The Questlove Show - The Questlove Supreme Reunion Finale Part 1

Episode Date: April 23, 2025

The five hosts of Questlove Supreme reunite in the studio for a special reason. Just days ago, Phonte, Laiya, Suga Steve, and Unpaid Bill joined Questlove to announce some significant changes. In Part 1 of this joyful trip down memory lane, the co-hosts become the guests, sharing musical memories, behind-the-scenes stories, and confirming the existence of a few long-lost, unreleased episodes from the QLS vault.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Trust me, babe. On the Iheart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. What's up, everyone? I'm Ago Vodam. My next guest, it's Will Ferrell. My dad gave me the best advice ever. He goes, just give it a shot. But if you ever reach a point where you're banging your head against the wall and it doesn't feel funny,

anymore, it's okay to quit. If you saw it written down, it would not be an inspiration. It would not be on a calendar of, you know, the cat. Just hang in there. Yeah, it would not be. Right, it wouldn't be that. There's a lot of luck. Listen to Thanks Dad on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your

podcast. Questlove Supreme is a production of IHeart Radio. All right, so is everyone ready? Yeah, let's go. All right, people. Or it melts. Oh, is that going to be loud? Let's do this.

No, yeah, that's loud. Okay, let's do it. Here we go. Suprema, sub, sub, sub, subrema roll call. Suprema, sub, sub, subrema, subrema roll call. Supremma, sub, subrema role call. Supremna, sub, subrema role call. I reminisce, feminis.

Yeah. With bliss, bliss, bliss. Yeah. All the QLess. Yeah Oh yeah Greatest hits Oh man

I was waiting for this Oh my goodness Oh my God World Perfect Perfect Perfect Is that mother

Is Jamaica Oh man All the joy Yes sir From From Justin's Steve Yes sir Don't forget this one

Don't get your black Cogreb I mean No please child That's right I mean, no place, child. Bost is getting angry. Not to forget the all-time classic.

Bail from the blackened. Oh, yeah. So racially insistent. It was a different time. It was a different time. My name is Fonte. Yeah. I have achieved it.

Yeah. Last episode of QLS? Yeah. Man, I can't believe it. Roll call. Suprema. Submma. Subrema, sub, sub, subprima roll call.

Supremia. Submina. Role call. My name is Sugar. Yeah. The end is near. Yeah. Not just this podcast.

Yeah. My whole career? Roca. Suprauma. Suprema, roll call. Supremma, Supremia, roll call. I'm unpaid bill.

Yeah. My bed is made. Yeah. Thanks for having me. Yeah. On Black History Decade. Roe call. Supremma,

Sura, Sura, Role Call. Supremma, Sucrema, Role call. It's like him. Yeah. And it's just us.

Yeah. Gonna write something? Yeah. Nah, I'm just gonna bust. Roll call. Suprema Subima Subima roll call

Supremia Supraima roll call Supremia Suprema Role Call Supremma Supremma Role Call fucking Man we hadn't heard that one

in a minute We've not heard that in a minute Ladies and gentlemen This is Questlove Supreme My name is Questlove I The de facto host of this show

the namesake of the show. And, you know, we are here to celebrate. I do not want this to be a mournful episode. Absolutely not. No. But Lai is like ready to let it. I am not. Don't blame me.

I mean, it is an end of an era. So we are celebrating and it may get emotional because it's been a long journey. We're allowed to be emotional. Yeah. Absolutely. Let emotionals in. All right. Last night at dinner, I admitted that I've yet to watch one QLS on YouTube.

So I don't know if the scale has tipped to this being a podcast, to this being a YouTube show. I don't know if we have more listeners or more viewers. Oh, that's a good question. There's more listeners. Okay, got it. Older audience, radio, still believing in radio. Yes.

So our listenership. You know, we've kind of have a quasi, even though we started 2016, we've done 10 seasons of Questlove Supreme. And, you know, so in my mind, it feels like 10 years. Okay. Yeah. I was wondering your man. Straight up. I call it 10.

Yeah, mine's won't be 10. Round off. Exactly. So to be fully transparent with you, our loyal listeners out there, this is sort of officially the last episode. of Questlove Supreme, which is so hard to say it. Right. Listen, it's a celebration, you know what I mean?

We are doing this like a TV show because, you know, I was telling somebody earlier, I was like, in radio, you don't get to say goodbye. That's in TV where you do a finale. Mm-hmm. I wonder about that. So when a person's doing their last episode of a show or whatever, like in radio, they don't let you say goodbye

or give you flowers or anything? I mean, unless you're leaving, but it's very rare that a person is, like, leaving and gets to say goodbye. It's because you got fired, so you get fired right after your ship. So you say no one in radio leaves on their own will. Most don't. I'm going to say most don't. Maybe, I think, shoot, Tom Joyner might be the one to walk the way. When you think about it, yeah.

All right. Well, we're... Howard Stern still working. We're officially... Yeah, but I doubt he's... Remember, you used to be controversial? Right, right. Yeah, it's not...

