Questlove

Questlove
Questlove in 2011
Born
Ahmir K. Thompson[1]

(1971-01-20) January 20, 1971 (age 53)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Other names
  • Quest
  • Questo
  • BROther ?uestion
  • Brother Question
  • Qlove
  • ?uestlove
  • Questlove Gomez
Musical career
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • record producer
  • DJ
  • music journalist
  • actor
  • film director
InstrumentDrums
Years active1987–present
Labels
Member of
Websitequestlove.com
Signature
Questlove, with an afro-wearing figure as the Q.

Ahmir K. Thompson (born January 20, 1971), known professionally as Questlove (stylized as ?uestlove), is an American drummer, record producer, disc jockey, filmmaker, music journalist, and actor. He is the drummer and joint frontman (with Black Thought) for the hip-hop band the Roots. The Roots have been the in-house band for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon since 2014, after having fulfilled the same role on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Questlove is also one of the producers of the 2015 cast album of the Broadway musical Hamilton. He has also co-founded of the websites Okayplayer and OkayAfrica.[2] He joined Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at New York University as an adjunct professor in 2016,[3] and hosts the podcast Questlove Supreme.

Questlove has produced recordings for artists including Elvis Costello, Common, D'Angelo, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Bilal, Jay-Z, Nikka Costa, Booker T. Jones, Al Green, Amy Winehouse, and John Legend. He has been a member of the Soulquarians, the Randy Watson Experience, the Soultronics, the Grand Negaz and the Grand Wizzards. As an author, he has written four books. Questlove is the recipient of many accolades, including an Academy Award,[4] six Grammy Awards[5] and a BAFTA Award.[6]

  1. ^ "UPPER EAST SIDE". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  2. ^ Bischof, Jackie (February 11, 2013). "Questlove of The Roots Branches Out to Africa". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  3. ^ "Ahmir "?Uestlove" Thompson: Adjunct Instructor". New York University Tisch School of the Arts. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  4. ^ 'Summer of Soul' Wins Best Documentary Feature | 94th Oscars, May 2022, retrieved February 14, 2023
  5. ^ "Questlove". www.grammy.com. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  6. ^ Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson takes home the win for his documentary Summer of Soul | EE BAFTAs 2022, March 14, 2022, retrieved February 14, 2023