Reagan's neglect of the inner city is responsible for hiphop. Hiphop is created thanks to the conditions that crack set: easy money but a lot of work, the violence involved, the stories it produced. Crack helped birth hiphop. — Questlove Copy Share Image
Crack offered a lot of money to the inner-city youth who didn't go to college. Which enabled them to become businessmen. I know about maybe five people in the entertainment industry who did their peak work as a result of… — Questlove Copy Share Image
I feel like the downfall of any person is the second an artist starts celebrating their work themselves, that becomes problematic. — Questlove Copy Share Image
Part of me would just like to relax and have one job that pays me the amount I need to survive. And another part… — Questlove Copy Share Image
Funk never dies. It is eternal. It just smells a little different from time to time. — Questlove Copy Share Image
I hate videos. I'm meticulous on everything from cover art, fonts, productions, mixing. But when it comes to videos, I just feel so defeated. — Questlove Copy Share Image
I never want to get to that level of poverty where taking a bath has to be a hot-pot experience. — Questlove Copy Share Image
I believe that the only people who really, truly benefit from any of the policies of Republicans are the wealthy. I'm in that 1… — Questlove Copy Share Image
I hear a lot of cries of socialism and certainly real disguises of "Why should I share my money with these people?" We have… — Questlove Copy Share Image
I feel like the downfall of any person is the second an artist starts celebrating their work themselves, that becomes problematic. And you know,… — Questlove Copy Share Image
I hate holidays because it's the quietest; it's the most deafening sound in my apartment. — Questlove Copy Share Image