Now he's like politically on our side of the fence, which is something I never thought. Man. What happened? Wow. Joe Rogan happened too. Exactly. All right. Joe Rogan sort of became a new Howard's.

Wow. Okay. I didn't straight up that. Yeah. So to let our listeners know, I guess maybe it's, we end the way we started, which is technically, I guess, episode two with Bill Sherman. With guest. Guest Bill Sherman. No, it was episode one.

You're right. Yeah. Oh, that's right. He was one. Because Maya was two. He was one. Right. We just reversed it and gave you your coat.

You're like Charlie Brown. Thank you. Not even the star of your own Halloween special. And look at you since then. Look at me. A few more grays. Better weight. Aged.

Yeah, a lot has happened in these last, air quote, 10 years. Man, listen. Like the amount of children and spouses and comings and goins and us as a unit, a lot has happened. And I guess, Unpaid Bill, I will start with you. Fuck. Let's do it. What was your first musical memory? I love it.

Oh, okay. Because we never get to answer these questions. I own questions, yeah. Yeah. So what's your first musical memory, Unpey Bill? Being on this show for this long, I feel like everybody's like, I grew up in the church, and I did not grow up in any sort of the other. At all. And both my parents are doctors, which I've said before, and neither of them listened to much music.

but what they did listen to, my dad was like a smooth jazz guy, and my mom listened to like Yo-Yo Ma and Mandy Patinkin. Mandy Patinkin? He's an artist? I know he had an artist. I did not know that. Andigo Montoya is like a major theater. Wait, time out.

Mandy Pating? Yeah, yeah. What? The Mandy Pattingen, you know. Walked in on us? Yeah, yeah. That was a recording artist? He is a recording artist.

He's like a big, yeah, like he was in all of Sanheim's musicals and stuff. He's like a theater guy. Oh, okay. Yeah. I did not. And he's the, you know, the famous. Wait, did you get a movie. to save us to him when he

bursted in? Well, I've known him for a while, so yes, I have. Okay. Yeah. Look at you. I mean, it's not like that. Anyway, so my dad listened to a lot of smooth jazz, and CD101.9, which is no longer that station, but it was. New York? Yeah, and being in his car, and him, it would always, the car would turn on, and it was always

be that. And then I later went on to, like, sort of try to hip him to some music, but he would always sort of put the dial back to, sadly, CD 101. Well, it depends on who you ask, but anyway. CD-101? CD 101. Oh, CD. Yeah, in the days of CD.

Remember that? I thought you meant S-E-E-D-Y, like questionable CD. I mean, in retrospect, it might have been CD. No, yeah, that was the station. So it was like the local yacht rock station. Yeah, but supposedly just like smooth jazz, like Sanborn and Richard Elliott and I don't know, like George Benson. Ah, that smooth jazz.

Hiroshima. Like the yellow jackets, that kind of shit. Yamaha DX-7. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, we had no idea that that was the high, Like, those of the good days of smooth jazz. Like, in present day it's like, oh, that's shit, boring. But, like, retrospect.

Where every saxophone player plays, da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da. And they all, like, circular breathes so they can hold the no forever. Or play, man. Do you do. Go play. All right.

What's the first record you ever purchased? With your own money? Uh, uh, uh, fuck. I think it was like Dexter Gordon something, something, live something. Because I was a saxophone player growing up, right? We learned this one. really late in my evolution. I played the saxophone growing up

was a big jazz head. And I think the first thing I actually bought was a record, because I used to put them on my walls. It was Dexter Gordon live at the whatever the hell it was, as I loved him. He did a movie with, didn't. Yes. I think Clint Eastwood produced it. Not directed it, but I think you're right. I do know what you're talking about. Round after midnight or something like that. Okay. Yeah. Was he

acting in it or do you? I don't know. So it wasn't autobiog, wait, you're the jazz hit. It's talking about round midnight? Round midnight. It's like about December. So it's his, and he was starting in his own? No, I don't know if he was in it.

I think he was in it because that's how I first heard about him. The soundtrack is kind of more legendary than the movie. I want QLS, Rattoe. Hank Moly, so that's, Gordon. Those are my guys. Herbie Hancock, like, did that soundtrack, I think. Right. Okay, so I remember on the Grammys when I first heard of Bob McFerrin doing that,

he sang, yeah, it was Bob McFerrin and Herbie Hancock doing, because I was wondering, why is this guy just singing? I was like, is he going to sing words? He's just going to. No. Okay. So then what is the first concert you attended? Oh, James Taylor, Tilla Center.

I fell asleep. I was really young and my dad took me and he also fell asleep. And we both sort of fell asleep. I was like, I don't know. But I've been to a James Taylor show. That's a very soothing concert. It was, yes, it felt like a warm bath. Another QLS guest, James Taylor.

