Artist Spotlight: Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ต.ค. 2024
- Questlove takes you behind the scenes of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Get the inside scoop on a typical day in the life of Quest, from rehearsing the band to producing records to traveling the world with The Roots!
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For some reason I randomly run into this guy in NYC at least once a year.
chiangui24 good for you
@@ostensible7197 good for him
Or her
say Hi from me
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Man is that a crazy schedule. Questo is a Machine
Yep
yo whaddup nate
You not kidding. It’s busy but it’s the dream. I love his drumming, his subtleties with is snare and hats gets me all the time. I’m thinking about buying his signature Ludwig breakbeats kit and putting triggers on it with Roland TM-6 pro. That way if I need to make that 16” BD sound like a 26” it’s possible, throw Gates in everything for an 80’ flavor, or just layer the snare to get w/e I need. The it’s Roland so it will have any percussion thing I could ever need want, and import user samples backing tracks if need be
Is that a Vic Firth brand comb in his hair? damn, throw a mic on that comb. Its probably groovin too
Hahahh
So when did he say he sleeps?
He doesn't...
Ike Ukazu on stage
He’s probably sleep walking....
Always keeps it so clean and in the pocket, much respect for what he's doing.
You can't hold no groove if you ain't got no pocket.
He's doing what he loves, so even tho he's tired and busy, he's happy and fulfilled.
hey, questlove's in the house.
The Imperial Combine Questlove, you're not in the house
@@ohtoo225 You're nowhere
That snare is so freakin crisp
Yh
All songs featured because I love The Roots and everybody needs to know their shit: 0:07 The Roots - The Fire, 1:49 - The Roots - Rollin with Heat, 4:40 - The Roots - Seed (2.0)
thank you :)
You're always welcomed in Warsaw, Poland 😍
Nothing but respect for this man. Hard work ethic & one of the best drummers in our generation
Man NOTHING ON QUEST AGES but his pockets😂😂😂! ! His hair, his looks even his Afro stays in pocket. I’m a singer and I feel like me and #QuestLove could make a solo with no other instrument but his drums and my voice.
His free time doesn't even constitute a full night of sleep lmao
He makes it look so easy omg..
That's because what he's playing IS FUCKING EASY, LOL watch a guy called FlO MOUNIER
+Ryan stone *facepalm*
Don't be angry cos you can't sustain blast beats bruh
Aleksey Sky-Daziel go play jazz and we’ll see how you’ll do. It’s always so pathetic to see metal drummers (or metal guitarists and bassists) shit on other genres of music JUST because it’s not filled with blast beats and are not played at full speed.
Aleksey Sky-Daziel a lot of times drumming is subtle and a drummer doesn’t feel the need to show off their skills. That’s because you need to COMPLIMENT the music, not play all over it. Christ.
He's the perfect example of how keeping it simple can take you far. Straight pocket.
Love how they show Eminem when he's talking about Springsteen.
Gotta look up to this man, with all the hip-hop drumming he did with The Roots and now on Jimmy Fallon he shows off how many styles of music he can really do.
Questlove is one of my favorite drummers!! ❤😊😍 🤩
Legendary poscket drummer right here.......Fills dont mean SHIT!!! Get that metronome game up....WORD!!! QUEST is a musical genius!!
What are the other sticks that he's using in the background? The weird rod/spatula combo things?
Dayve Cares I would also like to know
It called a drum brush they have a softer sound than sticks
Questo is the shit! best hip-hop drummer out! Such great rhythms, solid groove, timing and an all round gun!
Does a great job as a director/leader and drummer - loved the show he did with Fallon and Daryl Hall, playing all the Hall and Oats hits....Love the Roots!!!
Vic Firth,
Thank you for sharing this interview from such an amazing artist. I often share these interviews with students to launch discussions. This spotlight interview has several gems embedded for focusing thoughtful discussion: professionalism, mastery of an instrument, self-motivation, and work ethic, etc.
Happy New Year!
Quest If you ever need an understudy hit me up. I got you brother
Had the pleasure of meeting & being on stage with quest and the roots a few weeks ago. This brotha is too cool for words. Talk about being gifted!
Questlove is the coolest person alive. I said it.
but its not like they're gonna be on the show forever. and they still work on their music when they're not doin anything for the show. The Roots wont ever quit.
