Even though he doesn’t rap, drummer Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson has been the de facto spokesman for hip-hop’s greatest band throughout its quarter century of groundbreaking music. First in the lovingly detailed liner notes for his albums, and then in his 2013 book, Mo’ Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove, Thompson proved himself as an erudite music historian and a frank, self-effacing storyteller. Unsurprisingly, Questlove is also very good at writing in 140-character increments. Whether he’s on tour or leading the band on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, he’s always got great anecdotes about his adventures in show business. Here are some life lessons we learned from Questlove’s Twitter feed.
On Drumming
On Security Checkpoints
On Robin Williams
On “Proceed”
On Web Design
On Michelle Obama
On Airlines
On Biting Marvin Gaye
On J Dilla’s Unheard Archives
On Rapping Producers
On Snare Drums
On A Tribe Called Quest
On Prince
On Breaking Bad
On Going Independent
