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“My life's goal is to find a happy medium for sampling to be not only legal but for the right parties to benefit from it. There have to be sampling laws. The survival of hiphop is based on that.”

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Questlove

Questlove (born Ahmir Khalib Thompson on January 20, 1971) is an acclaimed American drummer, music producer, author, and television personality. Best known as the drummer and co-frontman of the hip-hop band The Roots, he is celebrated for his virtuosic drumming and genre-blending musical style. Questlove has won multiple Grammy Awards and serves as the bandleader for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. He is also a prolific author, having written several books on music and culture. His work spans hip-hop, soul, funk, and jazz, making him a pivotal figure in modern music. more

“Even more than in the concert hall, in church there are things you can and cannot do, just out of respect. You would never have the sound of someone being nailed to a cross, or the sound of a child being born, because everybody knows the story. We know that we're meant to feel a complicated raft of things.”

Knows Feels Children Stories Sound Born Church Crosses Complicated Halls Concerts

Author:Nico Muhly

“I hope I don't just do the exact same thing my whole life. I also feel like it's really hard to make comedy. It's almost impossible for comedy filmmakers and directors to stay relevant as they get older.”

Feels Hard Whole Comedy Impossible Directors Whole Life Filmmaker Relevant

Author:David Wain

“In really fancy restaurants they never point to the bathroom, they just gesture toward the bathroom or they'll lead you to the bathroom. The fancier the restaurant, the less pointing there is.”

Fancy Restaurants Gestures Bathroom Pointing

Author:Nico Muhly

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