Yeah. Yeah. That was the surprising. guess for me. I didn't realize the amount of pain and depression he like his music was the polar opposite of what his life

was into and so that is one episode that shocked me because I thought he was as sunny and happy as his music was and here he is telling us about like yeah he should have been a comedian he's so depressing yeah exactly what I was thinking Steve based on our curse crock First Chris Rock Rock Rompensation.

And my other favorite person growing up was Dave Matthews, who we also interviewed on the show and who had been to be my heroes in my whole life because they was a saxophone player in the band. I thought that was so cool. Dave played saxophone in the... No, but Dave had a band with a saxophone player in it, the Roy. Oh, okay, that's what you meant. Okay.

So you were in a college age when Dave Matthews was... And the roots. Taking the roots, right? Dave Matthews and the roots at colleges. And I don't know if we've ever talked about this, but my senior year of college, the band that played my senior year, concert was the roots. And this is at Wesleyan University. Like homecoming? Yeah.

All this is dope. Yeah. They rolled, they drove a bus onto this giant field. They all walked out. Did they apologize to you guys that you weren't getting Rayquan and Ghostface, but you're getting the roots instead? No, but there is a classic story that Mo St. F played at like our cafeteria and like there was so many white kids that he like played for like 10 minutes and then got mad and left. That's a true story, Jim. Really? Yeah. He was shocked. No, it wasn't most, I'm sorry. It was Talibu Kali. That's who it was.

That sounds right. That sounds. Yeah, sorry. I fucked up. No questions. Okay. All right, this is on the spot. What's the last album that you enjoyed from start to finish?

I know. You know of one album that you listened to from start to finish? When's the last time anyone made an album that you did listen to from start to finish? Dochi. I mean, my kids are into Dochi. That record is great. And I did listen to the whole thing. That's true.

There you go. Okay. That record's great. We'll take Dochi. Who are your top three guests on the show? I was just thinking about this. I loved Lenny Kravitz because he smelled really good. Yes.

And he sat right next to me. Oh, he did. And Lenny brought a few guests out in... His chest? No, someone else's. But, you know, they were very... Oh, my. I loved Lenny.

Yeah, the girls came out for them. Yeah, the girls came out for him. The girls are always kind of out. I mean, I didn't want to tell them, but thank you. And I was just actually looking at this paper. I love when we did Scarface in Nashville. Man, listen. In Austin.

In Austin. South by Southwest. Southwest. Southwest. Brad was super fun and awesome that day. And then who was something I'm thinking of? I like Jack White. I thought he was great.

Damn over God. Okay. That was super fun. And, um... Oh, that was three. And wait, I got one more. And my favorite one is the yet unreleased Dave Chappelle episode because in that episode... Talk about it.

Talk about it. Which was a wild night. But the best part about that night, DeAngelo came and showed up to the recording and he sat down next to me and he introduced himself to me. And I thought that was like the funniest thing I've ever like... All the people in the room... He was like I am. And I was like, hi.

It's more on beef. It's more on beef. That was the very good. That was the way. He also smelled good. So anyway, there you go. What would be an underrated episode in your opinion? I think we would collectively agree that Jimmy Jam's episode was the sort of quintessential QLS episode.

Yeah. But what's a, I almost feel that we don't give much respect for the baby face. I was just about to say that. How did you do that to me? Man. That was my, that was in my, that was literally what I was thinking. Oh, my God. Baby face up was crazy.

Baby face up was crazy. And we were tight and it was sweaty. It was like. Yeah. Exactly. I also think like the ones that we did early on in the, in the rehearsal room, the Ruth's rehearsal room was always like an interesting. De La Sol. De La Sol.

My Rudolph. Because we ate a lot of chicken. We had Korean fried chicken. Yes, I did. That's right. And it was like, if you think it's tight in here, it was like real tight. Turntable chicken. It was so fun.

Yeah. Turntable chicken. It was great. A win is a win. A win is a win. I don't care what I'm saying. Yep. That's me, Cliver Taylor the fourth.

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There's a lot in luck. Listen to Thanks, Dad, on the Iheart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. So, Laya, what is your first musical memory in life? Damn, I should have been, I know I should have been ready for this. First music memory in life, just dancing in my living room, listening to my parents' records to Brenda Russell and Angela Beaufield and Teddy Pendergrass. When I was little, that was it for me. Okay.

Yeah. Do you remember the very first record? record that you purchased with your own money? I think so. I think that was in Japan on spring break. I brought ironically, I bought Moni Love, Alyssa Milano, and

the New Jack City soundtrack. Alyssa Milano had an album? Yes, she did. I was a very big fan of Alyssa Milano. No judgment. Wait, wait, wait, time out. My ears. Right, right, right. Black, I didn't like that. It's on random.

