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Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

Questlove

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

Team Coco & Earwolf

Comedy

4.857.5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 September 2023

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Legendary hip-hop musician Questlove feels fine with being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Questlove sits down with Conan to discuss his classical musical training, the improbable genesis of The Roots, how they “pulled a Hendrix” to come out on top, and curating experimental playlists for high-profile friends. For Conan videos, tour dates and more visit TeamCoco.com. This episode was recorded on 6/20/23.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi, my name is Questlove.

0:07.0

I love that your name still cracks you up after all these years.

0:13.0

Okay.

0:18.0

Being as though this podcast saved my life during the pandemic.

0:25.0

I've heard every adjective used to describe how does one want to be friends with Conan.

0:33.0

However, before I give the adjective, yes, I'm already going to break Jeff Goldblum's record.

0:42.0

But as a creator and a creator that relies on an editor, I want to know who's the person that has to extend Jack White's padding foot.

0:54.0

So right now, you're going to hear Jack's foot get tired and slow down and lose the beat.

1:11.0

Keep going, Jack.

1:12.0

We got to get Questlove to the finish line by the time by the time I got to the Goldblum episode.

1:19.0

I was like, wait a minute. Did he call up Jack to the customer extra fee?

1:24.0

And then I realized it's only when I became a nightmare to my own editor that I realized that you're going to have to figure out how many measures of four are you going to end?

1:35.0

I'm just going to put a kick drum mallet on a metronome next to a kick drum and then go take a nap.

1:43.0

I love how we're talking how long it's going as it's going.

1:48.0

That's right. Can we just do the inside of our guest?

1:51.0

This is going to be so far.

1:54.0

That's a first.

1:55.0

I had so many adjectives to use.

1:58.0

I'm just going to go simple, which of course none of this is simple.

2:01.0

I'm fine with it.

2:03.0

However.

2:05.0

All that for I'm fine with it.

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