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Oct 12, 2021 · October 12, 20211:37 PM ET. Heard on Fresh Air. Terry Gross. 43-Minute Listen. Playlist. In his new book, Roots co-founder Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson starts in 1971 and moves year-by-year through...
Dec 7, 2023 · Morgan Enos. | GRAMMYs / Dec 7, 2023 - 09:45 am. Today, Public Enemy's 1988 album It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back is correctly viewed as a watershed not just for hip-hop, but all of music. But when Questlove's father overheard him playing it, it didn't even sound like music to him.
Jul 21, 2021 · July 21, 20211:00 PM ET. Heard on Fresh Air. Terry Gross. 42-Minute Listen. Enlarge this image. Questlove, here at the Grammys in January 2020, says the pandemic has changed him. Emma...
Oct 12, 2021 · The Passion of Questlove - The New York Times. The drummer, D.J. and producer is everywhere and loved by everyone. But few understand what drives him: an obsession with spreading the joys of...
Jun 28, 2021 · By Andrew R. Chow. June 28, 2021 10:14 AM EDT. A hmir “ Questlove ” Thompson prides himself on being a “music snob”: the Roots drummer has a near-encyclopedic knowledge of pop music history.
Jul 1, 2021 · Questlove Discusses His Must-See New Doc, 'Summer Of Soul' Summer of Soul is a new documentary telling the story of a series of six concerts that took place in Harlem in 1969 — and is also Amir...
Mar 28, 2022 · Ahmir “ Questlove ” Thompson is now an Academy Award winner. The Roots drummer, music historian and filmmaker nabbed an Oscar for Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised),...