![]() He also reflects on his relationship to the Talking Heads at age 69 (42:49), the cross generational impact of his art (44:16), the unique interpretations of American Utopia (48:16), and how he “found the world” through making music (50:46). On the back-half, David opens up about his pivot from New Wave to Latin music (24:16), getting comfortable with creating on his own terms (27:16), and why he turned to performance as a response to being neurodivergent (36:35). We discuss how he’s processed the pandemic (7:14), finding creativity in unlikely places (10:20), the evolution of his Broadway show ‘American Utopia’ (11:20), the influence of poet William Blake (13:19), his gift for collaboration (16:14), and the power of the song, Glass, Concrete & Stone (21:30). This week we head to New York City to sit with the legendary David Byrne (Talking Heads). To submit a question, comment, or reflection for our mailbag episode, write us at more about your ad-choices at ![]() To close, we sit with the words of Nina Simone (48:20) and how they've inspired Questlove to preserve and restore the history of Black music for future generations (51:32). With distance, Questlove reflects on the group's European excursion (34:22), the infamous Philadelphia jam sessions that placed The Roots in a larger, cultural context (37:00), how his definition of success has evolved with age (40:40), and the profound final words of his manager Richard Nichols (43:37). Then, in the spirit of Summer of Soul, we dive into the musical past of Questlove: listening to Sly & the Family Stone in the bathtub at age six (18:20), Stevie Wonder and Curtis Mayfield at age 2, performing in a traveling band with his parents (23:00), before eventually creating The Roots (27:30). King's Why I Sing the Blues endures (16:50). He also explains the cultural significance of the Harlem Cultural Festival of 1969 (14:58), the indescribable warmth of analogue sound (16:40), and why B.B. We discuss his winding road to making the documentary: from a trip to Japan (7:47) to a cold pitch backstage at The Tonight Show (9:22) to releasing the film last year (11:35). To celebrate Oscar Sunday, we’re returning to our talk with legendary bandleader of The Roots and director of Summer of Soul, Questlove! ![]()
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