WEBVTT - Questlove Reaches Into The Mailbag & Answers - January 24

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<v Speaker 1>The quest Loft Show is a production of iHeartRadio. What's Up,

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<v Speaker 1>Good People? This is quest Love. In addition to our

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<v Speaker 1>weekly interviews of The Quest Love Show, I'm going to

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<v Speaker 1>be doing some things periodically where I'll tell you a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit more about a guest or what's going on

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<v Speaker 1>in my life. I think they call this musics. You know.

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<v Speaker 1>Another thing we want to do is take your feedback,

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<v Speaker 1>take your questions, and I will answer them to the

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<v Speaker 1>best of my ability. So I'm giving you the listeners

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<v Speaker 1>the QLs account. Don't DM my account because I barely

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<v Speaker 1>go through Questlove Supreme dot com. And you know we'll

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<v Speaker 1>be recording these a few times a month where I'll basically,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, answer letters. All right, Alan Holm Mass, I

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<v Speaker 1>have a question about how James Brown recorded in the

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<v Speaker 1>studio based on the way he hells out changes in

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<v Speaker 1>the song take him to the bridge where songs written

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<v Speaker 1>in the studio? Did he chart songs ahead of time

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<v Speaker 1>and then provides changes on the spot. Did he just

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<v Speaker 1>hum the melody of the band and let him figure

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<v Speaker 1>it out. Hopefully someone from the JB Glory days are

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<v Speaker 1>still alive and I can ask them, Yes, I happen

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<v Speaker 1>to know some of the methods to James Brown's madness.

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<v Speaker 1>Some of the evidence is literally right there. You can

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<v Speaker 1>find a lot of the answers if you go to

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<v Speaker 1>kind of the reissue versions of stuff. There was a

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<v Speaker 1>period in the late nineties early arts in which kind

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<v Speaker 1>of full extended versions of songs or maybe alternate versions

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<v Speaker 1>of songs and whatnot. So I would say that for

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<v Speaker 1>the most part, I believe that James Brown will go

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<v Speaker 1>to each individual member of the band and hum out

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<v Speaker 1>what they sing. I do have for real, I forget

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<v Speaker 1>what song it is. It might be super bad, but

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<v Speaker 1>literally he's telling Jimmy Chank, Nolan Chank bring out that,

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<v Speaker 1>and Chank gives it back to him. Yeah. But if

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<v Speaker 1>you listen to the original give it up or turner loose,

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<v Speaker 1>there's a part where the horn section is not catching

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<v Speaker 1>James's Q and James says starting over again. And I

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<v Speaker 1>often wondered why didn't they just stop the tape and

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<v Speaker 1>start over again? But then I realized that that's a

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<v Speaker 1>waste of tape, so oftentimes mistakes were just left in there.

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<v Speaker 1>And actually, you know, James is one of the probably

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<v Speaker 1>the best examples of just freestyling. There are some examples

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<v Speaker 1>of like lyrics. My good friend Alan Weeds, who you know,

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<v Speaker 1>that name holds Holy He's managed di'angelo the p Funk Universe.

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<v Speaker 1>Prince got to start managing both Cool and Gang and

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<v Speaker 1>James Brown in the early seventies. He was with the

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<v Speaker 1>artists during their peak period and I believe the night

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<v Speaker 1>that Sex Machine got recorded, James asked Allen Leads for

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<v Speaker 1>a show poster and they pulled a poster off the

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<v Speaker 1>wall and he grabbed an inkpin and on the back

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<v Speaker 1>of the poster says like shake your arms, use your form,

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<v Speaker 1>stay on the scene like a sex machine. Got to

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<v Speaker 1>have feelings, she as you're born, get it together right on,

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<v Speaker 1>right on, like you see the hamwritten lyrics for that.

