PUBLIC FORUM: David Byrne & Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson

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11 жыл бұрын

On February 26, 2013, David Byrne (author, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, cofounder of Talking Heads) and Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson (drummer, DJ, culinary entrepreneur, member of The Roots) came together for a one-on-one conversation. They discussed what we're taught--and how we learn--about music, and the way that our ideas shape the songs we create and consume. ?uestlove is teaching a course on classic albums at NYU this spring. This exciting Public Forum event was co-presented by NYU Skirball Center.
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@phillycheesesteak5214 6 жыл бұрын

Hey, guys, Questlove's in the house!

@kellir5990 4 жыл бұрын

Questlove, you're not in the house

@Draperie 3 жыл бұрын

😁

@attonpearson1944 2 жыл бұрын

Questlove, you’re nowhere.

@54coupekid 10 жыл бұрын

These two men are genius at it's finest. Try to not be overly critical of how they talk and communicate. Their language is music!!!

@reggaefan2700 10 жыл бұрын

"It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold us back" isn't just one of the best Rap albums of all time, it is one of the best albums of all time period.

@aaronaaron5968 2 жыл бұрын

thats hilarious. i dont even know why they are in same room. he's a fucking unknown

@shannonlee4909 2 жыл бұрын

David's laughter is infectious

@IronTyse 2 жыл бұрын

Fr fr

@boydman117 10 жыл бұрын

4:15 is when the dude stops talking.

@fastenbulbous 10 жыл бұрын

In the words of that dude, "Thank you".

@booshting3520 6 жыл бұрын

Cheers

@MikkelThaUberHomie 4 жыл бұрын

My man

@bite-my-shinny-metal-ass 3 жыл бұрын

The comment I needed

@kylesimonsen 3 ай бұрын

Bless

@MoveOverCasanova 10 жыл бұрын

lovely david byrne, he just nails it

@RossRossiter 10 жыл бұрын

And you may find yourself, in a beautiful theater , with beautiful guests, and you will ask yourself , how did I get here ? That was the best hour and a half on you tube in ages.

@jilianvan8165 2 жыл бұрын

Ross ~ How did I get here indeed! . . . It is summer of 2021 and we are all just emerging from our homes after a nation wide quarantine, "sheltering in place" in the hope of slowing down a global pandemic. Thank you so much for this delightful post ~ it took me right out of myself! 🎐 I

@somerset8088 2 жыл бұрын

this video was once in a lifetime ! (water flowing underground)

@JR-ze1fv 4 жыл бұрын

I was hoping to see a Questlove and David Byrne collab....

@reclaimedandrested 4 жыл бұрын

Same

@QNEGRO1 3 жыл бұрын

Would be nice.

@TheKennethTackett 5 жыл бұрын

“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.”

@BPMMusic105 10 жыл бұрын

Notice Byrne's openness sort of ends when he's asked about the break-up of the Talking Heads. Very fascinating talk however.

@somerset8088 2 жыл бұрын

i can imagine Questlove’s students sitting in his NYU class and trying to follow his tangential thoughts.

@mikeb6572 9 жыл бұрын

?uestlove nails it. Hip Hop sub-culture turns into "cult of personality", "winners", "it turns into what it was against" Thankyou

@bassoutofface 4 жыл бұрын

This is like one of those videos where like a rabbit is friends with a bear or whatever. No one knows why they're friends, they shouldn't be friends, but we all love that they're friends. It's magical

@jilianvan8165 2 жыл бұрын

Sam ~ Perfectly lovely simile. . .🎐

@placebojesus5652 9 ай бұрын

Honestly good musicians respect one another in ways that don’t make sense to non-musicians or shit musicians lol

@placebojesus5652 9 ай бұрын

Honestly good musicians respect one another in ways that don’t make sense to non-musicians or shit musicians lol

@placebojesus5652 9 ай бұрын

Honestly good musicians respect one another in ways that don’t make sense to non-musicians or shit musicians lol

@placebojesus5652 9 ай бұрын

Honestly good musicians respect one another in ways that don’t make sense to non-musicians or shit musicians lol

@NutsDeez 8 жыл бұрын

quest is pissed about that lil ass chair.

