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Questlove Quotes

born 1971 United States

Ahmir Khalib Thompson] (born January 20, 1971), known professionally as Questlove, is an American musician, songwriter, disc jockey, author, and music journalist. He is the drummer and joint frontman (with Black Thought) for the hip hop band the Roots.

United States
Composers
Drummers
Journalists
Music producers

Also known as: Ahmir Khalib Thompson

Random Questlove quote

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I jumped in the river and there’s piranhas and sharks, but I have a 500-foot lead on them.

Dare I hesitate to say that creativity might be in jeopardy because one of the key components of being creative is boredom and silence and isolation.

I still don’t know if I am truly creative...At times I feel like I’m a way better student than I am teacher or maker.

A lot of us are afraid that we’ll get found out as normal. The reason why bodyguards and velvet ropes really exist is mainly because a lot of celebrities don’t want you to know how normal and regular they are…

…Hip-hop is an instant gratification, winners and losers circle, and often those who are losing give up after three or four, five years. I’m probably trendier now as a 42-year-old than I’ve ever been…

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Questlove (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.