either of them in person unfortunately

[@debjonsson8525]

@@billiezee I did see Sade, and she was all that....I agree, two smooth crooners, aww, the good old days.

[@victoriaallemond3911]

THIS!!!

[@danavixen6274]

I love Sade and Maxwell. What I would give to see her live! I've been blessed to see Maxwell once. Loved him on stage! EFFORTLESS! Can't wait to see this LEGEND again next week! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@sylviaedwards2446]

Never seen Sade live but I watched the live performance on KZbin her and her band are amazing

[@robertmarshall39]

So, are the people in charge of these 2024 performances getting a raise or nah???? 😂😂😂 They are on point!!!!

[@god563616]

YES!!!!!!

[@nomtikamjwana1140]

Speak on it 💯

[@startingoverbygrace]

For real, for real .

[@Najeechan]

Right! They haven't missed yet

[@misterpalmer]

Can somebody pin this!!??

[@DekiaryCarter]

This is proof that it’s time for Tiny Desk to start an annual music festival. The lineup on here is always spot on.

[@Slowjo1221]

Now this is an excellent idea.

[@Child_of_the_most_High_God]

I'm all ready at ticket master. Tickets are in cart and ready for the drop .... ready to hit check out. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@PureNapture]

Mi muneco ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@tracienatural2405]

​@@Child_of_the_most_High_God 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@skywalker6648]

Called, "The Big Office concert?"

[@Backpackfiles]

I'm 53. My favorite big cousin, 83, lives upstairs from us. She has dementia and the memory fails. I played this for her and suddenly it was 1996 again. Thank you, NPR!

[@jkayin07]

That’s beautiful ❤

[@Momo-hj6hh]

Music is so healing ❤

[@Tutoring4Math]

They are really trying to do more research on music and dementia. We need to find a cure quickly and if music is the key to unlock it. I'm for it.

[@lawrenceenehoward1592]

Wow!!!! What a blessing!!!

[@mimiimstrong3294]

This is sooo beautiful

[@camtronator73]

Besides the main artist on Tiny Desk, these musicians drummer, bass, guitar, backup singers are phenomenal 😮‍💨 give them they flowers 💐

[@MSD.4543]

Absolutely amazing ❤

[@90sGloss]

That female backup singer has been with him for literally YEARS. And she still sounds the same!

[@jaleesamg]

So has the guitarist! I'm pretty sure he did the original solo on Don't Ever Wonder!

[@FaithLoveHope55]

LaTina Webb 💚🎶

[@memefree3101]

Yes I remember her from unplugged

[@sheritamitchell1036]

She's a Sanaa Latham twin... anyone else see that???🤔🤔🤔

[@MsIonka]

Latina!

[@melissac1105]

2024 is THE year for tiny desk.

[@HONEYLOVERFRIEND]

No lies told.

[@chell8057]

Now "Tiny Desk" is really the "Big Desk!" 💖💖💖 And this is total celebration for real...🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Queenmamabearxo]

Heck yeah!

[@damon4000]

Couldn't agree more!

[@ohashlee7506]

I’m about to faint 🤣🤣

[@dianafairley3199]

I was a limo driver in Chicago years ago and drove Maxwell. It was right when Jill Scott had come out. He gave me money to buy her CD to make sure I got it. He was a pure soul 😊

[@yudahel8521]

I was behind him at a restaurant, he shook my hand and left, the clerk said the gentleman I was talking to had paid for my meal. I never got the chance to thank him . This was in the year 2000

[@MzShonuff123]

I can't wait to see him here in October

[@RoninAliNowOn]

Cool

[@RoninAliNowOn]

Wow! ​@@yudahel8521

[@Miss_K254]

❤❤❤

[@lakiaya0519]

Just saw him in concert in Chicago w/ Jasmine Sullivan. When I say that was the best musical concert I attended since Prince. Love Maxwell so much!

[@danavixen6274]

Ooh! Saw him Detroit on Friday! Maxwell is INCREDIBLE! Loved him and his band! At least, you got to see Prince. 🙏🏾 I have his concert DVDs. As soon as he dropped an announcement that he'd be in town, the show would sell out immediately! My FAVORITE musician of all time! 💜🙏🏾 🎸

[@sofiasweetman7209]

Omg dream concert

[@amore9217]

Yes,it was They were in STL on Sunday I had a time!🎉

[@creamytasteofheaven9146]

I’m going to see him Sunday and CANNOT wait!❤❤❤

[@creamytasteofheaven9146]

@@danavixen6274I can’t wait. I’m going this Sunday.

[@dalanmorring6631]

Tiny Desk better adopt that slogan should be "where real music can't lie" , Maxwell

[@bjt3774]

Maaannn listen!!!

[@macwell]

YES!! Terrific idea! 🙌🏿❤️👑❤️🙌🏿

[@MrAdrianRV]

Npr should start their own music streaming-get rid of profit bottom feeders like spotify.

