Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson to Release Mo’ Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove

Wed Feb 27 11:04:49 CST 2013

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Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson to Release
Mo’ Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove

Memoir To Be Released By Grand Central Publishing
On June 18th

[Mo Meta Blues Final art.jpg]NEW YORK, February 27, 2013 – Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson announces the release of Mo’ Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove. The collection is a punch-drunk memoir in which everyone's favorite Questlove tells his own story while tackling some of the lates, the greats, the fakes and the true originals of the music world. He digs deep into the album cuts of his life, and unearths some pivotal moments in Black music and pop culture. But more than just a series of remembrances Mo' Meta Blues is a book that also questions the nature of memory and the idea of a post modern Black man saddled with some post-modern Blues. It's the side wind of a one-of-a-kind mind. It's a rare gift that gives as well as takes.

Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson is many things: virtuoso drummer, producer, arranger, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon bandleader, DJ, composer, and...tireless twitterer? He is one of our most ubiquitous cultural tastemakers, and in this, his first book, he reveals his own formative experiences-from growing up in 1970's West Philly as the son of a 1950's doo-wop singer, to finding his own way though the music world and ultimately co-founding and rising up with The Roots, aka, the last hip hop band on Earth. The book also has some musings about the state of hip hop, the state of music criticism, the state of statements, as well as a plethora of run-ins with celebrities, idols and fellow artists, from Stevie Wonder to KISS to D'Angelo to Jay-Z to Dave Chappelle to...you ever seen Prince roller-skate?!?

About Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson
Drummer, DJ, producer, culinary entrepreneur, and member of The Roots - Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, is the unmistakable heartbeat of Philadelphia’s most influential hip-hop group. He is also the Musical Director for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon where his beloved Roots crew serves as house band. The 4-time GRAMMY award winning ensemble was recently just nominated for Best Rap Album for the 2011 release of undun. This brings the band’s GRAMMY nomination count to twelve.

Beyond that, this Grammy award winning musician's indisputable reputation has landed him musical directing positions with everyone from D'Angelo to Eminem to Jay-Z.

Recently making his way into the culinary world with his signature "Love's Drumstick," Questlove began his own culinary quest with off-premise catering, featuring Creole and Korean inspired soul food with a focus on locally sourced ingredients and “on-a-stick” decadence, for hi-profile exclusive events.
About Ben Greenman
Ben Greenman is an editor at the New Yorker and the author of several acclaimed books of fiction, including Superbad, Please Step Back, and What He's Poised to Do. As a journalist and critic, he has written widely on music and pop culture. His most recent novel is The Slippage. He currently resides in Brooklyn.

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