Questlove o ?uestlove, pseudonimo di Ahmir Khalib Thompson , è un batterista, disc-jockey, produttore discografico e giornalista musicale statunitense.
È il batterista del gruppo hip-hop The Roots ed ha prodotto artisti come Common, D'Angelo e, recentemente, anche Al Green. Ha fatto il suo debutto da regista con il documentario Summer of Soul, vincitore dell'Oscar per il miglior documentario nel 2022. Wikipedia
“I jumped in the river and there’s piranhas and sharks, but I have a 500-foot lead on them.”
On what he would tell his teenaged self in “The Last Word: Questlove on Why He Doesn’t Drink, Idolizing Dave Chappelle” https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/the-last-word-questlove-on-why-he-doesnt-drink-idolizing-dave-chappelle-629466/ in Rolling Stone (2018 Apr 19)
On how distractions might affect creativity in “Questlove Aims To Save Your Brain: 'Creativity Might Be In Jeopardy'” https://www.npr.org/2018/05/01/600852801/questlove-aims-to-save-your-brain-creativity-might-be-in-jeopardy in NPR (2018 May 1)
As stated in the introduction of his book Creative Quest (as quoted in “The Last Word: Questlove on Why He Doesn’t Drink, Idolizing Dave Chappelle” https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/the-last-word-questlove-on-why-he-doesnt-drink-idolizing-dave-chappelle-629466/ in Rolling Stone; 2018 Apr 19)
