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QUESTLOVE

Musician and entrepreneur
The key to creativity, Questlove says, is silence—“to be in a quiet place where you can hear your thoughts.”

RESIST CONVENTION

The drummer, producer, author, and frontman for the Roots—who has a new book coming out this spring—believes that we find new rhythms at different points in our career.

Go Quiet

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