So, Elizabethalena had an album. I did. I didn't She did. She did. She was a big star to some of us, especially if you, you know, you grew up watching Tiger Beach. How, okay, how was the album, though? I don't remember. So great. Right. But that New Jack City album, though, that was, that banged. That bangs. Okay. Yeah. Wow. I'm still. I think that's a lot of record. I think that's an episode. And you bought it in Japan. Yeah. Why were you in Japan? Because my mother was a flight attendant for 43 years and she started the, she was one of the people, the flight attendants that started the Japan flights, the United, to Tokyo, to Nerita flights. So one year she was like, she met a friend there,

and she was like, you're going to go stay there for spring break with my friend and her son. And that's what I did. Wow. I was 12. Okay. Do you remember the very first concert you attended? I think I remember the one that I cared about because as a kid I was always taking the concerts, especially because my cousin played drums for Stevie Wonder, but the one that I remember was bad. Wow, you got to see the bad tour. Yeah. That didn't even come to Philadelphia. I was so angry at that. You saw it in New York or?

In Maryland at the Capitol Center. That's right. You're not a Philadelphia. So it came to Maryland and not Philadelphia? Feels like a diss. Well, no, no. Why didn't it come to Philly? That's weird. I don't know. It's weird.

It could have been local promotions. You know, I mean, now, of course, like Live Nation, like everything is nationalized. But back in the 80s, things were regional. But Philly was always getting the short end of the stick. I have a sound check. So Prince does the Purple Roaring Show Thanksgiving of 84 in Philly. And there's a moment when he's sound checking. He's like, I hate Philly.

It was like all the other sound checks. He's like happy to be alive, whatever. And here it was just like, I hate Philly on the PA system. So, yeah, thanks, Prince. I appreciate that. What is the last album, or you already said Dochi, but. Yeah, I'm kind of, I'm in. I'm all in on her.

You know what, her? Multiple listens, like you. Multiple listens, but also you know who y'all got me into, and I'm glad I did when I did was Salt, because now, of course, everybody is going to see Cleo, Cleo, wherever she appears in whatever city, so, yeah, I've been listening to them a lot, too. Okay.

Who are your top three guests on this show? I'm going to say, ooh. You mean shows, like good conversations? Your three favorite QLS? I'm going to do a random one because she's my favorite because I feel like there was more to talk about and I always, she stays in my head. And that's Heather Hunter.

Heather Hunter was one of my favorites. I really so pissed that I missed that I missed that. I had so many questions. I had so many questions for her. That was cool. I was about to go all in full eye contact, giving all the Heather Hunter. Anyways, please continue.

There's a part two to that conversation. I always felt like just me and her. But that's the whole thing. Salange, Salonge, salange. Salonge. Salon, salange, especially off the hills of that Saturday Night Live.

Yeah, and that Bill Murray shiznit. And I don't, the, oh, shit. Quincy Jones, man. Sitting on his couch. Talk about it. In the crib. Talk about, I mean, it was uncomfortable at times

because, you know, he did talk about my toes a lot. And he also talked about your astrological sign. Yeah. Whatever you want to call it. And I'm on the corner like, I'm an aquarium too. You ain't got them toes. Get your feet out of here, boy. I mean, even in the video I got to him, he like, them toes, them toes, him, toes.

I'm like, Lord, Jesus. Oh, those toes, man. But. Wait, that's the toes. That was it. Wait, can I ask? Does he always. He always sounded to me like someone imitating Sammy Davis Jr.

Right. Always with a cough drop in his mouth. Like, you're always there, though. Sort of a cough-droppy thing. But yes, you nailed it. That was legendary, man. Yeah, I think we should just, it's a hard thing to just narrow it down to three, but I understand that's what we got to do.

But I'm looking at all these pictures, all these moments, and I'm like, do we physically have that Quincy Jones episode? Well, we just, Steve. Okay, no one. But we do know somebody has it, though, right, don't we all? We got episodes being held hostage. No, we got a few episodes being held hostage. That episode went straight to the Tome Museum.

Quincy is held hostage. Nile Rogers, where are you at? Hell hostage. Oh, damn, we did interview at Nile Rogers. Yeah, it was just one part. It was so short, though. It was so short, yeah. It stopped at rappers' delight.

And there was one more, I can't remember. What's the other one that was held hostage? De La Soul? Yep. Dayla, we only, yeah, because we had, Macyo wasn't there. It was just Paz and Dave. And it was right after Anonymous Nobody had dropped. Right.

And, uh, yeah. What was Dave and Paz? Mm-hmm. Wow. I just also like to throw in a mention, the honorable mention, because nobody's done this and it needs to be mentioned, the Reva fucking Lucian. What we did with the Revolution and Minneapolis?

What? Watching you, DJ, at the... That was magic. I remember that night in my life. That was crazy. But when they sang sometimes it's new in April, I had to walk outside. Yeah, he did. Yeah, that was...

Maya Rudolph at that event. Yeah, yeah, my Roof was there. And I remember, yeah, they did sometimes it snows in April. Crazy enough, I wasn't really, like, that wasn't the one that got me. Like, I was watching that cool. When you played Come Home, I don't know what it is about this song. You know what? That is a sleeper print song.

