Maxwell’s Style Has Always Had That Sumthin’ Sumthin’ Inline

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    Maxwell in 1996

    Maxwell performs at the Hanover Grand, London, circa 1996. (Photo by Mark Baker/Sony Music Archive/Getty Images)

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    Maxwell in 1996

    THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO -- Episode 973 -- Pictured: Musical guest Maxwell performs on August 15, 1996 -- (Photo by: Margaret C. Norton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

  • Maxwell in 1997
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    Maxwell in 1997

    Singer Maxwell at VH1 Fashion Awards. (Photo by Dave Allocca/DMI/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)

  • Maxwell in 1998
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    Maxwell in 1998

    MAXWELL, soul singer.

  • Maxwell in 1999
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    Maxwell in 1999

    Singer Maxwell. (Photo by Dave Allocca/DMI/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)

  • Maxwell in 1999
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    Maxwell in 1999

    Musician Maxwell attends The Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute Gala Monographic Exhibiton Gianni Versace on December 8, 1997 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage)

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    Maxwell in 2000

  • Maxwell in 2001
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    Maxwell in 2001

    THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO -- Episode 2161 -- Pictured: Musical guest Maxwell performs on November 16, 2001 -- (Photo by: Paul Drinkwater/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

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    Maxwell in 2009

    LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 28: Singer Maxwell performs onstage during the 2009 BET Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 28, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)