Amir Questlove–Thompson

He loves pizza with pineapples on it. He loves, you know, watching old Westerns. He loves driving new cars. The first time I saw a slide drive, he was driving a very unusual, I don't know what kind of car that was, but just the fact that he has an everyday normal existence. Like he plays with his grandkids. Like he, he's just a, the,

a normal guy, which to me, that speaks volumes, like to be normal, to be human, you know, not to be the scary black guy, not to be the over-sexualized person, but just a normal, relatable, everyday person. To me, that's the dream.

a normal guy, which to me, that speaks volumes, like to be normal, to be human, you know, not to be the scary black guy, not to be the over-sexualized person, but just a normal, relatable, everyday person. To me, that's the dream.

a normal guy, which to me, that speaks volumes, like to be normal, to be human, you know, not to be the scary black guy, not to be the over-sexualized person, but just a normal, relatable, everyday person. To me, that's the dream.

Well, whenever I do a press run, this is one of my favorite highlights. And, you know, I'm so glad that for the last 20 plus years, like this has sort of been like the springboard for my projects coming out. And I thank you for receiving it.

Well, whenever I do a press run, this is one of my favorite highlights. And, you know, I'm so glad that for the last 20 plus years, like this has sort of been like the springboard for my projects coming out. And I thank you for receiving it.

Well, whenever I do a press run, this is one of my favorite highlights. And, you know, I'm so glad that for the last 20 plus years, like this has sort of been like the springboard for my projects coming out. And I thank you for receiving it.

Thank you for having me.

Thank you for having me.

Thank you for having me.

You know, it's weird. I've been on SNL. In every configuration except for the one that I want to be on, which is actual music guest. Like I've been a punchline on Weekend Update. I've been part of a Timothee Chalamet sketch. I've been mentioned in monologues. I've been in like a Lonely Island sketch. Yeah.

You know, it's weird. I've been on SNL. In every configuration except for the one that I want to be on, which is actual music guest. Like I've been a punchline on Weekend Update. I've been part of a Timothee Chalamet sketch. I've been mentioned in monologues. I've been in like a Lonely Island sketch. Yeah.

You know, it's weird. I've been on SNL. In every configuration except for the one that I want to be on, which is actual music guest. Like I've been a punchline on Weekend Update. I've been part of a Timothee Chalamet sketch. I've been mentioned in monologues. I've been in like a Lonely Island sketch. Yeah.

But I guess one could say that my dream, one of the main reasons why I was excited to be on The Tonight Show like 16 years ago when we first got offered the position, I was like, great, this puts me within like one degree of the brass ring, which is, you know, doing SNL. So, you know, kind of funny how...

But I guess one could say that my dream, one of the main reasons why I was excited to be on The Tonight Show like 16 years ago when we first got offered the position, I was like, great, this puts me within like one degree of the brass ring, which is, you know, doing SNL. So, you know, kind of funny how...

But I guess one could say that my dream, one of the main reasons why I was excited to be on The Tonight Show like 16 years ago when we first got offered the position, I was like, great, this puts me within like one degree of the brass ring, which is, you know, doing SNL. So, you know, kind of funny how...

I'm a part of that ecosystem almost in every way, but the one way I want to be, which is like musical guests one day. But, you know, The Roots are working on their 17th album right now. So, you know, I'm still hanging on to my dream.

I'm a part of that ecosystem almost in every way, but the one way I want to be, which is like musical guests one day. But, you know, The Roots are working on their 17th album right now. So, you know, I'm still hanging on to my dream.

I'm a part of that ecosystem almost in every way, but the one way I want to be, which is like musical guests one day. But, you know, The Roots are working on their 17th album right now. So, you know, I'm still hanging on to my dream.

The very beginning. So my Saturday Night Live obsession really starts with, you know, the epicenter of my entire music world is Soul Train. And it just so happens that, you know, for most of America, especially with Soul Train in its prime form, You know, everyone has a Saturday afternoon, 12 p.m., cleaning the house, watching Soul Train Experience.