[@amyhollylife]

Yes 😂… only REAL talent need to apply.

[@being_abulele]

Amen!

[@lynettewinters654]

The way Maxwell is AUTHENTICALLY engaged with the audience is top tier 😌

[@babysoda5915]

I totally agree! It’s what makes this performance so EPIC!!

[@eddedream8586]

Love to see him still so handsome and humble! He's BEEN the goat 🐐 forever! God protect this man at all costs. Hopefully he didn't attend any Diddler parties and can have a wholesome legacy.

[@Jdsolamente]

saw him live some years ago and it was amazing he just has that stage presence!!!

[@SunKeeper32]

His Mtv Unplugged was good too from years back

[@lisapeytonmcneill256]

THAT PART!

[@ShabbaQuilde]

D'Angelo next, thank you!

[@rosech0senOne]

Yessssss! I second this!

[@Anvar2308]

And then and then... Frank Ocean

[@cooksous]

Only one I’m waitin’ on at this point.

[@Tobias_R2m]

Jill Scott

[@Wadidi-jr]

Yes yes yes yes

[@BallaGaonema]

that Al Green cover is cherry on top ugh. We're so blessed to live be alive for this moment.

[@WarrenBridges-um5cg]

@Ballagaonema As I've mentioned elsewhere, Al Green nudged a 19 year old Kate Bush into 2nd spot during a 1978 Tokyo song competition. Kate went on to write "This Woman's Work".

[@juliet0826]

Give whoever is booking this years Tiny Desks a very big raise!!!

[@darrylthomas2664]

@@juliet0826 I swear

[@vblawson648]

Yes!! Because 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@shauntaveasley8925]

@@vblawson648 ABSOLUTELY! THEY ARE BEEN ON FIRE!!!

[@fanchonA]

I agree!!

[@dn30001]

Methinks NPR always were trying to book these line ups...but they got a raise in their budgets now lol

[@ajsaxx]

How many of y'all agree Maxwell is undoubtedly one of the most influential R&B 🐐's from the 90's! 🙌🏽

[@jroc828]

i dont really think its an argument.

[@sunshineb-d5006]

👋

[@Teresinhadaniel]

Indeed!!🎉🎉🎉

[@marseamarquis9111]

He brings my heart to its' knees. ❤

[@tavamartin7422]

Definitely! I’ve seen him 4 times !!! He’s a top tier entertainer! No argument ! He’s definitely the goat ! &! Has carried the torch !!

[@ebonyr.b.1216]

Soooo… the fact that he was so nervous that he couldn’t sleep was soooo cute to hear from such a seasoned artist!!

[@FirstPersonHood]

Everything he performs is a Tiny Desk!

[@davidblank5296]

Like he said it's where u can't lie and whenever singers of his qualities gets older they have a healthy fear of failure ✊🏿

[@marseamarquis9111]

The top of the top. ❤

[@marvelandgroup]

Maxwell's falsetto isn't as high as back in the 90s, so songs from Embrya he doesn't perform anymore, but he's adjusted well.

[@blackbrownandthai136]

I have heard a lot of artists say that it must be very íntimamente

[@MISSVAAAAAAA]

ONLY THE TRUE ARTISTS UNDERSTAND WHY YOU GOT NOT ONE DROP OF SLEEP BEFORE THE CONCERT. WE LOVE LOVE LOVE YOU MAXWELL WE APPRECIATE YOUR APPRECIATION FOR YOUR VOICE YOUR SOUL IS TIMELESS 🙏🏾🟡

[@djeezee7798]

The fact that, Maxwell, of all people. Was nervous about living up to a worthy performance on Tiny Desk. Is a testament to why he is such an iconic artist. We weren't nervous. We knew exactly what we would get. Perfection!!

[@ThatoKhumaloTK]

Oh 100%, we were not nervous ❤❤❤

[@kmputertechsupplies2374]

Its also, testament to how awesome NPR's Tiny Desk is.

[@nathanneelyoutlawdiditprod2891]

He has always been so humble. I remember he said something similar about the release of the "Embrya" album and thought that it was not one of his best works. He actually thanked R Kelly for "saving his career" when he wrote "Fortunate" for him.

[@Danielle-yw3vw]

​​@@nathanneelyoutlawdiditprod2891and interestingly, i think its arguably one of his best! Like he said, he did sumthin abit left for a minute with that album, questioned if he should have, and as far as creative musing goes, i believe when you feel that, what your about to create , is already what is - exactly - is meant to be spoken

[@suzettegough6915]

He's had bouts of stage fright. He quit performing live for a number of years

[@Dotheerighting]

This man is 51 y’all. My generation aging like fine wine ❤

[@vanessajackson3894]

Yesss fine 🍷

[@cptight88]

I need a glass of dat.

