The world according to questlove salvation through judgment and mercy. Ahmir thompson, also known as questlove, is the drummer and cofounder of the grammy awardwinning hip hop band the roots. But, as the book demonstrates, thompson is also a wonderful storyteller. Jun 18, 20 mo meta blues is a punchdrunk memoir in which everyones favorite questlove tells his own story while tackling some of the lates, the greats, the fakes, the philosophers, the heavyweights, and the true originals of the music world. Mo meta blues by ahmir questlove thompson overdrive, but mo meta blues isnt just a memoir its a dialogue about the nature of memory and the idea of a post modern black man saddled with some post modern blues its a book that questions what a book like mo meta blues really is its the side wind of a one of a kind mind its a rare gift. Questlove is one of the more unabashed music geeks to ever walk the earth. As the drummer and leader of the roots, now musical director for the jimmy fallon show, also a dj, producer, recordcollector, talentspotter, occasional writer, questlove may seem like he wears many hats, but to step into his world something i believe happens just from. Theres a moment in ahmir questlove thompsons mo meta blues.
Jun 22, 20 ben greenman ahmir questlove thompson june 22, 20 6. Theres a moment in ahmir questlove thompson s mo meta blues. Questloves new memoir, mo meta blues, arrives as the roots prep a 14th lp and collaborative album with elvis costello. Questlove publishes his memoir, mo meta blues the new. Jun 24, 20 ahmir questlove thompson, the drummer for the roots, has been a musician since he was a teen. Ahmir questlove thompson, the drummer for the roots, has been a musician since he was a teen. In mo meta blues, he explains how his musician father groomed him for a life in show business. Ahmir questlove thompson read online free books archive. Jun 26, 20 mo meta blues is the title of a new memoir from ahmir thompson, better known as questlove, the thoughtful and charismatic drummer for the hiphopneosoul band the roots. The book debuts at a weird moment for chroniclers of hip hop. Questlove of the roots on his musical memoir, mo meta. Its a book that questions what a book like mo meta blues really is.
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About twothirds of the way through mo meta blues, ahmir questlove thompsons cowriter, ben greenman a novelist and editor at the new yorker, worriedly emails his editor. Questlove describes the episode in his new memoir mo meta blues. Read mo meta blues the world according to questlove by ahmir questlove thompson available from rakuten kobo. The world according to questlove by ahmir thompson and ben greenman. Anyone who has followed the roots 20year career has already soaked up so. The world according to questlove when ben greenman the books cowriter and the comanager of questloves the roots makes the observation that the roots is one of the few bands perhaps the only band left in hiphop actually, strike that. The world according to questlove is questloves first true dive into what could be considered his minibiography is an amazing adventure not only through some key moments in his life, but also a music lesson into the birth of the neosoul movement and the artists that breathed life info the soul genre and even questlove himself. The world according to questlove by ahmir questlove thompson and ben greenman grand central publishing 274 pp. His dedication to craft and history is palpable as the reader traverses through the life and times of one of the greatest hiphop visionaries of all time.
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