Mo meta blues audiobook

Mo meta blues covers his life from his early days in philadelphia as a child drummer and stage manager for his parents band to his immersion in hiphop and the formative years of the roots. Wanderlust yale university library downloadable media. The world according to questlove when ben greenman the books cowriter and the comanager of questloves the roots makes the observation that the roots is one of the few bands perhaps the only band left in hiphop. Questlove joins us to discuss his upbringing, his musical interests, transitioning to late night, and his new memoir, mo meta blues. Mo meta blues coauthored with new yorker editor ben greenman follows a loose chronological arc, tracing questloves path from shy philly kid to the kind of guy who gets invited to roller. May 01, 2018 questlove ahmir thompson discusses is latest book, creative quest. Its a book that questions what a book like mo meta blues really is. Mo meta blues king county library system overdrive. Mo meta blues 20 one of the most emotionally honest books ever written about going through life not just in love with music, but practically crippled by how much you love it.

Mo meta blues by ahmir questlove thompson grand central. Theres a moment in ahmir questlove thompsons mo meta blues. Questlove is an artistic giant and spiritual genius whose roots go back to curtis mayfield and so many others. As one of our most recognizable cultural chameleons, ahmir writes his story in his inimitable, passionate, streamofconsciousness style. Mo meta blues is a magical kaleidoscope about a high concept, low maintenance genius named ahmir. Mo meta blues the world according to questlove mo meta blues is a punchdrunk memoir in which everyones favorite questlove tells his own story while tackling some of the lates, the greats, the fakes, the philosophers, the heavyweights, and the true originals of the music world. Jun 24, 20 ahmir questlove thompson, the drummer for the roots, has been a musician since he was a teen. Theres a moment in ahmir questlove thompson s mo meta blues. He previously worked as an anchor and investigative reporter at msnbc and nbc news, with his print commentary and reporting. When the beat was born and mo meta blues dual book. Mo meta blues is a punchdrunk memoir in which everyones favorite questlove tells his own story while tackling some of the lates, the greats. What is the point that the authors are trying to make in this specific chapter. In mo meta blues, he explains how his musician father groomed him for a life in show business from an early age. Mo meta blues the free library of philadelphia overdrive.

He is also a worldrenowned producer, arranger, and songwriter. One of my favorite parts from mo meta blues, a memoir by the roots drummer ahmir questlove thompson, occurs about twothirds of the way through the book questlove is talking about things fall apart, the bands fourth album, and one in which critics first began saying that the band wasnt black. Questlove is talking about things fall apart, the bands fourth album, and one in which critics first began saying that the band wasnt black enough. Mo meta blues by ahmir thompson, ben greenman waterstones.

Mo meta blues by ahmir questlove thompson by matt melis, paula mejia, henry hauser, steven arroyo and rachel bailey on august 09, 20, 12. This chapter, ostensibly outside the memoir, isnt even the most overt way mo meta blues lives up to the meta part of its title. Hear a clip from questloves immersive new creative quest. Catch and kill yale university library downloadable media. Ahmir questlove thompson, the drummer for the roots, has been a musician since he was a teen.

Ronan farrow is a contributing writer to the new yorker, where his investigative reporting has won the pulitzer prize for public service, the national magazine award, and the george polk award, among other honors. Robert christgau a punchdrunk memoir in which everyones favorite questlove tells his own story while tackling some of the lates, the greats, the fakes, the philosophers, the heavyweights, and the true originals of the. Mo meta blues quotes showing 121 of 21 and even though people like to furrow their brow like they suspect youre not being honest about yourself, the truth is that they worry that youre not serving their idea of you. The world according to questlove thompson, ahmir questlove, greenman, ben isbn. Mo meta blues the world according to questlove by ahmir questlove thompson and ben greenman grand central. Bob dylan nina simones music helped us to navigate the contradictions that propelled the black struggle forward. Ahmir thompson, also known as questlove, is the drummer and cofounder of the grammy awardwinning hip hop band the roots. Boyce unveils one of the best new series characters in ages. Mo meta blues mo meta blues, book the world according to questlove by questlove.

In mo meta blues, he explains how his musician father groomed him for a life in show business. Mo meta blues by ahmir questlove thompson overdrive. Questlove publishes his memoir, mo meta blues the new. Aug 29, 20 mo meta blues is a punchdrunkonculture memoir in which ahmir tells his own story while tackling the greats, the lates, the fakes, the headliners, and the almostweres of music, as well as pivotal moments in black art and culture. Mo meta blues is a punchdrunkonculture memoir in which ahmir tells his own story while tackling the greats, the lates, the fakes, the headliners, and the almostweres of music, as well as pivotal moments in black art and culture. He digs deep into the album cuts of his life and unearths some pivotal moments in black art, hip hop, and pop.