[@Selflovematters4life]

Gen X stand up 💪

[@ta5393]

Still fine after all these years!

[@summersays]

Facts we looking good! 💯 47 over here.

[@BigBobbyBoLo]

short story.. the year before I attended Morehouse College, Maxwell was a new artist and was booked to perform the homecoming. He did, and because the brothers weren't familiar and because perhaps they weren't his core audience, he got booed, so I heard. Fast forward to my freshman year, his music is playing in all dorm halls in the AUC.. That summer I ran into him at the store, while wearing my Morehouse hat. He looked at me and I blurted out, " I wasn't there yet, I just started!" ... Fortunately he burst into laughter and we hugged it out. He's a really good dude! Also my late cousin was a backup singer for him and always said he was a great guy

[@TheJawn_G]

Same thing happened to Kevin gates at my school Alabama A&M in 2012, we were like who in the heck is that? He was still chubby with locs at the time the old KG

[@cyt8284]

🤣🤣🤣

[@lmalbrue]

Sounds like the Morehouse students are trash

[@NadiaZoe1111]

I love this

[@AnnMarieSampson]

Great story! Everybody has to start somewhere. Both Mary J Blige and Brandi got booed in London, in the 90s, before they blew up

[@tshiamomolokoane4948]

The engagement from the audience made this even more cooler 👌

[@michaeldeane7368]

Nothing Can Compete With Real Instruments, Real musicians Are A BLESSING to life.

[@amayawson477]

Thank you. My big son asks why I constantly listen to tiny desk concerts. It's the live instruments. They hit the soul differently. ! This is better than other recordings.

[@byhisgrace2853]

At 62 I grew up in the era of music with real singers (no autotune) and musicians. Nothing comes close to that sound.

[@Mvpsavannah]

I’m glad my father cultured me so properly. I’m 27 and it’s only a few friends I can say would vibe at a jazz festival with me ✌🏽

[@World-Peace-x9l]

Love IT.

[@FemiOlamide1]

Absolutamente

[@Apples_forlife]

0:00-Sumthing Sumthing 3:14- bad habits 8:38-Life time 12:29-Pretty Wings 18:35-Simply beautiful 23:05-Ascension

[@christel3076]

Woman’s work 💔

[@Annoyed_Human]

​@@christel3076 ikr... 😢

[@foeshizzel]

He can't hit that register anymore. 😢​@@christel3076

[@autumnof1992]

I love matrimony

[@MultiKusta]

Fortunate?😢

[@IceColdFire67]

Maxwell is currently touring!! Support him!!

[@christianadoe8877]

A millennial here and this gone be my first time seeing him…im so excited have watched this video 3x today

[@kingmack2011]

Going to see him in October

[@kanashamyers2821]

I got my tickets 🎟 October 27th LOS ANGELES

[@lecoramassamba]

Ive gone and seen him before n would do it again and again!!!!

[@linequeenpublishing]

it puts on an amazing show!

[@schizescribe]

Does anybody else want a shot of the audience? The way these guys are smiling at certain points makes me certain they’re absolutely jazzed by a couple audience guys that are losing their minds in excitement getting to be there in person with their favorite band! ❤

[@dreas.8202]

I've seen this man in concert many many times and I don't care if he sang the same song everytime, I'm gonna give him my money EVERY SINGLE TIME!!

[@Yeah_Ken]

YESSsss I'm the same way❤

[@LiquoriceGold]

I've seen him in concert too and trust me he enjoys the crowd singing along. He literally was singing and duck walking across the stage, he had knees to spare lol.

[@VinHussle]

Seeing him in October.

[@lachanettefoote6044]

Same‼️🙌🏾

[@mywords07]

😂Facts❤

[@elijahisrael86]

51 and still singing like he’s 22. One of the goats 🐐

[@armandjudd9257]

What do you mean he’s 51 and still as hot as day 1. People like him make me feel twice my age. Bless him!

[@fionadaniel4056]

Seriously right!!! Like it's illegal they way he puts it down 😂😂😂😂 when he danced to the floor, my old self was thinking, does he not have arthritis yet? 😂😂😂😂

[@mjae261]

Yeeeeesss😭😭❤️📍

[@terry_kennedy_]

51 ??? really ?? I might say 36 or little bit more 😅

[@khamari22]

That would make him 6 y.o. when he debuted in 1994 😂​@@terry_kennedy_

[@BecomingLaKaya]

I have a soon-to-be 27 year old because of Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite 😂😂❤ Love Maxwell!!!!!❤

[@HoneyHoneyBaby]

Lol ☺️

[@zanxxx]

Haha amazing ❤

[@TheR3gi]

Must have been a great night if Maxwell was playing in the back 🔥😏

[@nickkaunang]

lol this is my favorite comment

[@lynettep6679]

❤

[@edsonsantos9419]

Yes, Maxwell is undoubtedly one of the most influential R&B's from the 90's!

