The Roots have long been one of hip hop's most beloved acts, but for drummer/producer ?uestlove, winning three awards at this year's Grammys was a surreal moment. The Afro-ed drummer joked that, because his band won for their soul collaborations with John Legend, maybe his Grammys were solely because of Legend.
“I would like to think maybe John Legend’s a favorite amongst the voters, so maybe they just went with that,” ?uest joked to Darren Sands of The Village Voice. “I just wanted to collect the award and get off before they had a recount [laughs]. I was just like yo, let me get this sh*t before they're like, ‘Oh, we're sorry, Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers!’ That's what I was thinking in my head. Until it’s in my hand, I’m always thinking it’s a fluke. The first year we won there’s no way you’re going to tell me that Dr. Dre and Eminem and Snoop and Puffy and R. Kelly and Janet Jackson and Busta Rhymes were going to lose to us.”
?uestlove also shared a story about comedic actor Bill Murray. Following RZA's recent story that partying with Murray almost got the best of him, ?uest revealed his own experiences with the enigmatic star of Ghostbusters and Groundhog Day.
“Bill Murray has a reputation for just randomly showing up at basement parties in Brooklyn,” ?uestlove explained. “He came to one of my Christmas parties at S.O.B.s, and Bill Murray was like one of the last nine people left. You know, they play that last song and there’s nine people? ‘I'm looking and thinking, ‘Nah, that’s not him.’ But it was him!”
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