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title: "3 Ahmir \"Questlove\" Thompson Quotes"
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# Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson

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Ahmir Khalib Thompson, known professionally as Questlove, is an American drummer, record producer, disc jockey, filmmaker, music journalist, and actor. He is the drummer and joint frontman for the hip-hop band the Roots. The Roots has been the in-house band for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

##  Quotes by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson

> [“What a shitty way to go through life, hiding your love for music so that people don't think the wrong things about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmir-questlove-thompson-2/what-a-shitty-way-to-go-through-life-hiding-your-love-for-music-so/)

[Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmir-questlove-thompson-2/)

[Life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05b/ahmir-questlove-thompson-2-843_life_what-a-shitty-way-to-go-through-life-hid_157819.jpg)

> [“Someone once said that blues and gospel were fraternal twins, close in spirit, neither one wanting to admit how similar they looked.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmir-questlove-thompson-2/someone-once-said-that-blues-and-gospel-were-fraternal-twins-close-in/)

[Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmir-questlove-thompson-2/)

[Christianity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christianity/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a31/ahmir-questlove-thompson-2-843_christianity_someone-once-said-that-blues-and-gospel_1500297.jpg)

> [“On the plantations the slave owners would take their slaves’ drums away because they didn’t want them communicating with other slaves. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmir-questlove-thompson-2/on-the-plantations-the-slave-owners-would-take-their-slaves-drums/)

[Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmir-questlove-thompson-2/)

[Slaves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/slaves/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73b/ahmir-questlove-thompson-2-843_slaves_on-the-plantations-the-slave-owners-woul_2814047.jpg)

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