[@cheerfullyme]

Maxwell was my mom’s absolute favorite artist so of course I grew to love him too. She passed this June so it’s been hard watching her favorite tv show or hearing her favorite music. My sister sent this to me but I needed a little time to get myself together before I could hit play. I’m glad I did though because I can picture my mom straight swooning and singing along. She’s here with me though, I just can’t see her. I love you mom.

[@jvillanueva2978]

she was singing and dancing with you. may she RIP

[@crystalharris-thomas1939]

I'm so sorry for your loss. May you find peace and healing in your memories. ❤

[@MJ-vt4nb]

I understand ❤❤❤

[@bryanjohnson5487]

❤

[@alinaadamut]

sending love your way!

[@MsLovinLight]

I’ve been a Maxwell fan since ‘96! I was17, now I’m 45! He has never disappointed ! He don’t miss everrrrrrr!

[@MsG110]

Same!

[@tslee3008]

Yes...me too!! I'm 46!! I ❤ it I remember watching..Till the Cops Come Knocking video on BET like who is that...I like him😅😅

[@shonda79able]

Same. I'm 45 and I listen to at least 1 Maxwell song every day

[@LTee313]

Omg same

[@QueenLeeMi79]

Me too ill be 45 in October and I've been a fan since til the cops come knockinnnnn....❤

[@nickel8412]

Maxwell reminds you of the best of times in the 90s, singing along in your car with your boo.

[@almightysanointedsquad8221]

Yes, Yes, Yes and Yes!!!!

[@MadameDope]

Facts

[@Judah2019]

Totally! Great music ❤

[@sunflowerlove6489]

yes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@rspitts4180]

❤😊

[@alyricroyale]

This made me soooo happy! Maxwell is timeless.

[@nishacarterrr]

Baby tiny desk been cutting up all 2024 im always excited but this year im ecstatic 😂👏🏽👏🏽

[@Chastidee-bbx]

Right 😂

[@mikapowell5826]

THIS!

[@divinekarma1111]

Yesssss

[@AaronLewis06]

It's getting back to the real! I just love it!!

[@timeclock5771]

Yes they have!!! They been on necks all year

[@sha-naeanderson4541]

This wasn't long enough for me. This could have easily been an hour long. Maxwell has HITS. I love him so much.

[@JakeSpoon214]

We need some extended Tiny Desk sessions 😂

[@giths19]

@@JakeSpoon214 haha i said the same thing before i realized this was 30mins and that's actually long for tiny desk.

[@HannibalLector-e8y]

Iktr 👏🏾

[@ThisIsJ.Nicole]

Facts cuz that 30 minutes flew.

[@yolizen9980]

You hear me!

[@octaviawilliams8131]

Millennial here, I couldn’t run fast enough to watch this 😮‍💨. This just made my whole day lol. I’ve been listening to Maxwell my whole life. He is real music.

[@shaleyah5333]

Immediately yes!❤

[@healingstartswithaconversa3761]

Yaaaassss 🎉❤

[@tonyabrown7155]

Yasssssss🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@cariroberts9142]

Yes he issssss! ❤

[@red143rene]

After getting my first job, one of the first cds that I bought was Urban Hang Suite. It's always been one of my favorite albums.

[@palesaseele1827]

This performance does not get old. The best Tiny Desk performance.

[@larrysimpson7127]

You Should Check Out Lucky Day's Tiny Desk Concert! I Think You Might Like That Also

[@HeavenlyTheeBliss]

I’ve seen this man in concert multiple times and I could never get tired of Maxwell’s voice and energy.

[@melwill9868]

Me too. He is even better live!!!

[@moniquenichols7124]

Me too and me either❤

[@nnekacarpenter]

@HeavenlyTheeBliss Maxwell knows how to put on a show and is very entertaining as we see here on Tiny Desk but times 10 in concert. He gives his audience their money's worth.

[@FeliciaHarden]

me too!! classic

[@TheMandag89]

I agree I’ve seen him twice and would again.

[@bam2xl14]

“This Woman's Work” on Tiny Desk would have been astronomical

[@Brandonarmistead5]

That’s a hard song to sing without help

[@dreas.8202]

​@@Brandonarmistead5Umm, not for him it isn't.

[@stacywoods3269]

​@Brandonarmistead5 think he did that on unplugged years ago

[@msmfry]

I came here for that song 😢

[@skywalker6648]

@@msmfry Me too.

[@terracejohnson9251]

These background singers are always NEXT LEVEL..

[@ced8668]

🎯🎯🎯

[@ShakyShante]

I just left Maxwell's concert in VA. Listen when I tell you that watching him and his band here has nothing on seeing them in full concert. It was funky, soulful and absolutely mesmerizing. I wish I could see it again, which I guess is why I'm here now. Lol

[@Inaaya-y9v]

Me too. He just left Birmingham and it was Lit and awesome. Just simply amazing

[@lolakhan2724]

With ticket prices so high..if you can't afford to go to live concerts. Come over to Tiny Desk and enjoy these great artists..Tiny Desk is booking this is great. Thanks Tiny Desk.

