Barack Obama May or May Not Have Made Questlove Quit DJ-ing

Questlove discusses his book, Creative Quest, and shares why a high-profile DJ gig made him want to retire and changed the way he makes music for a new generation.
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Barack Obama May or May Not Have Made Questlove Quit DJ-ing
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[@memebladen3192]

He does a good impression of Obama 😂😂

[@justlooking3649]

He has such a nice smile and I love the impression

[@CJCtelevisionnetwork]

Nobody can DJ as great as Questlove. I heard him perform at a Golden Globe party....no one can touch him.

[@Calida]

I need this book! Adding it on my Audible queue right now!

[@EmantheHeartbreak]

I've been looking for this hoodie forever

[@mohammedtasib7307]

Great message from this guy - I love the roots

[@bboorideau5253]

Fair play to Questlove for his generosity;it sounds like a great book too!Definitely going to check it out!

[@GTanya07]

i miss his comb 😁

[@annapaulinamedinacastillo6160]

I wanna see him with a pink one hahahha

[@ivanhouston12]

It's in there somewhere!

[@annapaulinamedinacastillo6160]

+Excess Cash yah i saw it too in the parody (Studio Sixbey)

[@ririschannelx]

Tanyahachi 07 omg I love blur

[@reginaldfairfield]

Lol... "comb"

[@qkiwi802]

that one woman not clapping at the end lol

[@eloneklov5601]

ikr wtf

[@Osnapitstommy]

I instantly spotted Frumpy Stilskin... lmao

[@KingRockets]

Clearly didn't appreciate the free book, must have thought she was going to see ellen.

[@LeoMessiGoat1986]

Jimmy Two-Times Fuck off you racist.

[@YMLGaming]

Dennis Reynolds LMAO! I’m dead!!

[@AsAiNmAN1234]

Questlove is a fashion icon 🙌

[@fran_atic656]

Lol that hoodie though

[@medved4030]

I dont know what he was thinking when he put it on. lol

[@aromamunawar5536]

Can we just focus on questlove sweater looks like spongebob😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@13bcoffee]

I caught Quest twice mixing at clubs. Both times much to my surprise and perhaps others he played mostly 70s stuff like Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson ... Going in I thought that he would play mostly old school hip hop ...The crowd was cool with it because it was Quest ...
It must have hurt hearing the top guy tell you to change up your music!

[@flyingmonkey4552]

Questlove is in the house

[@StefveoX]

Questlove you're not in the house.

[@mid-sizesedan488]

He’s always in the house

[@jules9810]

You’re nowhere

[@Luke-pd7xj]

Quest love I am your father

[@ErnestoComposer]

I LOVE the idea of this book!

[@allisonmonticelli1046]

Omg I need this book!!!!😩😩

[@chrishipop5]

This is humbling. I'm gonna buy this book.

[@burn_learnearn_welding7101]

The best thing of the tonight show with Jimmy Fallon is the roots

[@bernadettejohnstone4529]

Offering up "Living your QUEST life" as his next book title 💖

[@shqiptarrrrrr]

the thing on his shirt took his comb!

[@stephaniesarker6371]

I want a copy of your book Quest 😭❤️

[@Roy-G-Biv]

wtf is he wearing???? he is a musical genius....love him

[@pedterson]

Thanks, Obama!

[@QueenofWheels]

pedterson what

[@pierrelemagnifique205]

pedterson Thanks, Merkel!

[@viola7052]

I love Questlove and this book sounds interesting, I'll have to read it

[@Kinlui1022]

Love the genuineness between them. Should just put Quest on the coach like Andy Richter and Conan.

[@storyoptics4964]

That hoodie though... I want it!

[@Coconut77]

"Thanks for being here" jimmy said. He literally switched places from behind the drums to the couch LMFAO

[@abbadabbado]

Questlove is such a lovely man.

[@siusi]

Love love love his hoodie!!!!!

[@heya_ger]

What a great guy :)

[@Hussein_Nur]

That hoodie is going to trend.

[@DudeMcDudeum]

Good guy Questlove

[@abigailandino6251]

Lol. The sweater

[@JueGaBuenO]

God bless you Quest

[@matilderamos4490]

HIS SHIRT IS OMG I LOVE IT

[@dbsgolfworksdbs3144]

Questlove is a musical genius and a legend...
In my career of DJ-ing parties, I only wanna rock the crowd and make them remember that one awesome night. But if the POTUS wants his kids to partaaaaayyyyy... just drop some Jay-Z, JT, some Snoop Dogg perhaps???
Even Macklemore!

[@FatStaxofcash]

The audience members aint into that book for the most part hahahha @4:45

[@John-ww1jk]

If I go on Jimmy Fallon, the only thing I would be able to talk about is the time I found a 10 dollar bill on the ground.

[@steevenramos1746]

Baeck John you'd probably say half a sentence before getting interrupted 😂

[@jTacticsBeats]

Jimmy would fake laugh and noone would notice

[@caramama1731]

I don't know why this made me die!😂😂

[@grichl88]

I found a silver dollar once. So that's pretty cool, not to brag too much.

[@baconnotcripy1416]

I need that shirt

[@joejackson4202]

You want a trustworthy and thoughtful guy in your public office.....

[@dzizzz]

i love him so much

[@LKYme]

I ❤️ Questlove!!

[@yazminfair6660]

Quest love is so cool !

[@apollomwa]

FIRST!!! QUESTLOVE AND THE ROOTS ARE ABSOLUTE LEGENDS!!

[@danymanchster1759]

what is second

[@BnaBreaker]

WHEN WILL THE ROOTS BE THE MUSICAL GUEST??!!?!? WHY AM I SHOUTING?!?!? GAHHHHHHHHHH!!!

