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Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson is well on his way to becoming an EGOT winner. He already has an Oscar for Best Documentary for Summer of Soul, and he has six Grammys. Now he is hoping to grab an ...
Still, in this age of cooking shows and open kitchens ... the Philadelphia-born hip-hop drummer and Tonight Show bandleader Questlove. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that a musician is able ...
Janis Joplin and Amy Winehouse who died at that young age. Such is the precipitous fall and virtual disappearance of Stone from the music scene. Questlove gets personal in our conversation ...
This year, Questlove showed off his expansive musical knowledge with the release of his book, Hip-Hop Is History. Despite his controversial sonic hot takes, Questlove is undeniably a musicologist.
That said, Ahmir Thompson—better known as Questlove, the six-time Grammy-winning cofounder of the Roots (who also won an Oscar for his documentary about the legendary Harlem Cultural Festival ...
The experience didn’t disappoint. By Alan Light When “Summer of Soul” debuted in 2021, the director Ahmir Thompson, better known as Questlove, was inundated with offers — and that was ...
Questlove. Credit: Noam Galai/Getty Images for WSJ. Magazine Innovators Awards Questlove. Photo credit: Paul Morigi/Getty Images The three-hour feature will also include interviews with present ...
Says Questlove: “We watched every episode and compartmentalized it.” He pulls out his phone to show that list: fast songs, slow songs, jazz songs, gospel songs. The list goes on, as does the ...