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There's no such thing as success on an isolated level.
Questlove
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Questlove
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: January 20
Actor
Composer
Disc Jockey
Drummer
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Record Producer
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
?uestlove
Ahmir Thompson
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I've always been a lover of hoodies. I'm a guy that travels a lot. I'm a guy that spends a lot of time on a cold air-conditioned tour bus. I'm a guy that likes to watch movies in peace. I'm a guy that likes to travel in the airport in peace.
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When you live your life through records, the records are a record of your life.
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For anyone that's ever had a musical breakthrough in their career, it's always followed by the departure period right after.
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My parents were really strict about me not watching cartoons.
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I keep moving through time and time keeps moving through me. And through that process, life takes shape. The question is what shape it is. I'm not the first person to ask that question, or to see how absurd it is to think there's a real answer. Maybe life's a circle.
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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 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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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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We have to get back to we. It's important to get back to we not just I.
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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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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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