[@misszuleika]

How? I can’t seem to find tickets anywhere 😭

[@racheltarentino3314]

His cheapest tickets are 30 dollars

[@lolakhan2724]

​@@racheltarentino3314At the top of the event center, you can't hardly see anything.

[@ItsMeUKP]

He don’t know how much he means to us. That’s wild. 😂

[@andreyzuza5521]

He made it through the MTV Unplugged era back in the day and now he is still rocking at the modern days version of the show

[@ashleyrsai26]

My favorite album is his unplugged❤

[@olrickbethel7877]

His UNplugged was a classic!! The band was locked and He was in His pockeT!!!

[@Honestly_Sisi]

Secretly wishing NPR Tiny Desk would expand performance production to MTV Unplugged scale. 😊

[@AGholst502]

He smoked that Unplugged too. Now I need to go back and listen, it's been a while

[@adriannenelson6953]

Mann his MTV unplugged was something serious!!!!!

[@Breqz]

“I could let my life pass me by, or I could get down and try to work it on out this life time.” Absolutely love that song.

[@michaeldeane7368]

That song will make you Reflect on Life.

[@patc.420]

I'm listening to Maxwell getting in my feelings. Took me back to his first CD. Yes, I'm 71 yrs young. Love you Maxwell you did Al Green justice.

[@reneerogers3663]

That's right. Don't forget the Baby Boomers. Almost 61 and remember Saturday mornings and Soul Train. Al, Marvin, Curtis and the rest laid the foundation.

[@naledimay7503]

Still have his CDs, loved doing long trips singing along with him. This performance brought so many beautiful memories for me. Thank you

[@dyoung2739]

Same y’all. I’m 61.

[@jonathanmebane3782]

you aint lying im 50 and his first album dropped my senior year in high school.. just pure soul and talent

[@luerainejames5307]

Me 63❤❤❤​@@dyoung2739

[@Kevodah]

This is the most anticipated Tiny Desk for me ever!!!! I have 3 children from this man's music. They are now 20, 17, and 16.

[@michaelgreene4816]

TMI.

[@SAMack-xd2fn]

Sounds like he owes you child support 😂😂😂😂😂

[@RSajsvsp]

hahahahah I can imagine!

[@spencer5475]

Had my first to the Embrya album so I get it 😂

[@ntjekes]

😂😂😂

[@sibongilemakhanya5007]

Nah man, that was too short. I need at least 30 more minutes. Tiny Desk is killing it this year 🔥

[@sarahscott7666]

Yesss I thought so too 😢such a great singer

[@MellyHhhhh]

💯👌✨

[@M3ri305]

He’s on tour!!!

[@currencygradegold775]

Just saw Maxwell in Atlanta 9/27/24 at the Serenade Tour with my wife. We have seen him three times before. He sounds as good as ever. We will always support true musicianship!

[@AngelHoll-pr8fz]

I was 11 year's old when his lifetime song dropped November 2001 good old day's

[@shavonemiller4367]

Millennial here!!! I know ALLLLLL of these songs!!! 😍😍😍

[@kiaundriabellerose5027]

Me too! 🥰

[@KAstarGod]

@@kiaundriabellerose5027 I respect it but this is Gen X baby. Ohhh the memories in these songs and all the concerts.

[@jrbrathwaite5468]

Facts 💯✅🙌🏾🔥

[@HazelDell]

@@KAstarGod They weren't saying the songs were millennial. They were saying they knew all the songs along with Pretty Wings even though they themselves are a millennial.

[@jada2708]

🌸💐🌺🌻

[@morimotosan1]

NPR TINY DESK, rocking 2024 right out of the ballpark!!! I’m waiting on Jill Scott & De’Angelo next ❤

[@blackbroadwayandbeyond]

🙌🏿

[@sheenabaharudin]

I can't wait!

[@swebb1155]

Facts and will they please give Sade her flowers

[@adriennerutledge5745]

Jill Scott ❤

[@lynettep6679]

💯💯💯💯

[@LexiLaLuz147]

Maxwell has stayed so humble, talented and gifted throughout all these years. Thank you for blessing us with your blessings!!! 💜💜💜💜💜

[@LoreenSutherland]

2:42pm ❤Maxwell has been my favorite and will always be mine.❤❤❤❤

[@djcoolcliff]

RIP to my uncle Melvin Ragin aka Wah Wah Watson who played rhythm guitar on The Urban Suite album for Maxwell and RIP to Leon Ware who wrote Sumthin Sumthin and he wrote whole I Want You Album for Marvin Gaye too!!!

