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Key Change: Questlove on Prince

Song Exploder by Hrishikesh Hirway

Jul 15, 202625:48Music

My guest today is Ahmir Thompson, aka Questlove, the drummer and founding member of The Roots, as well as an author, a DJ, and an Oscar-winning film director. A song that changed my life is “Double Trouble” by The Roots,...

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Key Change: Questlove on Prince is an episode from Song Exploder by Hrishikesh Hirway. My guest today is Ahmir Thompson, aka Questlove, the drummer and founding member of The Roots, as well as an author, a DJ, and an Oscar-winning film dire...

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