I got one of Questlove's Vic Firths when he threw that up in the air after a show in Myrtle Beach back in the early 00s. Grabbed that shit like it was a jump ball back in High School. Dice Raw called me out during the show for yawning 😳
Sucks that The Roots are strictly a backing band for a TV show., not able to record albums and create music and tour anymore. It's sad, but they wet where the money was and what was the least amount of traveling.
4:43
1) Lol where's the Q
2) The question mark, it's on the wrong side of the word...
The Fire By the Roots with John Legend, off the album How I Got Over
I'm pretty sure he would suggest you get your own, just like I should, working on my own thang instead of drooling listening to him... but yeah that's quite the dream life.
loved it. i am so great full that after a hiatus from drums.. i now switched to Vic firth and loving it and just got the questlove breakbeats by Ludwig and cant get over how much punch and tone they have. oh and the vic firth felt beater sounds great with the kit.
thanks
What in the hell does he say at 2:40? It's been like 10 years and I still don't know
Undo the Rubiks cube that they give us, detonating
I would guess that he is comparing it to a detonating rubix cube
You'd be incorrect in that assumption. I insulted you to provoke your reply, which obviously worked. The fact is that most people who post a comment like that have no intention of replying. Obviously, you are not one of those people, and that I appreciate. Now, I'd also appreciate it if you wouldn't start throwing mindless insults at me. I do not have low self-esteem. That literally makes no sense. Now, I'd again like to ask you to define what you think an overrated musician is.
Ringo is anything but overrated..He is a pioneer in pop and rock, never played the same beat or pattern twice, was quite creative, combining solid rock beats with a little bit of jazz, and latin rhythms..(listen to "i feel fine")..I think that he's a fine drummer and not at all overrated..He also pioneered the match grip that most drummers use today, whereas all the drummers from that generation and era where playing traditional grip..for a self taught drummer, that's quite impressive !
he's good drummer. but his drumset sounds like crap.. we have a top of the line JBL-Rotel home cinema on my teevee and Jimmy fallon's band sounds like shit on the system.. i think it's the general sound of the band or the soundman is on meth.
on the other hand, leno and letterman's bands sound great..you could hear a pin drop
what are those drumsticks that keep showing up in the left side of the overhead shoits, that look like elongated kitchen untensils?
So, what you mean to say is that you are not confident enough in your opinion to defend it in an educational debate? Figures. Obviously, Questlove is not an overrated musician.
More drumming less talking. I'm trying to hear that snare!
im not sure .I'm looking. but i'll prob make a loop out of it and post .just incase anyone wants to drop their own accupella remix stuff behind it.
No, you are not a coward because you expressed your opinion. Please read my comment again. Now please, define what an overrated musician is.
one fucking beat pattern. why the fuck is this guy considered pro all!?
Find no sleep hard to believe
True. I hear you. It is just that I run my own business where I get 3-4hours of sleep a night, and i know what it is like to miss out on sleep.... I know everyone is different, but this video kind of tells us he is does not with an inference of absoluteness..... therefore, whilst I catch up a lot on missed sleep during the week on my weekends, I find no sleep hard to beieve
What is the thing on his hair?
top drummer qwest love
They aren't spatula things, they're his regular sticks, just the weird way they edited the video, makes them look sorta split.
what's the cymbal he using on the left? is it two cymbal together? it's really bugging me that I can't find out what it is
SICK!!!!!
I have yet to see anything that suggest anything other than mediocrity. I have been searching but the search has yielded nothing. If anyone has a link that may prove me wrong, will you share it please? I like the Roots, and yes he can keep a steady tempo, but I just can't understand why he gets credit for being such a "great" drummer.
Coincidence that the sample-able drumming occurs @ 4:20!? Methinks not...
Groove=amazing...technique=so bad haha
These are legitimately great sticks. The length and weight and taper make them crack like whips. Super fast around the kit. Make me put my Oak 5B trees away. Don't lose much power because the length is leverage. Very light attack on the cymbals with those small tips.
@leftysergeant yeah of course a name like leftysergeant wouldnt give a biased analysis
@straightaheadable Those are actually his sticks! They tripped me out for a while too
Respect, Peace & Love
?uestlove! Keep it funky-
He's such a genuine person! love it. True musician with class and talent.
