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I hate videos. I'm meticulous on everything from cover art, fonts, productions, mixing. But when it comes to videos, I just feel so defeated.

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Questlove
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: January 20
Actor
Composer
Disc Jockey
Drummer
Film Director
Musician
Record Producer
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
?uestlove
Ahmir Thompson
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Meticulous
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Mixing
Everything
Videos
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