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<v Speaker 1>So sometimes he would just write occasional idea out but

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<v Speaker 1>for the most part you can tell that he's freestyl

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<v Speaker 1>and it's funk is a feeling, and it's just as effective.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you know where a cat like Bob Dylan

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<v Speaker 1>really sort of stretched the bounds of imagination on what

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<v Speaker 1>an artist could and should talk about in songs. I

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<v Speaker 1>believe that James Brown was just as effective and poetic

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<v Speaker 1>kind of just living in the moment and see what happens, which,

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<v Speaker 1>to me, that's the key of life, living in the moment,

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<v Speaker 1>see what happens. So I hope that answers your question.

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<v Speaker 1>Alan Okay, Darren See asked who my all time favorite

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<v Speaker 1>comedian is. Comy's so weird man, because it's such a

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<v Speaker 1>dated thing, tell you who I love currently now, right now,

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<v Speaker 1>one of my favorite comedians is uh Fahim an War.

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<v Speaker 1>Fahim an War to me is he knows the funny

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<v Speaker 1>and every day life situations. But for me, the funniest

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<v Speaker 1>bit he ever does is uh well, first of all,

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<v Speaker 1>just go to his YouTube page and just fall down

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<v Speaker 1>a rabbit hole of comedy there. But Fahim's take on

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<v Speaker 1>Michael Jackson's The Way You Make Me Feel video, that's

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<v Speaker 1>that's the one for the record books. I mean, I

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<v Speaker 1>like a lot I became friends with. When I found

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<v Speaker 1>out this particular comedian was from Dayton, Ohio, I was like, wait,

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<v Speaker 1>from the birthplace of funk. Her name is Beth Stelling.

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<v Speaker 1>She's from Dayton, Ohio. A lot of her Netflix specials

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<v Speaker 1>are up. She's funny. I'm really sad that I kind

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<v Speaker 1>of had a hope that Patrise O'Neil was going to

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<v Speaker 1>pick up the baton where Chappelle left off. I felt

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<v Speaker 1>like he was going to be next, But I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>I love hanging around comedians because I just love watching

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<v Speaker 1>their madness. Of course, being around the Big Hohuna, especially

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<v Speaker 1>now and is probably his most dangerous, controversial period. It's

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<v Speaker 1>so weird because like for me, I love my entertainment dangerous,

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<v Speaker 1>like I love writ the risk factor of it all

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<v Speaker 1>and one of the craziest nights in comedy I ever saw.

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<v Speaker 1>I love observing Chappelle because I love watching people freestyle

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<v Speaker 1>and figuring out how do they get out of this situation?

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<v Speaker 1>You know when people come up t Reek and ask

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<v Speaker 1>on the spot like you know, find me and Ryan

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<v Speaker 1>for Bronosaurus and within seconds like Tarik's like instantly has something.

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<v Speaker 1>I was at a club one night at one in

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<v Speaker 1>the morning and Chappelle was just in rare form and

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<v Speaker 1>when I mean in rare forum, I mean controversial rare

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<v Speaker 1>for him, this new Chappelle that we got, and it's

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<v Speaker 1>like he says something and the audience turned on him

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<v Speaker 1>and half the audience walked out and I sat there

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<v Speaker 1>and I was like, oh, I've never seen this before.

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<v Speaker 1>And then he managed to dig himself out of the

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<v Speaker 1>hole four minutes later and it was like sh okay.

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<v Speaker 1>Cause again, to me, the joy watching him is how

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<v Speaker 1>he navigates himself out of a situation. And he got

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<v Speaker 1>back on safe ground again. It was like, oh, back

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<v Speaker 1>to Dave and said, you know, funny stuff and haha.

