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Explore our hand-picked selection of 78 inspiring quotes by Questlove.

About Questlove

  • Born: January 20, 1971
  • Occupation: Drummer
    • According to my parents, i just started drumming when i was two. i traveled with them from five to seven on the road, playing percussion. between 8 and 12, my dad sort of prepared me by teaching me every aspect of road life.
    Dad Teaching Two
    Every time a new record started, people exhaled with pleasure, or their bodies moved automatically. i really started getting high off of the euphoric exclamations. every record i put on was like a baptism.
    People Baptism Records
    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.
    Boys Saws Unwind
    My first gig was at radio city music hall when i was 13.
    Cities Radio Gigs
    I believe that the only people who really, truly benefit from any of the policies of republicans are the wealthy. i'm in that 1 percent tax bracket, but i'm not a man of wealth.
    Believe Men People
    I'm a 24-hour tweet machine, i'm a 24-hour blogger. when there's no pressure on me, i can talk and write and lecture with the best of them. but put a deadline on me and i start getting writer's block.
    Block Writing Machines
    I think all of this—the roots and djing included—was meant to prepare me for the tonight show.
    Thinking Roots Tonight
    I do secret stand-up shows around new york. i announce and tweet this to nobody - i get onstage and i do a quick five minutes.
    New York Secret Tweet
    Hip-hop is such a disposable art form from a business standpoint. it never treats its artists as art; it never treats its product as art.
    Art Hip Hop Hips
    I have a lot of those 'forrest gump,' i-was-there moments.
    Moments Forrest Gump
    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.
    Wise Thinking Political
    In terms of being a 'sneakerhead,' there was one point where i was obsessively following every sneaker blog. that's the beauty of twitter: to get the heads up on what's coming out.
    Sneakers Coming Out Term
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