Quote of the day
With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion; and the passions should be held in reverence: they must not — they cannot at will be excited, with an eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendations, of mankind.
Questlove
Born: January 20, 1971 (age 54)
Bio: Ahmir Khalib Thompson, known professionally as Questlove, is an American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer, and occasional actor. He is best known as the drummer and joint frontman for the Grammy Award-winning band The Roots.
Known for:
- Illadelph Halflife (1996)
- The Tipping Point (2004)
- …And Then You Shoot Your Cousin (2014)
- Rising Down (2008)
- Things Fall Apart (1999)