{"product_id":"mo-meta-blues-the-world-according-to-questlove-9781455501373","title":"Mo' Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove","description":"\"You have to bear in mind that  Questlove] is one of the smartest motherf*****s on the planet. His musical knowledge, for all practical purposes, is limitless.\" --Robert Christgau \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A punch-drunk memoir in which Everyone's 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. He digs deep into the album cuts of his life and unearths some pivotal moments in black art, hip hop, and pop culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ahmir \"Questlove\" Thompson is many things: virtuoso drummer, producer, arranger, \u003ci\u003eLate Night with Jimmy Fallon \u003c\/i\u003ebandleader, DJ, composer, and tireless Tweeter. He is one of our most ubiquitous cultural tastemakers, and in this, his first book, he reveals his own formative experiences--from growing up in 1970s West Philly as the son of a 1950s doo-wop singer, to finding his own way through the music world and ultimately co-founding and rising up with the Roots, a.k.a., the last hip hop band on Earth. \u003ci\u003eMo' Meta Blues \u003c\/i\u003ealso has some (many) random (or not) musings about the state of hip hop, the state of music criticism, the state of statements, as well as a plethora of run-ins with celebrities, idols, and fellow artists, from Stevie Wonder to KISS to D'Angelo to Jay-Z to Dave Chappelle to...you ever seen Prince roller-skate? ? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But \u003ci\u003eMo' Meta Blues \u003c\/i\u003eisn't just a memoir. It's a dialogue about the nature of memory and the idea of a post-modern black man saddled with some post-modern blues. It's a book that questions what a book like \u003ci\u003eMo' Meta Blues\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003ereally is. It's the side wind of a one-of-a-kind mind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It's a rare gift that gives as well as takes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's a record that keeps going around and around.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781455501373\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Ahmir \"Questlove\" Thompson, Ben Greenman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36651646058652,"sku":"9781455501373","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_78e1bbd2-78a0-4384-9bfd-efe677619b3a.jpg?v=1603878045","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/mo-meta-blues-the-world-according-to-questlove-9781455501373","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}