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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.
Questlove
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Questlove
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: January 20
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Ahmir Thompson
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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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At the end of the day, I don't release any records that I'm not proud to put my name on. I never got to that point.
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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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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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