Yeah, no one bad. You played that one, and that was around the time, too. That was literally, like, days after my dad had died. And so that night of The Revolution, that was just the, I never forget that because it was right when I needed it. Because, like, my dad had just died, and that's boss, was still here and he was having like the time he was having a joy-filled moment that we had never experienced in none of our lives i've never seen him happy in my life right shout to my brother

boss bill man but uh but yeah so um but now revolution that was that was epic shit that was dope you're right conference room actually now do you say it we also interviewed probably our most eye-opening prince interview we never got to air which was Robbie his assistant oh robert Right. We didn't air it? If there was such a thing as T back then, that would have been the episode. I mean, Robbie basically spoke of being Princess Valet, his Jerome, from like 83 to bringing up pianos on cranes into his suite. I think he even spoke of one time where they kind of had a shoving match over as something. And he was real with it.

All I know was that the higher-up. at Pandor, whoever, was it Scott? Shout out to Scott. Hello. Scott Reeves. But I forgot that Robbie Prince's valet also got interviewed and we never focused on that one. So, Steve,

what is your first musical memory? First musical memory. I mean, there's a lot of AM radio things I could say and early tape recorders I had, things like that with my sister singing. But my mom

had an acoustic guitar in the house and she was playing John Denver songs. That's, I think, sort of my first actual musical memory. Your mom plays guitar? No, no. She was just faking it, but I didn't know any better at the time. I was like, she's incredible.

I should know, based on Steve in our thread chat posted a photo of him. How many Bay City Roller albums? Yeah, bro. That's a lot. How many Prince albums you own.

Yeah, but I don't own multiple, like... Yes, you do. We've seen them. I'm a DJ, though. I'm allowed to have double. Right, right. What's your excuse? Oh, well, I mean, you have like...

I'm a Wonderrama generation person, you know, as some of us are here. So every Bay City Roller album you see, just copy it? Of that specific one, yeah, that first American one with Saturday Night on it is kind of the plan. Oh, so it has to be a very specific... Yeah, it's really just that one album that I'm going to... obsessed with. Steve, can I ask, what's the base did he song that I would really know

in love? S-A-T-Y-Y-A-1-N-A-1. Saturday night. That's the only one you'd know. Yeah. Okay. But they were just the first. They were the one direction of the 70s.

Yeah, yeah. And that's kind of my first concert, too. Not the Bacetya Rolls, but Bob McAllister. He would go around and do like these little, you know, concerts for kids. So he was the Justin of the Insink of? No, Bob McAllister was the host of Wonder Rom. He was like an old

He was like the sole train guy. So Bay City Rollers were the shallomar of Wonderrama? Yes, exactly. Salamar being the ground that was manufactured from Soul Train. Well, they weren't manufactured by Wonderrama. But yeah, they were kind of the symbol almost at that time. What network did WonderRama come on? I know the logo, but I just...

I think it's 13. No, that's different. PBS? It's not PBS? I don't know. So you only remember kids are people too, but I don't... Yeah, well, that's why Macalester would tour the country just singing that song over and over again everywhere.

But my first real concert was Billy Joel at the Garden, 84, you know, the Innocent Man Tour. And it's Prime Joan. Okay. Uptown, Girl, Town. You know, I picked, oh, I was complaining to you all night. I chose the one Billy Joel show in which he decided not to do any hits. Oh, my God.

It was his birthday. You know, he had the residency at Massacre. This is Square Garden. And so he was like for his birthday, I'm going to gift you the fans, all the B-Sides and the deep cuts. Oh, wow. And literally, I mean, everyone's losing their minds

because he's like, you know, it's like, oh, my guys, open with the erotic city. Like, I mean, like, he's doing, like, the deep stuff. And, you know, I just sat there, like, waiting for piano. Actually, that was the one time he did. We didn't start the fire. And everyone's laughing.

because I guess Worst song ever Yeah Real Billy Joe Fins Yeah they didn't like it They don't rock But they had to do a report

on that song In like fifth grade So yeah Why is it? Oh yeah All the historical references in it And I had to Yeah

We had to find out Like what it was And look it up Like if a song It's too big Where like your science teacher knows the song Or your pastor

Your church knows it Then that's when the back last Start. Is that it Steve? Like everyone had thrillers So then It's not a song It's a list of

fucking names. But you don't think that it's rather... Rather shitty? Yes, I do. How do it really feels, Steve. Don't get me started. No, no, no, I'm saying... Because this is a question that I will get to later,

which is basically, how have your music taste change from 2015 to now in 2025? I will say that my instant dismissal of pop music has definitely changed in the last time. 10 years where I will be the one to admit that, yeah, I'm quick to dismiss something that I think a common person would like because I think that we choose our music based on like. Snobbery.

Yeah, like, oh, they like that. Well, I'm better than them, so I'm going to pick the obscure band. But once I realize that it's hard as hell to write a good pop song, then I respect the game. Actually, I learned it at Ann Juliet. Good place to learn. That's what I was thinking about. And Juliet. But for you...

