Death, Sex & Money

Raphael Saadiq: Music Was My Therapy. It Had To Be.

Episode Notes

This fall, Tony! Toni! Toné! is on tour for the first time in twenty years. Raphael Saadiq’s career took off as a member of the R&B trio —a group whose music taught Anna, a pre-teen at the time, a thing or two about romance and sexiness. Raphael left the group in the mid-’90s, launching a successful solo career and co-writing and producing music with everyone from Solange and Mary J. Blige to John Legend and D’Angelo.

This week, we revisit Anna’s 2019 conversation with Raphael about how he’s dealt with family deaths over the years, paying off his studio, and what his love life looks like today, in his 50s.

About the Show

Anna Sale explores the big questions and hard choices that are often left out of polite conversation. All episodes

Host

  • Anna Sale is the creator and host of Death, Sex & Money, the podcast about “the things we think about a lot and need to talk about more.” After debuting at the top of the iTunes chart in 2014, Death, Sex & Money was named the #1 podcast of the year by New York Magazine in 2015. Anna won a Gracie for best podcast host in 2016 and the show won the 2018 Webby and 2021 Ambie for best interview show.