[@mizrelmizrel]

Yes Rip to those two Geniuses 🕊️🙌🏾🎶

[@Cyab22]

0:01 Sumthin’ Sumthin’ 3:12 Bad Habits 8:39 Lifetime 12:33 Pretty Wings 18:44 Simply Beautiful (Al Green Cover) 23:00 Ascension (Don’t Ever Wonder)

[@svalbard01]

Thank you! NPR should pin timestamp comments... (or just add them in the description like they're normal!)

[@tammylowden6857]

❤🎉

[@rafaasann]

womans work out of this list is crazy 😭

[@rakgadim.mohlala1324]

I came for this woman’s work😭

[@Meca1986]

And "whenever,wherever, whatever"

[@sailorneen]

TINY DESK YOU GOT SOME NERVE BRIGHTENING UP MY DAY LIKE THIS!!!!

[@nkatimagoro287]

Agreed

[@pilarrleigh]

Depression gone

[@k1773ns]

😂😂 real

[@RNBRADAR]

Maxwell & SWV gave us the best tiny desk performance of the year 🥲

[@DreamWriterInk4u]

Did you see Chaka's? Its pretty awesome too

[@Boogiesince]

Justin Timberlake is still the bar for me this year.

[@PapoKingsberry]

USHER did.. don’t @ me 😅

[@crblanco15]

100%

[@lesliemartin2901]

Chaka and Ne-Yo was top notch too! ❤

[@MarisaBryan-mc5ez]

Pure JOY listening to Maxwell ❤

[@nytquil1]

One thing about Tiny Desk concerts is you CANNOT FAKE THE FUNK! Maxwell is a timeless talent and it shows.

[@juliebrant254]

He's true class ❤

[@JefferyMillerMusic]

I played trombone on Maxwell's cover of "Simply Beautiful". Shoutout to Maxwell and the band! Big love to Shedrick Mitchell and Travis Sayles on keys and Darryl "Lil Man" Howell on drums! So inspiring!

[@razmatazzsi2293]

That band is amazing!! Congratulations for your contribution on this track. It’s simply beautiful 💕💕💕💕💕💕

[@TB-oh8zl]

For real!

[@mizrelmizrel]

👏🏾👏🏾🎶💖

[@Keithdog513]

Maxwell is just amazing, but please give it up for the band. Real music, real music.

[@mizrelmizrel]

The band was incredible 👏🏾

[@markpfeffer7487]

Absolutely flawless.

[@LisaDTinsley]

Thirty minutes of greatness!!!! We love you, Maxwell!!!!

[@michaelbauer2950]

Probably the fastest I have ever hit a video from Tiny Desk. One of my all time favorite singers!

[@tawannasteele4534]

Yep…😭😭

[@sarahjanelara8046]

@@michaelbauer2950 SAAAAAME!!

[@michellewilliams5997]

Same!! Logged out of work early 😂

[@ClutchDOTorg]

Immedjetly😂

[@saashaj7649]

The first one I signed up for an alert. And worth every notification!!

[@chiavanicarland6421]

Millennial here. Love all of Maxwell’s catalog. Been singing them from childhood. Ran to watch this Tiny Desk.

[@QueenOfKings0402]

Same here us Millennials got to grow up with great music

[@kellyjackson4973]

My husband and I played the song LIFETIME at our wedding This brings back all the great memories . We have been married 22 years this month!!! I’m gonna play this when he gets home, see if I can get me sumthin sumpthin!!!!

[@ashbook88]

Congratulations 🎊 hope you got some sum sum 😂❤

[@eligarrett3739]

Definitely a good wedding song! I'm glad he played Pretty wings because at first I was like man this dude is dope!

[@TheApeWonder]

‘til the cops come knockin’ too!

[@KAye633]

I thought lifetime was about moving on from a breakup 😂

[@HolyPretty]

One of my favorite songs by Maxwell. Lifetime.

[@JOANNED83]

I'm sitting at reception in my job in dublin Ireland, praying no customer comes in and ruins this for me! Thank you for this, I've been waiting for ages for Maxwell's turn. Happy Friday everyone 🎉❤

[@demetrisims6862]

Right I’m at my desk at the hospital currently jamming

[@HisLady1022]

❤❤❤❤Happy Friday from Houston Texas!!!

[@MsSexyDiva4Lyfe]

Ohh HOUSTON TEXAS too! 😂😂😂 what language do they speak in Ireland?

[@profesorafleming4808]

😅😅

[@msphil4life]

😂😂 I FELT that!!!!!!

[@arvellgreen1]

The bass player came to do what needed to be done 🙌🏾

[@cleoc1105]

My sentiments, exactly. I'm loving that bass player.... and he's cute, too. ❤️❤️❤️

[@truthtorpedo4068]

😂❤

[@ooinvsaoo]

@arvellgreen1 is that you up there?

