Music of My Mind, from 'The Wonder of Stevie'

The Midnight Miracle

Dave Chappelle, Talib Kweli, yasiin bey

Comedy, Society & Culture

4.6 • 8.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Sharing a preview of a podcast called The Wonder of Stevie. You might think you know Stevie Wonder. You might think you know his music. But you’ve never heard it like this.

Host Wesley Morris is taking you on a deep-dive through Stevie's Classic Period: five legendary albums back-to-back in just four years. Hear about the record deal that started it all, the technology Stevie adopted to create never-before-heard sounds, and his influence on our culture. There will be appearances from legends like Barack and Michelle Obama, Questlove, Smokey Robinson, Dionne Warwick, Babyface, Janelle Monae and more.

In this episode, Wesley details how, years after signing his first recording deal with Motown Records, Stevie decides to renegotiate his contract. One of the things on the table? Complete creative freedom. What follows is the beginning of one of the greatest streak of albums in American popular music: Music of My Mind.

You can binge The Wonder of Stevie at https://lnk.to/wonderofstevie!midnightmiracle

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0:00.0	Hey listeners, we're so excited to share a new podcast with you hosted by the culture critic Wesley Morris.
0:06.4	It's called The Wonder of Stevie. You might think you know Stevie Wonder. You might even think
0:11.4	you know his music, but you've never heard it like this. Wesley is taking you on a deep dive
0:16.9	through Stevie's classic period, five legendary albums back to back in just four years.
0:22.0	Hear about the record deal that started at all, the technology Stevie adopted to create never
0:26.6	before heard sounds, and his influence on our culture. There will be appearances from legends
0:31.3	like Barack and Michelle Obama, Questlove, Smokey Robinson, Dionne Warwick, Babyface, Janelle Monet, and more.
0:38.4	This upcoming episode is a really good one. Wesley details how Stevie is able to renegotiate
0:43.3	his Motown Records contract for complete creative freedom. What follows is the beginning of the
0:47.9	greatest streak of albums in American popular music. Music of my mind. Okay, here comes a sneak
0:53.4	preview.
0:57.2	You can binge the entire season of The Wonder of Stevie right now,
1:01.4	including a bonus episode with Stevie Wonder himself talking to President Barack Obama.
1:03.6	Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
1:08.9	Audible Originals, Higher Ground Audio and Pineapple Street Studios present The Wonder of Stevie hosted by Wesley Morris.
1:16.9	Leaves!
1:21.6	Listen to that
1:24.7	baseline. That's an engine pumping. We're about to drive somewhere.
1:29.3	No, no, no, no, no, no.
1:31.3	We're about to fly.
1:33.3	Every day I want to fly my kite.
1:37.3	And every day I want to fly my car.
	...

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