Robert christgau a punchdrunk memoir in which everyones favorite questlove tells his own story while tackling some of the lates, the greats, the fakes, the philosophers, the heavyweights, and the true originals of the music world. Mo meta blues 3 beginning in the midtolate 1980s when most hiphop acts were groups, questlove then still ahmir thompson began his career of hiphop activism admiring the productivity of this group model, the sense of community and of a larger purpose as artists organized and put out. Editors notes in this audiobook, compliments of apple books for a limited time only, the roots and tonight show starring jimmy fallon bandleader and drummer follows his 20 memoir mo meta blues with a book about navigating the creative processwith a little help and advice from his peers and heroes. One of the cookies we use is critical for certain aspects of the site to operate and has already been set. How will this memoir be different from most music memoirs. My life as a ramone ebook marc bell became marky ramone in 1978 when he joined the legendary punk band the ramones. As one of our most recognizable cultural chameleons, ahmir writes his story in his inimitable, passionate.

He digs deep into the album cuts of his life and unearths some pivotal moments in black art. About twothirds of the way through mo meta blues, ahmir questlove thompsons cowriter, ben greenman a novelist and editor at the new yorker, worriedly emails his editor. Mo meta blues is a punchdrunk memoir in which everyones favorite questlove tells his own story while tackling some of the lates, the greats, the fakes, the philosophers, the heavyweights, and the true originals of the music world. Jun 26, 20 mo meta blues is the title of a new memoir from ahmir thompson, better known as questlove, the thoughtful and charismatic drummer for the hiphopneosoul band the roots.

His musical knowledge, for all practical purposes, is limitless. I can only give myself credit for 12 of mo meta blues. Sep 11, 20 in mo meta blues, questlove looks back at other moments of hiphop history he had a role in shaping the rise of the soulquarians collective in the early 00s or just simply witnessed the east coastwest coast rap feud, which he recounts in a chapter about his awkward experience as an attendee accompanied by roots frontman black thought. The world according to questlove when ben greenman the books cowriter and the comanager of questloves the roots makes the observation that the roots is one of the few bands perhaps the only band left in hiphop actually, strike that. Final verdict on mo meta blues thumbs up or thumbs down.

Rob sheffield on greatest rock memoirs of all time rolling. Apr 16, 2018 todd haynes biopic of bob dylan, im not there, resonates with questlove, who wanted the audiobook for his memoir mo meta blues to be done in a similar vein, with multiple actors playing him. Read pitchfork s 20 interview with questlove about his memoir mo meta blues. He digs deep into the album cuts of his life and unearths some pivotal moments in black art, hip. Todd haynes biopic of bob dylan, im not there, resonates with questlove, who wanted the audiobook for his memoir mo meta blues to be done in a similar vein, with multiple actors playing him.

J i r o mo meta blues is a punchdrunk memoir in which everyones favorite questlove tells his own story while tackling some of the lates, the greats, the fakes, the philosophers, the heavyweights, and the true originals of the music world. Jun 18, 20 mo meta blues coauthored with new yorker editor ben greenman follows a loose chronological arc, tracing questloves path from shy philly kid to the kind of guy who gets invited to roller. Apr 24, 2018 editors notes in this audiobook, compliments of apple books for a limited time only, the roots and tonight show starring jimmy fallon bandleader and drummer follows his 20 memoir mo meta blues with a book about navigating the creative processwith a little help and advice from his peers and heroes. In mo meta blues, questlove looks back at other moments of hiphop history he had a role in shaping the rise of the soulquarians collective in the early 00s or just simply witnessed the east coastwest coast rap feud, which he recounts in a chapter about his awkward experience as an attendee accompanied by roots frontman black thought. Mo meta blues study guide chapters 1 5 prof k oliveira english 101 chapter 1 who are the speakers in the first chapter. Request this download creative quest, downloadable audiobook. Like him, its smart, funny, sweet and in a thousand places at once. Mo meta blues is the title of a new memoir from ahmir thompson, better known as questlove, the thoughtful and charismatic drummer for the hiphopneosoul band the roots.

One of my favorite parts from mo meta blues, a memoir by the roots drummer ahmir questlove thompson, occurs about twothirds of the way through the book. Rob sheffield on greatest rock memoirs of all time. Jun 21, 20 mo meta blues the world according to questlove by ahmir questlove thompson and ben greenman grand central. Its a book that questions what a book like mo meta bluesreally is. Everything, ebooks, audiobooks, periodicals, video, libraries. Overdrive would like to use cookies to store information on your computer to improve your user experience at our website. The first half of the book was great, but by the middle of the book, when the roots finally made it, the hip. I would recommend it to cos readers in no small part due to his thoughts on analyzing music, criticizing music, and. Mo meta blues 20 one of the most emotionally honest books ever written about going through life not just in love with music, but. You have to bear in mind that questlove is one of the smartest motherfs on the planet.

Questlove ahmir thompson discusses is latest book, creative quest. Jun, 20 mo meta blues covers his life from his early days in philadelphia as a child drummer and stage manager for his parents band to his immersion in hiphop and the formative years of the roots. Oct 20, 2015 this entry was posted in for my students, pedagogy and tagged hip hop, mo meta blues, questlove, study guide on 20 october 2015 by kristine. A book that combines fastpaced suspense with moving insights. Jul 31, 20 theres a moment in ahmir questlove thompsons mo meta blues. In a new snippet from the creative quest audiobook.