Here's the melody. That's that da-da. Easy. That's shit. That's genius. That's easy. And then it goes slow in the hook. Oh, my God.

Come on. It ain't uptown, girl. I mean, I'm not. And the next song he did was in the middle of the night, which is... Fun fact, my first month working at Ruff House Records, Joe Niccolo produced it. I think the back story is, and that's, I'm sorry, Joe Niccolo, I apologize. If there's one, besides Arthur Baker, another luminary that has been always in my DMs,

like, when am I going to get my turn to tell my story? Especially after we had Chris, I know he liked. Yeah, he definitely wanted to get on the show. Sorry, apologies. But I guess Joe Niccolo would add a lot of break beats under his rock stuff, which kind of 91, 92 really wasn't a thing. So him looping the funkadelic, good old music drum break in that song kind of, you know, dog was for hip hop hits.

Yeah, or, you know, I guess for those that are wondering in 1992, how do I avoid the unsung and then hip hop game? Right, right, right. Syndrome. Embrace it. Yeah, it's like, oh, what can I do? Okay, I'll put a breakbeat in. Anyway, so I got to see at least the first day of him looping.

being met in the drum machine for Billy Joel. I didn't get to see Billy Joel. So who are your top three guests on the show? Oh, I'd have to look at the list to really answer this question. Just answer from your heart. Feel it out. I am. I'm going to. Okay.

One non-jazz, Steve. Do one non-jazz person. Well, he didn't do any, we didn't mention any jazz artist. He hasn't yet. I mean, for obvious reasons, Costello, you know. That's a classic episode. The one-on-one. or two-on-one with Costello.

What's so funny? Because your one-on-one is one of your classic episodes, but that's fine. Well, it was epic, and it was a two-parter, and it was like, you know, once-in-a-lifetime thing. Costello fan, they definitely appreciated you asking the questions that no journalist has ever asked them. Yeah, it was. That was a classic one. And my Nick Lowe one, my one-on-one with Nick Lowe was pretty special as well. It was.

And the ones we did at Electric Lady, Royer's. You know, because he had recorded so many records there, and I thought that was super special. And Herb Alpert, I liked all. That was a great episode. That was a great episode. Yes. All right.

Fonticelo. Yes, sir. Your first musical memory. First musical memory. And the first record I bought with my own money. Sorry. No, I'm just kidding. First musical memory.

I guess I would say this was in my grandmother's house. My mother just always played music. And she had a copy of. thankful by Natalie Cole which is like Wow Yeah so it's yeah So yeah

With La Costa one The one The one My man So she had that And yeah That record is just like A direct portal to my childhood

Like I just remember like picking it up And like the texture of it It feels like a painting It's not like a regular joint Even the album cover felt Yeah exactly You feel like textures kind of ridges in it It was like a painting of her

And I just remember that And just seeing the red label on Capitol Just spin it around around. So my mother would always just play that record. She would also play, for some reason, I don't know why, she loved the songs so much, but Love Jones by Johnny Guitar Watson. We had a 45 of that. Really? Yeah. So we would be, you know, cleaning up on Saturday mornings and just playing music. And that was, you know, that was the kind of stuff we listened to. I got to say, I will double down on the thankful album. If there's ever a, a,

a fuzzy memory I have of my childhood. I think my dad picked me up on a snow day. And back when snow days were special, when the teachers are like, okay, kids, you're going home early today. And it was like, ah, you know, especially if it's like 10.30, like you get home. You got a whole day.

Right when prices, right, and cartoons come on or whatever. And, yeah, so driving home in a snowstorm listening. La Costa is more or less like a tropical sounding record. But for me, it's a winter like whatever you think of like a good Christmas or like the winter thing that's what you associate with it

every time I hear that song if I want to think of my dad in a nice way it's just us driving home sharing a stale cheese danish listening to La Costa on the 8 track on the 8 track oh man and the thing is because I was born in early 70s and really familiar with 8 tracks

occasionally the song would have to feel oh yeah And then come back in. And always on that bridge, it would fade out. So even to this day... Fair use right here. Yeah, that's my favorite Natalie Cole album.

That's probably my favorite Natalie Cole song without question. They gave Natalie Cole a summer special, like a one-off variety show. With Earth, Wood and Fire, as her guest. but she does, and her collaborator that wrote that, another young lady that wrote that song. If you look at them on YouTube, look at Natalie Cole La Costa Live on her 1977 special. Oh, wow.

That shit kicks ass. Okay, I got to check that. I didn't know she ever did it live. Yeah, that record, I mean, it was never like a single and I don't think, but that was just always just a record that just spoke to me, just takes me directly back childhood. Yeah. So those are probably my earliest musical memories,

just my mother playing records, going to my aunt's house, and playing records. My aunt, she had, Mont Belinda, she had a turntable and she just had, like, all her records in her apartment and stuff. And so whenever, you know, we have Spades Night or whatever,

she would let me DJ the parties. And so this is how I, that was how I learned records. Music. That was how I learned music, like just seeing, okay, okay, I see the guy's name on the cover, but the guy in the parentheses,

that's who wrote the song, and he gets paid even when the guy on the cover died. So I want to be that guy. Like, that was my... I want to be the guy in the parentheses, you know what I mean? So I was probably like, you know, probably like seven, you know, seven, eight, you know what I'm saying?