[@traxxgalore]

Darrell Freeman is that guy!!!

[@n.j.fromcali2068]

Yes sir !!

[@asiablue195]

As a younger millennial, I’ve been listening to Maxwell since I was a baby. Maxwell is legendary!

[@lisaosario5294]

Meeee 2❤❤❤😂🎉🎉🎉

[@It_Puts_The_Lotion_On_Its_Skin]

You already know what it is. 1989, let’s go.

[@carolben-davies8446]

OMG he is freaking AWESOME!!! What a blessing it must have been to be in the crowd!! They are part of the show too! If their energy is off it impacts the artists and they are always amazing!! y'all rocked!

[@bereatha1]

Maxwell I am a 75 year old Great Grandma from Indianapolis and I never miss your concerts. I purchased my Oct 7th tickets when they went on sale in March. I am totally grooving to your Tiny Desk Concert. You make an old girl feel Brand new. Thank you for singing AL Green's Simply Beautiful.

[@ThisIsJ.Nicole]

One on THE most memorable BET moments for me.

[@suzettebarclay6423]

Awesome 🎉

[@yvonnehollvey2213]

I’m a 73 year old great grandmother and have been in luv since he came out. Have seen him live twice.❤Thank you Maxwell!

[@delaunthompson]

I swear Maxwell's tracks some of the funkiest Basslines ever and this highlighted it. This was amazing.

[@jacf2192]

agree 💯

[@2ammusik]

At one point it was the same band that used to record with Sade

[@divineorder7695]

​@@2ammusik: Say whaaaat nahh 😮?! I thought Folasade's Band was EXCLUSIVE to her, Ironclad Contract 🧾 or sumthn 🤷🏽‍♀️ .

[@donniealexander993]

NPR Tiny Desk = No studio tricks, vocal tracks or the overwhelming use of AutoTune. Real music with real unfiltered voices!! I LOVE IT!!

[@kmissouri]

I LOVE MAXWELL! His vibe is EVERYTHING ❤

[@mihlebokveldt3774]

“This is where real music can’t lie”

[@msphil4life]

TRUTH!!! He ain't lie either💕💕

[@chattinsince96]

A truth speaker. Always gonna love this man and his voice.

[@Gumbier_Than]

I'm sure some of us are doing some lying down with that music though. 😂

[@tonywilcher]

Facts! You have to be able to sing & play your instrument masterfully. Ain’t no studio where you can do multiple takes until it’s right & then the producer cleans it up before release. On demand excellence with Tiny Desk!

[@DtlaDaisy]

the neutral palette of the entire band combined w the soothing vocals and instruments....omg. CHEFS KISS

[@1devastating1]

Right

[@mizrelmizrel]

Yes, Yes!👏🏾

[@Obrien84]

I named my son Maxwell because of this legend. One of the greatest singers of all time

[@alibabuchejohnson7306]

That’s Beautiful!

[@PCB_215]

maxwell is just timeless

[@lukecinto]

Absolutely!

[@NicoleDeniseTV]

Still one of the cleanest falsettos in the game! 🥰 SANG MAX!

[@KMGTV9]

I just texted this sentiment to my ppls!

[@JayKennedy101]

Something about a man singing in falsetto. ❤❤

[@Singlehood2Marriage]

Wow!! His voice NEVER gets OLD! He's aging gracefully and God is Great! Love to see it! 🎉❤

[@vblawson648]

I’m so happy and in love with life right now

[@AMOE_30]

@@vblawson648His music makes me feel that way!

[@AMOE_30]

Even after his health challenges 🙌🏾🤎.

[@sherlsyg1]

I have never been happier to say that I am 42 years. I lived in a time when THIS was music!!! THEY JUST DONT MAKE MUSIC LIKE THIS ANYMORE!!! Is neo-soul/R&B even genres anymore?... Genuinely curious. Thank you Tiny Desk for this GEM. Thank you Maxwell for being timeless!!

[@cheresedotcom]

Mee too - I was born in 82

[@deneicesherman5645]

September 18, 1982 what it do 😂

[@grahaemegreen5264]

I'm soon to be 64 and remember him from the off!!!

[@cheresedotcom]

@@deneicesherman5645 yes ma’am- I was happy Jackie Robinson 42 birthday coming up

[@cheresedotcom]

@@grahaemegreen5264 alrighty 64 is sexy and fly

[@nattybk5998]

This is defo one of the best tiny desks

[@vpcrecords30]

Thank you for Maxwell. Can we get D'Angelo please. We're litteraly begging now

[@on_joe_lee_]

Please!!! That would be amazing.

[@RTZHD13]

Due to health he’s unable to perform or sing at that level

[@RebelRouserEsq]

Really Love would go CRAZY on a Tiny Desk

[@roamakes]

@@RTZHD13source?