@Dinosaurs_with_laser_guns 3 жыл бұрын

It’s def not an arm chair.

@LucidDream 11 жыл бұрын

I like when David was talking about music being taken away. When I was little, I wanted to be a musician. I told my parents and they told me essentially that it wasn't for me, that I would never make a career out of it. I guess they loosened up a bit, because by 6th grade I had joined the band. Music education is so important, I think. Never tell your kids that they can't be a musician. Instead, reinforce their dreams.

@anthonyanderson8592 9 жыл бұрын

i really like both of these artists

@NomadicBrian 5 жыл бұрын

Curious and insightful meeting of the minds.I know David pretty well but I was taken aback by Ahmir. This perception of what i think hip hop is continuously challenged when I get to know the Artist better.

@elismith8356 5 жыл бұрын

He has a book called mo wetta blues. Its pretty dope. As uh poet and bear maker I'm starting 2 love all genres. Some more then other of course. Thanks for your comment and having uh open mind. I think David is cool he knows about "Public Enemy" like he really knows boute there albums. Yes uh ghetto kid from the streets of East Oakland love "Talking Heads" just as much as "The Roots"

@Drumkey17 9 жыл бұрын

2 musical geniuses. Amazed

@ThaddMcNamara 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best moments in music just happened on my iPhone!!! Thank You for bringing this to my world… I have some work to do, digging into the examples mentioned by these two generous and genius gentlemen! Mind Expanded!!!

@jasonezzell6901 2 жыл бұрын

“Hello Pablo” ❤️ The record Radiohead never recorded but should have. Love you Quest!

@raphaelsandler 11 жыл бұрын

I love ?uest. Can't get enough of his interviews, talks, and especially his music.

@C4miRox 10 жыл бұрын

Quest's mind runs somewhat like mine. He wants to give more detail, but it might have come off as too much. Jumping into a lot of topics, and such. It would be quite interesting to have a conversation with him.

@Revelation6_7-8 9 жыл бұрын

your comment rhymes alot, almost like a poem or a song...

@henryhill92 9 жыл бұрын

+cami I'm the same, it bothers some people but I love listening to him cos he does what I do when i tell stories

@armonentzucken3024 8 жыл бұрын

interesting. david's runs much like mine.

@matthewpuhr5680 10 жыл бұрын

David Lynch directed this video

@Daprince823 9 жыл бұрын

The point of this lecture; It's all relative & so are we!

@LucidDream 11 жыл бұрын

He also touched on another good point about teaching improvisation. My time in the band was only about developing your instrumentation. I really wish there would have been a section or a class that taught improv too. Life is an improv.

@promitra9356 Жыл бұрын

"To keep the audience, you have to change from time to time, otherwise they'll leave you". Truer words can't be said about being in the music business.

@kiddcode2848 7 жыл бұрын

1:02:40 out of body experience

@shnootch 8 жыл бұрын

quest often seems to be working up a pastiche, conveying a sense or feeling, vibe. he's a very engaged artist. give the man a break...

@skapunkteddybear 10 жыл бұрын

"Hello Pablo" = "Pablo Honey", Radiohead's first studio album.

@pbelancsik 5 жыл бұрын

Not that memorable of an album. I think getting the name wrong makes it better

@HalfGermanBeats93 10 жыл бұрын

Crimsonphilosophy... I strongly disagree. Questlove has worked & played on more on more majorly successful albums than a lot of other professional musicians. Not only that, he's a kind of drummer role model. His timing is impeccable and his groove is creative and unique with huge influential diversity.

@lesliehilesgardener6959 2 жыл бұрын

Compassion for the Human race...looking out for all sorts empathizeing draws to a beautiful world where you or I may close prejudice lack of love for any we meet...love to see you again Sam

@illyad5435 5 жыл бұрын

Quest love and David Byrne!