Love his drumming and his sticks the only ones I use!!!!! Continue to be an inspiration to us up and comers trying to get where you are!!! God Bless!!!!!
Can someone tell me which Zildjian K Ride that is?
gosh he is so tight.
Quest is GREAT because he understands that speed and fancy fills don't make you a good drummer, but that a solid mental groove will.
Wow. I could never do that. I could work 10 hours a day with maybe one-two free days a week, but 14 hours a day, and THEN socializing? That guy's crazy. Respect!
This guy has a full day. What am I doing with my life?
@ Jei Azul -- the song is The Seed 2.0 by The Roots. The Roots - The Seed (2.0) ft. Cody ChesnuTT
as a professional drummer and all the responsibilities... attitude towards what has to be done... how to deal with it, get it done, and maintain enjoyment of it all by simply "doin what you gotta do"
LET THE SUN SHINE IN WAS THE FLINTSTONES BRADY BUNCH DID TIME TO CHANGE
Great video. I just wish we could have heard Black Thought's mic. We need all the freestyles we can get from that man!
I pulled of the rubber, it made my fingers blister.. also bought them naturel but the whites are better without the rubber, i like the Lacquer finish on them.
How cool would it be to be in The Roots? Fuck, man. That would be heavy.
How does he find time to sleep? Busy man for sure.
I think his hairdo deserves more of a spotlight than his drumming, but whatever...
You're really that amazed with his hair man?
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..You're weird af dude. 😂 +SmokeDogNY420
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... 😐😂 I think your weed might be laced w/ some other shit man. Your brain is fried. +SmokeDogNY420
Wow…. Such a professional
there goes that word again...i love him too but people gotta stop w the G word,really.
Duke Ellington,Stevie Wonder, Genius. there ya go.
I'm from Philly, we Love Quest, but I'm sure he would agree.
Questlove seems like a really great dude. Anybody hear the podcast with Aisha Tyler talking to him? :)
Go to on you-tube type John Fisher he is from Vancouver Canada he has been in the top 10 World rankings on snare also hit number 1 a few times , He taught Elton johns drummer -- Nickel Backs Drummer and many other top drummers around the world., he also teaches in the States , on his web site he just stands in a Kilt and a single snare he is Humble .,,
Doggone Ahmir!!! Doesn't your lower back EVER flair up?? I play and there's no way I could keep that schedule without some kind of physical pain showing up somewhere in my joints, shoulders or back. You are THE monster!
Anyone know what model Yamaha snare he's using throughout the video?
Very first song? anyone know?
@buysleepybenny Can you explain your reasonings for hating this duuude?
Ehhhhhh. I suppose you're right. Though, I still "want" his life... I don't necessarily "need" it. He is definitely living the drummer's dream! Working his ass off, too. I dig it.
?uestlove, your free time is between the hats and the snare.
He looks like Kevin Durant with an afro haha
What is the name of the song in the first part of the video. Plz reply :-) !
*****
Thanks man :-)
I look up to Questlove because of his knowledge of 'beats'. He has to be one of the top ten grooviest drummers of all time. Bought up in the right environment and music. Oh and that afro :)
@fajitaRBguy01111 The oriental Crash of Doom from Zildjian
the fuck is that thing which is coming out from his head?
Love it great positive energy
different kind of drum sticks, it does a different sound
They definitely still create original music, and they already toured beyond 5+ amazing original albums for at least a decade. Road life is hard to keep up, it's not as glamorous as it's made out to be.
What are those medal looking sticks? Are they sticks?
Love the roots. Do you sing? Your dad Lee Andrews was an awesome singer and entertainer.
Music is literally his lifeee
I think it's just the filter effect, you can see similar shapes elsewhere on the kit.
Could be a cool invention though!!!!!!
I know they're Paiste...Looks hand hammered too.
anyone knows name of the tune at the beginning ?
what is that thing in his hair it makes him cool
I bet he gets his pineapple sectioned.
The Seed (2.0) by The Roots. Good shit. In fact, one of the best kinds of shit there is!
He and The Rev (of Avenged Sevenfold) are 👌 amazing talents.
lesson learned thank you Stevo nuthin but love get beet up