Drummer, DJ, producer, author, vinyl collector
Questlove
Born 1971-01-20
Philadelphia-born, a stranger gave him his first records and player at age five; the collection grew to 200,000 LPs that now require extra houses. He drums for The Roots, DJs, won an Oscar for Summer of Soul, and still records to analog tape.
Achievements
Multiple Grammys, Academy Award for Summer of Soul, bestselling books, Tonight Show bandleader, one of the world’s largest private vinyl collections.
Birthday: Birthday January 20
Recent successes
- 2023-01-01 · Plumb analog-tape album. Recorded live to 2-inch analog tape with David Murray and Ray Angry, mixed to ½-inch tape.
Happy moments
- Reunited with first-record donor. Located Ellie, the Portland woman who bought him his first three records and player when he was five.