@sharonisaac445 4 жыл бұрын

Love QuestLove 💎❤👑

@jasonhuntley7078 11 жыл бұрын

dude nothing better then a pair of black and white high top shoes. hella comfy. still want to get a suit, so i can enjoy a tie for once, and so far i only have one white hair, but im working on it. ♥ enjoyed this conversation, was very much worth the listen. i would throw some toys out there and turn it into a playground so that parents could bring there kids, and it would all be burnt into their basic blocks. i think that would be a wonderful idea, but it could be a flaw at the same time.

@StorieGrubb 9 жыл бұрын

i love that he ?uest dropped the name Zappa. respect.

@markmacphail4658 10 жыл бұрын

we were all amatuers when we started and now look i make great life as musician

@Mutt1961 10 жыл бұрын

Never heard Thompson speak at length before. Dude has A LOT to say. Some interesting, the rest not so much... I know David Byrne has some difficulty with expressing himself in conversation but I'm not sure I've ever seen someone take almost a full minute to ask a question the way Thompson does at around 1:04:00. Whew...

@jeremymullins1294 10 жыл бұрын

questlove reminds me of Fred Arminsens' Nicholas Fein character from SNL....he can never finish a complete, it's like when you get married and....ok you know how people...when couples are together for the first time...there's a sense of.....have you seen Jurassic Park...remember that scene where......

@Vincentedrawit01 9 жыл бұрын

critique much?

@Zombbg4 9 жыл бұрын

Vincentedrawit01 Stick up ur butt much?

@frooshante 7 жыл бұрын

hehe true

@daveyks1 6 жыл бұрын

drugs take their toll

@mdummy 5 жыл бұрын

i agree dude. then i figured that he is a musician, not a public speaker.

@davidheskin9330 3 жыл бұрын

Likes to hear himself talk. Want to hear David Byrne

@djstarsign 3 жыл бұрын

Questlove is an example of a guy who has achieved so much, yet still comes across like Eeyore. He’s like the hip hop Albert Brooks. “We never had our Bentley moment”. I bet even if he did, he’d find a way to complain about it.

@jreality9875 3 жыл бұрын

Okay this made me look up the roots and him I like the song make my I listen to two or three before they were just instrumental but I like this one

@captainsassy69 Жыл бұрын

i had no idea that roy keane knew so much about new wave

@Brokenface Жыл бұрын

Yeah the similarity Is striking! Especially in Stop Making Sense film

@GorgeousRoddyChrome 10 жыл бұрын

Lousy moderator. He failed in his job to help balance out the conversation. ?uestlove needed to be throttled back and David Byrne needs to be encouraged more. Both are very interesting and knowledgeable artists with a lot to say, but parts of this discussion were painfully slow.

@drssexy2142 4 жыл бұрын

this was incredibly boring

@HorrorFanAndy1 Жыл бұрын

45:55 Quest has a look on his face like “did I really really just say that?!?!”

@steverobinson6730 4 жыл бұрын

Music is the best

@SamMHayne 5 жыл бұрын

awesome

@armanddebella7594 4 жыл бұрын

Same as it ever was..I hate the new millennium but still love the -rock'n'roll.questlove and david -byrne are excellent examples of sonic and technical great music.They are among the giants -of musical excellence.🔚🔚🔚🔚

@markmacphail4658 10 жыл бұрын

this was on my birthday btw

@trevorjalla 11 жыл бұрын

talking heads

@ivancrespogomez5777 4 жыл бұрын

Questlove's in the house

@deanrobert8674 4 жыл бұрын

Insightful 90min

@MumO19 9 жыл бұрын

Jaysis Sexy Christ, was that hard to sit through! These gentlemen will not be mistaken for great orators. Nevertheless, great insight on the industry and very interesting. P.S. Is Janelle Monae doing the "movement" thing that Questlove is talking about?

@borger1379 3 жыл бұрын

questlove´s in the house

@NOWtheband 7 жыл бұрын

excellence

@RomZomCom 11 жыл бұрын

I'd prefer not closing my ears to anyone but my idols, thanks.