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<v Speaker 1>And then I saw a look at his eye and

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<v Speaker 1>then he went somewhere else controversial and the whole audience

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<v Speaker 1>turned against him again and I was like, Dave, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think you can say that dog, And he got

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<v Speaker 1>himself out of it. This happens like six times, and

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<v Speaker 1>afterwards I'm it's like, yo, dude, like are you purposely

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<v Speaker 1>trying to for him? That's the zone where he's in now,

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<v Speaker 1>where it's almost like a psychological exercise. Look up this

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<v Speaker 1>documentary called The Aristocrats, and it's a bit that comedians

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<v Speaker 1>do when they're about to bomb, like if they're about

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<v Speaker 1>to have a bad night. It's a smoke signal to

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<v Speaker 1>let the other comedians know I'm messed up and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>giving up. And they do this joke the Aristocrats, and

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<v Speaker 1>it's not a funny joke, but it's just a wink

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<v Speaker 1>to the other comedians, like, well, that was a bomb,

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<v Speaker 1>so let me just ruin it. And that joke requires

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<v Speaker 1>a kind of creativity that really requires you to use

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<v Speaker 1>your brain. And I feel like he's taking it a

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<v Speaker 1>step further where he's like silently telling me a mirror

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<v Speaker 1>check this out. Now. Most people will use the check

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<v Speaker 1>this out moment to do something like crazy, like shoot

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<v Speaker 1>a ball from half court, or the way that Jazzy

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<v Speaker 1>Jeff cuts or like a crazy shack solo. Not watch

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<v Speaker 1>me lose the entire audience and get them back in

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<v Speaker 1>four minutes, and he'll get them back and then he'll

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<v Speaker 1>be comfortable and he'll press the button. I'm gonna lose

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<v Speaker 1>the audience again. And I see no one that takes

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<v Speaker 1>more joy in this kind of new found wizardry power

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<v Speaker 1>right now than Dave. So I don't know. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>it reminds me of listening to NWA. It reminds me

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<v Speaker 1>of like listen to a Dirty Mind era prints, Like

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<v Speaker 1>I know, it's weird to embrace that level of danger.

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<v Speaker 1>Some I wouldn't personally do, but I am curious about

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<v Speaker 1>daredevils who kind of do the Lukmano hands tricks with

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<v Speaker 1>their craft. So anyway, hope that answers your question, Darren

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<v Speaker 1>See Michelle Davis wrote, I'm listening to the Bonnie Raid

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<v Speaker 1>episode I forgot we did a Bonnie Rad episode while

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<v Speaker 1>running errands today and we were talking about being human

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<v Speaker 1>nature to not be able to enjoy a moment for

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<v Speaker 1>long before moving on from that feeling to something like

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<v Speaker 1>worry anxiety, and for me, certain music can extend that moment.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not at all trained to music, so maybe it's

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<v Speaker 1>easier for non musicians to use music in that way.

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<v Speaker 1>My question is, is it possible for you to enjoy

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<v Speaker 1>music in that way? Are there some bands, performers, albums, etc.

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<v Speaker 1>That extend those positive feelings of joy for you? Just

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<v Speaker 1>had this conversation with someone I'm seeing right now. She's

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<v Speaker 1>rather curious about my choice of music that I listen

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<v Speaker 1>to in my spare time, when I sleep, when I wake.

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<v Speaker 1>Right now, my favorite music aren't songs. You know. There's

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<v Speaker 1>kochhy Bells, so there's a musician. Well, there's a collective

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<v Speaker 1>called doctor tones and float waves, and all they do

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<v Speaker 1>is just this very calming like it's the kind of

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<v Speaker 1>music you listen to if you go into a spa,

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<v Speaker 1>if you get a massage, sort of eperial music. But

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<v Speaker 1>that to me is pedestrian. I mean, anyone could do that.

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<v Speaker 1>These are very specific sounds and patches, like sound bowls,

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<v Speaker 1>koshi bells. To me, just the sound of a sound

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<v Speaker 1>bowl is the most comforting. That's what I learned in

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty. Sometimes I'll grab a few balls just, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>while my lady friends taking a nap or whatever. I'll

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<v Speaker 1>just start playing that and you can't stop. Like once

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<v Speaker 1>you do it, it's like I keep on and then

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<v Speaker 1>next thing you know, you're like playing sound bowls for

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<v Speaker 1>like two hours or arms are tired. But I often

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<v Speaker 1>make playlists, so it's not one particular album. But there

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<v Speaker 1>are some songs like Alice Coltrane's music calms me. Some

