Questlove Reaches Into The Mailbag & Answers - January 24
The Questlove Show
iHeartPodcasts
4.6 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 24 January 2026
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
In this mini episode, Questlove opens the floor to listener (and viewer) questions—digging into James Brown’s recording techniques, his current favorite stand-up comedians, and much more. From there, the conversation drifts into the emotional power of music, spotlighting Afro-futurist and meditative sounds that soothe, ground, and inspire. Listeners also get exclusive updates on what’s brewing next, including the progress of the highly anticipated Roots album and new developments on the Earth, Wind & Fire documentary. And, because it wouldn’t be Questlove without it, there’s a behind-the-scenes look at his one-of-a-kind birthday ritual: an all-day movie marathon with great snacks to match. Remember, submit your questions via QuestloveSupreme.com, or by following on social and messaging.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.6 | The Questlove show is a production of I-Heart Radio. |
| 0:14.2 | What's up, good people? |
| 0:15.2 | This is Questlove. |
| 0:16.0 | In addition to our weekly interviews of the Questlove show, |
| 0:19.6 | I'm going to be doing some things periodically |
| 0:21.8 | where I'll tell you a little bit more about a guest |
| 0:24.4 | or what's going on in my life. |
| 0:26.7 | I think they call this musings. |
| 0:28.8 | You know, another thing we want to do |
| 0:30.2 | is take your feedback, take your questions, |
| 0:33.7 | and I will answer them to the best of my ability. |
| 0:36.9 | So I'm giving you the listeners a chance to engage with me. |
| 0:40.7 | You can DM me to either the QLS account. |
| 0:44.1 | Matter of fact, only DM the QLS account. |
| 0:47.4 | Don't DM my account because I barely check my own account. |
| 0:50.4 | Okay. |
| 0:51.0 | Follow QLS on IG or go through QuestloveSupSupreme.com. And, you know, we'll be |
| 0:57.5 | recording these a few times a month where I'll basically, uh, you know, answer letters. |
| 1:06.7 | All right, Alan Homme asked, I have a question about how James Brown recorded in the studio. |
| 1:12.6 | Based on the way he yells out changes in the song, take him to the bridge, where songs written in the studio. |
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