@moonbeanification 4 жыл бұрын

I like ?uestlove's bucket list target of collaborating with Bill Withers ... that would be awesome to hear :)

@ShaWuTheAssassin 10 жыл бұрын

I want to kick it with ?uestlove real talk

@reggaefan2700 10 жыл бұрын

I never knew Questlove was this big. Gosh, he puts Chris Christie to shame.

@halwakka504 4 жыл бұрын

Hey! What are YOU listening to? I love finding new music and I don't know if there could be a more appropriate place to find it than in the comments section populated by people who are fans of Questlove and/or Byrne. Gimme your favorite song! :)

@dreyergj 10 жыл бұрын

Quest is allright, but Talking Heads was one of a kind

@jamilnichols1558 6 жыл бұрын

so is The Roots buddy

@pbelancsik 5 жыл бұрын

Carson Shallenberger biased at its finest

@finaldungeon8782 4 жыл бұрын

"Quest is alright"... educate yourself

@barelyontime Жыл бұрын

The roots are one of the most influential bands of all time they changed hip hop for the better

@lesliehilesgardener6959 2 жыл бұрын

In among God's will age color style size mentality is as a fine bouquet what makes our earth go around we may need to widen our scope of view . ,the vase can be rearranged or turned for another View...you may see this one you questioned turns out to be one your glad you came to know...love you forevermore my friends

@christopherkettler8727 4 жыл бұрын

Im hoping he gets bill withers too!!!! That would be awesome

@samspamable 9 жыл бұрын

Where can I get that Lego heart badge Quest is wearing?

@MMZS528 9 жыл бұрын

its lego, man. make one. thats the point? dont you think? a diy accessory and badge of creativity

@samspamable 9 жыл бұрын

I suppose, but Lego is expensive these days!

@MMZS528 9 жыл бұрын

thats true !

@user-eo5nb7pg7n 9 жыл бұрын

Dee & Ricky! Those are the guys who make them. Or Lisa Bee and eBay.

@jdwelborn 10 жыл бұрын

someone give Quest a more comfortable chair!

@kerrydennehy 9 жыл бұрын

Cool pixelated heart button!

@kokolatte825 9 жыл бұрын

It's Legos.

@kerrydennehy 9 жыл бұрын

kokolatte825 Hi, thanks! How do you know? Do they say it in the video, I don't think I watched the whole thing.

@aaronaaron5968 2 жыл бұрын

why is quest in the same room as David

@mrdave777 4 жыл бұрын

With David. It was ALL about the music. And the most soul for a white dude.

@shamsam4 10 жыл бұрын

I love you, but please look at David.

@interviewervonartista570 3 жыл бұрын

I would rather see them do a 4 hour adlib gig together

@Monkofmagnesia 10 жыл бұрын

Skip to 4:45

@seancushnie974 5 жыл бұрын

Questlove just goes on tangents, a wormhole listening to him man. You forget what the question was by the time he's done talking. He asked David was it a movement, and then he goes off about the triumphs of The Roots

@djstarsign 3 жыл бұрын

He’s infamous for never answering questions directly. Almost like he just wants to talk about the history of something that doesn’t pertain to the actual question.

@gregmuscovalley3791 5 ай бұрын

Bernie Worrell...burning down the house.

@DavidGomez-xm3uj Жыл бұрын

oh "Prince is coming" :c

@user-ks8ux4ig6b 2 жыл бұрын

1:02:39 - strange....

@beau5375 3 жыл бұрын

It's funny to hear musicians say, yeah, I thought about classical music as an 18 year old but decided on hip hop. It's like people start talking about jazz without knowing the first thing about it. These pros know all the genres of music like punk, new wave, hip hop, etc. and then lump hundreds of years of Western music into one jump of 'classical'. No mention of Early Music, Baroque, Classical, Modern. A lot happened between the two 'classical' composers mentioned in this talk, Mozart & Stravinsky. You can study any one of these periods and never get close to the bottom. . There is a kind of hypocrisy to be a snob about so many things like living in NYC, food, etc and then say you have to be totally egalitarian about music & you can't be a little snobbish in saying that it's pretty damn hard to write any choral music that approaches Bach.