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<v Speaker 1>John Coltrane ballads do that to me. I mean I

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<v Speaker 1>could listen to Naima. I wish there was like a

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<v Speaker 1>an hour version of just Naima by John Coltrane. Don Cherry,

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<v Speaker 1>the father of Eagle Eye, and Nna Cherry have there's

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<v Speaker 1>a meditative chant song that he has called North Brazilian

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<v Speaker 1>ceremonial hymn. When I first wake up in the morning,

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<v Speaker 1>I sing that song, and when I go to bed,

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<v Speaker 1>I also sing that song. There's Pharaoh Sanders his electric

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<v Speaker 1>period in the early seventies, a song called Astro Traveling,

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<v Speaker 1>a song called Summer Nights by Lennie Listen Smith, and

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<v Speaker 1>the Cosmic Echoes. So well, a lot of futuristic, like

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<v Speaker 1>afrofuturist music is what I listened to. Sir Green Down

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<v Speaker 1>by John L. Manet is one of my favorites. Jimmy

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<v Speaker 1>Hendrix's nineteen eighty three Amerman I Should Turn to Be

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<v Speaker 1>is also that way. So yeah, there's a lot. Thank

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<v Speaker 1>you for your question. Michelle, a commenter on Spotify, said

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<v Speaker 1>that they really appreciated me for sharing the twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 1>six lock in with the Roots and forecasted a ten

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<v Speaker 1>from Pitchfork after I was discussing open Mike Eagles critical

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<v Speaker 1>acclaim A weekend into the year, how's it going? It

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<v Speaker 1>is going great. I have locked the Earth, Wind and

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<v Speaker 1>Fire film. I'm eager to show it to people. HBO

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<v Speaker 1>is very happy with it. As far as the roots

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<v Speaker 1>are concerned. We are closer than ever than nipping this

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<v Speaker 1>bad boy in the butt, slowly mixing all the songs

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<v Speaker 1>I recorded, were just mixing them now, And yeah, that's

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<v Speaker 1>how it's going. Like I feel more alive than ever

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<v Speaker 1>as a creative, as a musical creative. And then I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna do my next film project in May. Yep, there

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<v Speaker 1>you go, all right. So an anonymous listener reminded me

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<v Speaker 1>that I have a birthday this month and asked if

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<v Speaker 1>I have any special plans for birthday rituals that I

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<v Speaker 1>can share. Yes, I do have a birthday ritual. My

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<v Speaker 1>previous ritual was not being available. There was a moment

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<v Speaker 1>when I turned thirty and I was under the impression

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<v Speaker 1>that my peeps were going to throw this big, giant

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<v Speaker 1>blowout party for me. So rented a car, put a

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<v Speaker 1>suit on. And this is before the Tonight Show days,

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<v Speaker 1>so you know, me rocking a suit back in two

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<v Speaker 1>thousand and one, you know, had my suit on. I

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<v Speaker 1>had a show for driven my day and I went

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<v Speaker 1>to like a nice fancy seafood spot and I arrived

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<v Speaker 1>at this place that I thought my friends were like

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<v Speaker 1>gonna bestow me surprise, and I walked in and was

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<v Speaker 1>like dead empty. And I went to the friends like, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>what's going on? And they were like, yeah, man, I

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I guess the it being the Martin Luther

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<v Speaker 1>King holiday and the presidential inauguration. This is when I

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<v Speaker 1>think Bush two was in office around that period. It's like, yeah, man,

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<v Speaker 1>like everyone's throwing parties tonight, so no one's coming. And

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<v Speaker 1>in my mind, I'm like, wait, based on the questions

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<v Speaker 1>you guys were asking me earlier, like I was hinting

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<v Speaker 1>like all right, y'all pull my leg or is this

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<v Speaker 1>like is in everyone like waiting to yell surprise in

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<v Speaker 1>another room in this big ass nightclub that's empty as hell?