But I would just play. I learned, like, how if you don't know a record, like, just kind of my rule of thumb. If it's a record you don't know, your best bet is either the first song on side A or the first song on side B because that's... That's the strong offering. That's their best one.

So, you know, so I, you know, Strawberry Letter 23, right on time. Right, exactly. You know, so, yeah, so that was kind of how I learned just records and playing and learning how to read the crowd. So, like, I knew if I played something and everybody, as long as they're talking, like, as long as everybody is talking and having a good time, I'm playing something, then it's cool.

If you play something and they get quiet, yeah, and they get quiet, they look or whatever, and it's like, all right, you drop some bullshit. So, I was like, hostile environment. Exactly. So I was probably like seven, eight. You know, it's around that time. But I would always just play kind of those records. And that was, yeah, that was it. Now, it's weird that you made that observation at seven

because mine was the exact opposite because of my father always been shopping records. The process is always he would go to a record store and the guy behind the counter, it's like, all right, you need this, that. When he saw my dad, he already knew. All right, Mr. Lee, hear your records. and he would just gather all a bunch of 45s or whatever, get a bunch of records and give it to my dad.

The bill comes to $300. But, you know, it's 1978 or whatever. So that's like $3,000. Right. So literally I'm carrying the box of 45s. He's carrying the LPs. We would go to rehearsal. And, of course, my dad's band would rummage through what they want.

Okay, we'll take Ohio players. We'll take none, no, no, no. So I would get to own the records not chosen. The leftovers, the left behind. And it's usually the flops. Okay. But because I'm six and seven, I don't know any better. You don't know it's a flop.

So I will say the first 10 years of my life was loving nothing but the flops. What I can see, but I can see as a DJ that becomes kind of a superpower because you know you're looking where no one else is. Like you can still find stuff on them records that like someone else would overlook. But to this day, it makes me not. like I'd never like the hit single, which, I mean, again, I feel like Stevie Wonder is more defined by pastimes. I mean, that doesn't count because Cullio sampled it, but that wasn't a single. Right. Fun fact. I think I mentioned this before. Do you know that Isn't She Lovely was not a single?

Because radio just, I mean, DJs started playing. DJs were allowed to play whatever they wanted to and, you know, that sort of thing. So, yeah, like, for me, it was always the filler and the flop. song that attracted me and whatever like i had steve syndrome as a kid like if it was love roller coaster i didn't like that but you know if it was fop phop oh yeah that was my shit right exactly that was my shit what was the first concert you ever went to first concert i ever went to um it was the fresh fest this would have been 1980 to five six something like that uh this is greensboro Coliseum.

Shit. And this was my Uncle Brad. He took me. It was Fat Boys run the MC Houdini. And yeah, that was the first time I really saw. I just remember seeing him run DMC. And I remember seeing, you know, who won that night? I feel like the Fat Boys might have won?

The Fat Boys, they went off. I remember that. I actually, my uncle actually bought me a Fat Boys sweatshirt that night. Yeah, I mean, he did it on the low. Please tell me you you. I don't have it. I wish I would have it, man. But no, I don't have it.

He took me out one night. It was him and me and he had this girl he was seeing and her kids. You know what I mean? And so we all went. And so afterwards, like, he dropped them off. And then we were in the car and he was like, look, I got you this. And he got me a sweatshirt. You know, he couldn't afford to buy for everybody.

Everyone else. He couldn't flex. He couldn't flex. So I was like, hey, I appreciate it. But yeah, that was my first show. And I just remember seeing that. And that was definitely the line in the sand of like, okay, Luther and Patty is my mama's music, but this is my music.

You know what I'm saying? I guess I made. This was like I was in first grade, so I might have been, yeah, around the same time, like seven, six, seven, something like that. Damn, man. Like, I, I know, I want to know what that feels like to witness hip hop at a young age. Man, yeah. Even when I was nine, I still feel like I'm the elder statesman when rappers alike came out. But for you, you're like, we're born in it.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, it was, yeah. When were you were 179, right? I was born in 78. Yeah, so you were one when rap, right. Yeah, bro. So, nah, man, that was my first concert. And I was the first time I saw, like, I was like, yeah, I wanted. I didn't know even, like, wanting to do this, like, what that meant.

But it was just something in the music that spoke to me. And I was just like, yeah, this is me. This is my side of the street. Gotcha. All right. So what's the last album you enjoyed from start to finish? Man, last album I enjoyed from start to finish. Actually just been, I just been back on my vinyl shit, man.