@agentorange81 2 жыл бұрын

Nice how he got started discussing music on a vlog ,i got to blog on a Presidential candidate due to ranting on my blog ,unfortunately they assumed my indecisiveness being independent meant I was Republican I am not I have to be to vote locally I just hadn't changed it yet and that was a great year of satire fun! Especially since it was Colbert and Stewarts big years in 2012 lol none ever caught on to my satire but the democrat side knew it was lol

@rboss29 10 жыл бұрын

Did I mention I have 12 jobs? - Questlove I'm the complete opposite of an asshole - David Byrne

@thehoneyeffect 10 жыл бұрын

Context.

@gregmuscovalley3791 5 ай бұрын

I brought a Herbie Hancock album to school..Sextant . That used all the new sounds from Bitches Brew. It was free form jazz, they hated it. The next year Chameleon came out and I felt personally vindicated.

@kellyanquoe 11 жыл бұрын

even though ?uest seems to get a lot off his chest (almost like someone bleeding as a constant artist should be) and Byrne seems out of his element (like UFO swimming through air) the most industrious aspect must be the public school projects which both appear adamant about. Rather than hope these two collaborate we should desire each pursue the musical/ atmospheric education of the world's young minds. Peace

@wsegen 6 ай бұрын

Summer of Soul guy?

@Mikepepp2 8 жыл бұрын

Sometimes. I wish quest would lose weight to be healthy ,but. I wonder if he would lose some of his. Mystical. Funk.

@xydex99 7 жыл бұрын

I think he boxes and shit. I'm sure he's healthy enough.

@jreality9875 3 жыл бұрын

Without Bob Dylan would there be a David Bryne

@japan906 3 жыл бұрын

No. Dylan made a huge impact everywhere and The Beatles noted that . Ahmir and Byrne are historians.

@jreality9875 3 жыл бұрын

Nicely put

@STNMNinc 3 жыл бұрын

Honestly, more creative talk, less career talk woulda been nice..

@djstarsign 3 жыл бұрын

But you’re not successful unless you have a Bentley or a castle!!!!!!

@ZeppelinJ0 11 жыл бұрын

1:03:00 - 1:05:00 holy shit Q, wtf are you trying to say?! SAY IT

@Zombbg4 9 жыл бұрын

Only ever seen quest behind a drumset, dudes tubby as hell.

@escaton74 8 жыл бұрын

funny how David has to move his chair around to even get a glimpse of the moderator behind Questlove's body

@escaton74 3 жыл бұрын

@sacre thanks

@seancushnie974 5 жыл бұрын

Oh My god shut up Questlove. You get to do what you love for a living, that is success. Not living in a castle with Bentleys

@LucidDream 11 жыл бұрын

I'm 26 mins. into the video. I'd really rather just hear David speak too. Becoming tired already of hearing him talk about hip hop and what The Roots did.

@avedic 10 жыл бұрын

This started out great...and I like Questlove's stuff, but...I wish he'd talk more about MUSIC...and less about the trials of his band. It's just not that interesting. And let David talk...gahh...

@juliusaugustino8409 8 жыл бұрын

Captain Beefheart and Zappa when ur a baby XDD

@looselucy5631 10 жыл бұрын

Dear Mr. Brnye, you have had a heavy influence on hip hop and your inability to recognize this is absurd. How about the B-52 album ep Mesopatamia?

@looselucy5631 10 жыл бұрын

anyone up for cake?

@elismith8356 5 жыл бұрын

B 52 is dope just discovered them 2 days ago.

@Videogamewalkthrough 10 жыл бұрын

quest was sort of annoying, David played his part well but should have been encouraged to speak more. Quest should realized who he has the honor to be sitting next to.

@watchkevinspencer 10 жыл бұрын

I didn't see that. Check out the 1:23:40 mark. That's just one example of several, but I would say that ?uestlove is pretty inquisitive and pretty blatantly a fan of Byrne's work.