[@carpediem9015]

This man’s voice, after 20+ yrs still sounds like the original records…and live, no autotune! I just can’t give him enough flowers! 💐 🌸 🌺 much love 🙏🏾💗👏🏾😊

[@GrzlyBeard]

IKR! I said prematurely his pitch has reduced through age, and ate those words at 7:06 sublime! And on no sleep? Real music can't lie for real!

[@TheTwonne1]

Ain't that truth. The brother can SANG !!!

[@jesellahutchinson8513]

RIGHT! Same thing I said he sounds like the original records amazing!! Pure Talent❤

[@princezzmartinez4375]

This man's voice is like butter on a 11O degree skillet. It just melts you, baby!!! It just doesn't get any better.

[@Gumbier_Than]

Sizzle sizzle. 😂

[@lennoxcalder6874]

Just saw him at Barclay's with Jazmine Sullivan and October London..what an experience..what great voices. He's so humble and thankful..

[@Tavi.Liksem]

In the mid 90s, Maxwell and D'Angelo flipped my whole musical tastes upside down. I was all hip hop and these dudes mellowed my whole vibe.

[@dobbiverse]

Bring back all NEO SOUL ARtist of the 90s and 2000's please @nprmusic !!! this is so needed!

[@michellelove6754]

I'm ready for that ❤❤

[@DE100ify]

​@@michellelove6754 Me too 💯

[@BigBStatz]

Yes!!!!

[@DE100ify]

@@dobbiverse Absolutely 💯♥️🔥🔥🔥

[@summerbummerr]

Gen Z here! I grew up on older music and let me just say Maxwell did not disappoint! Tiny Desk, thank you!

[@voicethe241]

Same, Gen Z has no idea about music, This is it

[@andersonfamilyvalues6240]

Maxwell is old music now oh noooo !!!

[@HiLaToya]

Gen Z calling my music "older music" feels so wild! 😂😂😂

[@summerbummerr]

@@HiLaToya i mean given it was from the 90’s.. it’s considered older. Don’t get me wrong, I listen to music from the 60’s. It’s not present day music so I said older.

[@Coxinha87]

@@voicethe241 Our olders said this as well. Every Gen has their sound. We're just lucky Maxwell was ours ❤

[@chanyell22]

Something about these tiny desk need individual artist awards at the Grammys

[@mere9736]

whoever is producing these Tiny Desks is going straight to Heaven

[@J.Stokes]

😂😂😂

[@wisegoddess8224]

Do not pass GO. Do not collect $200. Just go straight through. Straight through.

[@Nataschafreeman]

Definitely 💯

[@verbenacummings7046]

Thank you Tiny Desk for bringing us real music from all over the world and in every genre.

[@maxwell7482]

How are you doing? Thank you for being a fans I hope you will never stop listening to my music . God Bless You!!❤

[@RLPiper]

Giving me an unskippable ad in the middle of pretty wings is unforgivable KZbin.

[@ElisaSpencer]

Are you the one with "the voice" who kept getting Max's attention and told to "come up here"?

[@Khopotso.Lutre1936]

Use premium.

[@WarrenBridges-um5cg]

@@Khopotso.Lutre1936 Or download it, watch it, then delete it if you don't want to keep it. That's what I do with movies to remove ads.

[@Note.O]

*Facts* KZbin devils - so messed up. They always do it, even in the middle of Marvin Gaye's "what's going on". 🤦‍♀️

[@kmissouri]

😂

[@ringsideblerd]

I saw Maxwell last night on the Serenade Tour and once again, it was amazing!I immediately had to watch this today to keep the vibe going!

[@crockett8497]

No one deserved their flowers more. This man exudes every recipe.

[@crownedmelaninqueen]

Eloquently put !!

[@addienewman3102]

He is one of the greatest in the business!

[@timwin7155]

This guy has one of the greatest falsettos in the game period.

[@alibabuchejohnson7306]

You said a word.

[@rikkidgermano9640]

Hasn't lost a step vocally and this is why he's among one of my favorite singers like Chico DeBarge, Jon B, Lyfe Jennings, Eric Benet, D'Angelo.....

[@ThePolymatheory]

Chico Debarge’s Long Time No See is a classic!

[@rikkidgermano9640]

@@ThePolymatheory Most definitely!

[@Wc7823]

Chico’s Long Time No See is ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️! No skips.

[@plmitch]

nice to see someone else who's a fan of Chico....I have his entire body of work...🥰

[@HoneyHoneyBaby]

​@@plmitchMe too 😁

[@CPDRV]

Wow he still sounds awesome, saw him in Chicago in 96. Going to see him in phoenix in 25. 30 years a fan….

[@JAAY2KAAY]

Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite is one of my favorite albums!!! No skips

[@LA-qw9yo]

Yeah! In a ~Zone~ You can play it, clean the whole house and 'Wonder' where the time went❣ 🎼 🎶🎙 🎶💃🏽 🎶🎙