[@NathanFisherNF7]

Wait a minute... I've seen him somewhere before.. I can't think where tho FML

[@netmatrix75]

I knew that image on the hoodie looks familiar. IF Questlove raises both his arm up, it is *RABBID RABBITS!*

[@shanemonkey1674]

For the people!!

[@paulinamarin2641]

I love questlove ❤️

[@gracieambrosio4967]

I wish I had this time to try things and wasting my money on it.

[@msprairierd]

❤️Quest !!

[@ramayaruk]

They need to blur the eyeballs out on closeups lol

[@agateb.1445]

Where can I get that hoodie?? Also I rlly miss the comb😂

[@femmepourhomme]

House of Fluff

[@aquariuspoet]

I love dude. Quest is Supreme.

[@fashionqen]

Where can i get that sweater?

[@tejteeluckdharry1303]

I like his outfit!🔥🔥🔥😂

[@marctouss1862]

so if quest is on the couch... who's on drums?!!... mind blown...

[@Charsy8]

And you can see at the end Jimmy, channelling his inner Oprah! XD

[@SaminSays]

QUESTLOVE YOU'RE SO COOL, LOVE YOU

[@djstarsign]

Important to clarify; first of all, Malcolm Gladwell did not come up with the 10,000 hour rule. He wrote about a study Anders Ericsson (and other collaborators) published regarding violinists. And it wasn't 10,000 hours of "preparation equals genius". The study showed that these highly skilled performers had to put in at least 10,000 hours of DELIBERATE PRACTICE, in order to be competitive. Deliberate practice is not the same as practice. It's practice with the focus on improving weaknesses and always getting better, not just simply putting in the hours. I wish it was as easy as Mr. Thompson is alluding, but unfortunately, it isn't true.

[@anthonyleblanc2767]

I love that sweater too much...

[@omegaweapon116]

I might be able to do this with Deftones. That'd be about it

[@seop1721]

Gladwell didn't come up with the theory that 10,000 hours equals genius. It was researchers in the field of expertise (not genius); Gladwell was just popularising it. And the 10,000 hours were for international, world-beating genius (think Bobby Fischer), but you can be an expert on less hours. This was also found in the research; even 5,000 hours.

[@BlakieTT]

Quest is cool, man.

[@owens7944]

I'm not playing, if someone knows where to buy that shirt, please let me know. Frreal awesome

[@SGnika22]

Oh no, Questlove baby what is you wearing? 😩

[@yanacshell]

😂....and we Live!

[@lautarolopez4257]

pastor bomb with gaze scream capability tent shine flow now tactic.

[@tess5677]

where can i get that sweatshirt tho??

[@brianortiz2200]

For the people

[@LilyJohn96]

I saw Questlove in SVU playing a dead man

[@manimazinani8331]

Bring your kids party to Toronto, please!

[@paulymcfly]

I like his glasses

[@OddOneOut665]

His Shirt reminds me of Totoro...

[@dennish4051]

Is he still in the band on the show?

[@matthewevans3543]

Is that Mr Popo?

[@AllohaAllohaSnackbar]

Matthew Evans precisely!!! Same thought running inside my head!

[@themadmakeuplady9381]

I'm sorry I'm too distracted by the his tee..

[@amac9443]

"What is swag surfing?" Blasphemy!! LOL

[@hmmmeh1486]

Whats with that sweatshirt??

[@johnthelesserofthethirdoft863]

cute girl because fashion

[@MsKillerqueen5]

Doubt that is fashion...even though its prob like 2 grand

[@zara6247]

cute girl right

[@jma2341]

hes probably a big VENOM fan

[@kidrobot.]

Erik Ireland lol? more like trying too hard to be different

[@michaelpz3874]

Found the one person in the audience that's not a fan of questlove @4:47

[@marciocouto3543]

looks like he's cosplaying Totoro.

[@NewMessage]

Someone needs to tell Trump that to be a genius you have to LEARN from those failures.. not just keep failing.

[@thelovelymissmonica1938]

New Message Lol

[@KryzMasta]

Gotta say... Saw ?uestlove dj once, and that was _not tight_ . It was like he just sequenced some songs and didn’t pay attention to the room. I mean, it’s great if you have a theoretical and principled approach, but if you can’t sense the mood of the audience, who cares about your theories and principles?

[@thechosenone6293]

If Questlove cut his Afro he’ll look like Rick Ross

[@bitlord-hm7nt]

Bad Ass hoodie Questlove.

[@GoodMomBeauty]

His sweatshirt makes me uncomfortable..

[@annapaulinamedinacastillo6160]

hehe cool design eh?

[@dawsonhobbs3143]

Wait a minute

[@saranobutt]

Wow, nice outfit.

[@annapaulinamedinacastillo6160]

me want dat

[@Buyis]

Quest thick

[@leejieun7145]

🔥🔥🔥 not early at all

[@MrUltracoin]

Audience books better be signed...

[@EmantheHeartbreak]

hoodie

[@THEobiwanhomie]

Yo. What's up with the woman that has her arms folded at 4:46? Lol Who pissed in her oatmeal?

[@StuJones86]

U900 hoodie??????

[@allisonmonticelli1046]

Also I need questlove to marry me. Ok cool.

[@ThomasHorgan]

Guest says something
Jimmy fallon :😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@maythehatlady9351]

That tongue makes me uncomfortable 😅

[@faisalnaveed3608]

why is his suit dirty

[@mostafanabil97]

hip hop was not really used to be for the people

[@Batterystang]

I dunno why I noticed this, but those are some of the biggest legs I've ever seen lol.

[@lilpinche918]

The Roots are so incredible and I actually somewhat see their connection with Jimmy, but Jimmy..chill out bro.