@dondre3000 10 жыл бұрын

I didn't see that either. The conversation got good once the moderator took a step back and let them talk! That's when this talk got reeeeally good.

@sacredlunatic 10 жыл бұрын

Maybe You should realize who David had the honor of sitting next to...

@znazz7058 7 жыл бұрын

nah david is much more famous/respected

@MoneyOverFame 7 жыл бұрын

Quest wasn't being annoying. He was being a genuine fan. And asking question that people ask when they're generally very interested.

@katherenewedic8076 3 жыл бұрын

The staging of the chairs is HORRIBLE

@rodolfoperalta5180 10 жыл бұрын

I found ?uestlove´s talking pretty egocentric and even irritating at times, I would have loved to listen a little bit more from David.

@jamilnichols1558 6 жыл бұрын

Let a black man have some confidence lol

@kilgoretrout3966 5 жыл бұрын

egocentric? he made overture after overture of his respect of Byrne's genius. i suppose we all need something to complain about.

@MoneyOverFame 4 жыл бұрын

Kilgore Trout exactly. How the hell did he come off egocentric

@djstarsign 3 жыл бұрын

@@MoneyOverFame because he often inserted something about him or his band’s critical acclaim or who he knows unnecessarily. The question was often something that could have been answered in a simple and straightforward manner but he kept going on on pedantic tangents that had little to nothing to do with the question asked.

@janedoe-vo6fv 6 жыл бұрын

It seems as though the reason David feels successful is simply because he wanted to play music and the money came as a result. Money did'nt equal happiness for David and on the flipside ?uestlove seems to feel unsuccessful because he made music to make money. All I hear from ?uest during this conversation is about money. It does not feel that making music is a passion for ?uest.

@djstarsign 3 жыл бұрын

He’s such a complainer. He’s only happy when others validate him, but then he finds ways to complain about not having a castle. What a dork.

@SuperQdaddy 3 жыл бұрын

Music is a great side line....not a career

@shnootch 8 жыл бұрын

crimsonphilosophy, yeah he's not a good drummer to the musically challenged. a fine musician, seems to know what he is and isn't. I'm thinking you might say charlie haden wasn't a good bassist...

@csabadobos2675 3 жыл бұрын

so little byrne in this :/

@bryanpinto3238 11 жыл бұрын

im from philly and I love the roots but questlove has difficulties speaking whats on his mind. he is hard to listen to um, you know, um, you know, um you know

@SuperQdaddy 3 жыл бұрын

Quest has a hard time expressing himself

@cbrohawn96 10 жыл бұрын

David Byrne has Asperger's Syndrome, so you guys really shouldn't be surprised at his awkward socialization.

@ImaginaryGuns 10 жыл бұрын

I don't believe David Byrne has been diagnosed with asperger's, David byrne inadvertently describes himself as an introvert in the begginning of his book "how music works". Mr. Byrne says he probably has or had a mild form of asperger's but he never said he was diagnosed with the syndrome, I highly doubt he has asperger's though I am no expert in the subject. He is deffinitley an introvert and his social anxiety and high inteligence or at the very most introspective and thoughtful nature are all things introverts seem to have in common. If you were to look up what is known about extroverts and introverts you may come to the same conclusion, I don't know for sure. either way ?uestlove and david byrne are amazing!

@tarekyoungapelian4542 4 жыл бұрын

ImaginaryGuns Take it from those of with Aspergers, it’s always been glaringly obvious that he does. He’s gotten more comfortable with age, probably due to a decrease in anxiety & learning more coping techniques in public due to life experience. Also, he has said he has been diagnosed in later age. I don’t know why people always say he is self diagnosed, he’s not. Other people said he was, he said he probably was or was a “little” autistic, then he got diagnosed as having Aspergers. I think because he’s of an older generation he always mentions that he’s “high functioning”, like he doesn’t feel he has a full claim to the title because he’s not what people imagine autistic to be, & he said feels he doesn’t really feel like he has it anymore (which is not possible of course, but I get what he means) mainly because he doesn’t struggle as much in his older age.