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<v Speaker 1>And they looked perplexed, like no, like we wanted you

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<v Speaker 1>to DJ, and why you wear in a suit? I

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<v Speaker 1>was like, uh, you guys wanted me to DJ, and

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<v Speaker 1>I like left my records home because and they were shocked,

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<v Speaker 1>like why would you come to the club with no records?

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<v Speaker 1>And I didn't want to tell them like, oh, I

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<v Speaker 1>thought you guys were throwing me a birthday party. Like

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<v Speaker 1>they didn't realize. I just went home and they were like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>there's no need to do it. Anyway because no one's here,

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<v Speaker 1>and it wasn't until the next day they were like, yoh,

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<v Speaker 1>we're so sorry, we didn't know, like and so to

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<v Speaker 1>save face. Normally I would book gigs in Japan. So

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<v Speaker 1>there was a period maybe from fifteen to twenty years

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<v Speaker 1>where I was not at home. I was either in

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<v Speaker 1>Japan or at Sun Dance. But this year I've been

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<v Speaker 1>doing the same thing for the last like seven years.

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<v Speaker 1>Is I rent out a movie theater and for twenty

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<v Speaker 1>four hours, well not for twenty four hours, like sixteen hours,

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<v Speaker 1>I show movies so and I curate them all. So

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<v Speaker 1>this year I do the same thing. Number one is

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<v Speaker 1>We're gonna have a cereal bar with over forty different

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<v Speaker 1>cereals shout out by the way, I don't know if

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<v Speaker 1>you guys know this Post Cereal makes all of Walmart cereal,

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<v Speaker 1>like the Walmart brand I can't front man. The Walmart

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<v Speaker 1>brand of Cereal, which is Post Cereal is the best,

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<v Speaker 1>better than Captain Crunch, like literally, like who has like

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<v Speaker 1>French vanilla ice cream with apple pie cereal? Anyway, I

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<v Speaker 1>think it's called morning Glow or something like that. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know, but we have a Cereal Orgy over forty

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<v Speaker 1>different cereals, and our hosts show classic cartoons from the seventies, sixties, seventies,

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<v Speaker 1>and eighties. I like the Animaniacs, and I also like

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<v Speaker 1>Rocky and Bullweakle. They more or less show like hilarious.

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<v Speaker 1>Didn't know it was problematic then, but you know, like cartoons,

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<v Speaker 1>like a lot of g I Joe's stuff from the

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<v Speaker 1>eighties is hilarious now, Jim, I'm even catching up on

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<v Speaker 1>like the kind of nineties stuff that I outgrew, like

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<v Speaker 1>I wasn't hip with. I wasn't hip to, like Dug

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<v Speaker 1>or Magic school Bus, Magic school Buses wild Yo, Like,

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<v Speaker 1>so I guess Magic school Bus is a cartoon in

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<v Speaker 1>which a school bus is inside the body of a

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<v Speaker 1>kid and this kid has diarrhea and he has to

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<v Speaker 1>throw up. It's like a sick day. And so basically

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<v Speaker 1>the Magic school Bus is like stalled in mud. And

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<v Speaker 1>I say mud in air quotes because we know what

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<v Speaker 1>it is. But I was literally this kid either had

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<v Speaker 1>to throw it up or shit it out, and they

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<v Speaker 1>did that anyway. So we're showing cartoons in the morning,

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<v Speaker 1>and then at one o'clock we are going to have

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<v Speaker 1>a lunch tasting menu for the seventies original version of

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<v Speaker 1>Willy Wanka, So everything that they eat in the film,

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<v Speaker 1>we're also eating out here. So we are doing the

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<v Speaker 1>Willy Wanka Tasting Show, and then at four we are

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<v Speaker 1>going to show Love and Basketball, and then at six

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<v Speaker 1>thirty we're going to see the classic movie called Heat

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<v Speaker 1>with Robert De Niro and Al Pacino. And then closing,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to debut my Earthwood and Fire doc for

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<v Speaker 1>a select few. So yeah, I ran out a movie

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<v Speaker 1>theater and just going to watch movies all day and day.

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<v Speaker 1>I highly recommend it. There you go.