That's bull. He added pop flourishes and told them to shred more. That's it, like every producer ever. Read the interviews or the Banquet making-of video. Gordon even said they did not listen to him about song structure at all!

I always thought SA was confused, young Kele and showed all his angst and fears growing up as a black, gay second generation African. He just hid behind abstraction. Then he came out and effectively became a new person, freer but remember it's a fresh personality. I hope eventually he matures with it and produces some…