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The only mofos in my circle are people that I can learn from.
Questlove
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Questlove
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: January 20
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Philadelphia
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?uestlove
Ahmir Thompson
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We have to get back to we. It's important to get back to we not just I.
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Switching off perfection switched on the human quality
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I love traveling the States no matter what. I love traveling abroad, going to Japan and Australia. I love it. I never get tired of it.
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I hear a lot of cries of socialism and certainly real disguises of Why should I share my money with these people? We have to get back to we. It's important to get back to we not just I.
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When you first start off, you see what other people have and quietly say, I want that.
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It's funny, I can see the science in how music is made with other artists, but it's hard for me to dissect my own thing.
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It's a funny word, persistence. It means not giving up, but it also means just passing on through time.
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There's no such thing as success on an isolated level.
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I don't have friends, and it's hard for me to make new friends. Right now, the people that are in my life are the people that I work with.
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During the 2008 election, I made clear to the Obama campaign that I don't think it's wise for me to force my personal political agenda on anyone.
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At 25, my idea of success may have been more vain, like, I'll be good the day that there's $20 million in my account and I have this particular house and the wife and 2.5 kids. But at 40 - and I know it's kind of silly telling you guys this - but as long as my Metacritic rating stays above 80, that's all I care about.
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I grew up in somewhat of a war zone in West Philadelphia in 1985, '86. It wasn't as extreme as someone coming in the classroom and just unloading on a class, but I knew to take the scenic route to go to the grocery store to avoid certain elements.
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I prefer to unwind by DJing. I learned that from Mike D from the Beastie Boys. After a show, he would DJ. Once I saw that, I wanted to do that. And now DJing is like my lifeline. I love the power it represents.
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My parents were really strict about me not watching cartoons.
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Half the time, my job is basically to talk people off the ledge. It's more psychological than just me picking up some sticks and counting, 1, 2, 3, 4.
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