I think the last record I bought, I just think of off the top. swing out sister is better to travel. That's why you're doing that on your IG. I just, that's just when I be in the crib. I just be in the crib playing records. I'm just like, all right, this is what I'm listening to now, and I just throw it up. And it's harder to skip or whatever if it's on vinyl.

You got to let it play out. You got to listen to it. You also got like a whole thing, Fonte. You was like, because if it's new to me, it's new. That's what he said to me last week. Yeah. New to me is new. Yeah, it's not, you know, now.

The one thing I will say was good about just the Internet and kind of everything streaming and all that is that. it really erased, there's no such thing anymore as new music or old music. It's just stuff you know and stuff you don't. So if it's a song that came out in 72 or it's a song that came out yesterday, if I'm hearing it for the first time,

that's a new song to me. You know I mean? So that was one of the ones that Swingouts was the record. I knew breakout. Right. I knew like surrender, but I'd never heard the whole album.

Can we now say that Twilight World is the best song that Shaday never got to report? Dog, let's talk about it. Yo, man. Yeah, that record, yeah, if you're, You see it out anywhere, like, if you... Twilight World. Swing Out, so it's just the first album.

Oh, no one's the first album. It's better than Travels. Yeah, their first album. That joint is fire. That's end to end. Yeah, I will say, yeah, if you had a Shot A. Jones and couldn't wait for an entire four years for her to get the next record ready. That's how I let Swing Out Sister in my life. Actually, Twilight World is another one.

Like, when I want to think of, like, high school, 10th grade or whatever, like, you know, you call on a join-up or whatever. like this lie year audition in Twilight World do you not know this song? Oh yeah okay that whole record is yes

so yeah I think that's the last I think that's one of the ones I caught just in terms of full length because mostly I mostly caught 12 inches for the most part but I do have like yeah

Swing Out sister that album is crazy I'm trying to think or some other ones God I'm just just think of like full-length records that I was up on Yo, there's a record, Manolo Badren. You probably know this of Steve, I'm sure.

Manolo Badren, he's like a percussionist guy. He used to be with Weather Report. He had a record that came out on A&M in 80, I want to say. 881, it's just called Manolo. That shit is crazy. Like the first, it's produced by Herb Alper produced it. Manola? Yeah, it's just called Manolo.

It's not on streaming. Oh, thanks. Yeah, I was just saying. Oh, I found Manolo. Okay, so it's not Spanish. in any type of way. No, it's not. I mean, it's, you know, Latin, jazz, you know.

But the first, the first side is, like, crazy. And then the second side, he kind of, you know, but the side A is fucking fire. But that was just another musical discovery I found. I was like, oh, this shit is crazy. All right, who are your top three guests? Man, top three guests. Man, I got to say, oh, man, this is tough.

No matter how I think about it, it's tough. Man, I want to say I really enjoyed the Dungeon Family episode. We did that phone. Yes, we did. Yeah, Rico. You know, we got Rico. You know, God rest his soul, you know, man. That was just, because I mean, that music

was just, you know, their music. And I was safe I got to giving them flowers. I'm like, well, y'all music really got me through some shit. Right. You know what I mean? And just, you know, coming from the South and seeing Dungeon family and just that collective, what they were doing, you know what I mean? And, you know, that just opened up a whole new world for us. So,

definitely Dungeon fam I will say oh my God man yo LL Cool J like LL LL was in he was in rare form He put on lip gloss You know what I mean Yo I'm done playing detective beat

I'm done playing detective That was great And man let me see For my last one three I would probably go You know man I go with I go with the Pornor sisters I go with the Pornor sisters

I never That was my first time seeing them and crazy enough I had actually heard for the first time I bought that record the one

the pornist is the self type their debut right because I had never heard the whole I mean I knew Cancan but I never heard the whole album

and stylistically the album is kind of all over the place but vocally they are singing the fuck out of oh my God oh on Can Can

their version of River Boulevard is hard yeah yeah cloud verse Man. Covering Lambert, Kendrick, and Jigs and Mawks,

clubbers. Nah, that shit is a vocal masterclass. So I was really thankful that we got a chance to meet them, Bonnie Pointer and Roof Pointer, and just give them their flowers. That was an amazing episode. Yep, it was.

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There's a lot of luck. Listen to Thanks Dad on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcast. What is like our underrated episodes? Faith Newman. No, I will say that's a disappointing episode. We will collectively say that maybe Faith's episode lacked, and I'm almost certain it's because she knew too much. She knew her the body's words.

We also had to do five-hour episodes back then. That was true, too. Right. That was a lot to ask. So what did you order for lunch at Def Jam? Yeah. But her and the old girl that directed Detroit. I was like, that was kind of.

Catherine. Bigelow. Bigelow. Yeah. Underrated, man. I thought a Leroy Burgess episode, I was really glad we got him. That was kind of underrated for me. He was like just really just an unsung architect of, you know, black music in, you know,

in the eight, late 70s post-disco period. And yeah, that was, yeah, he was one of my top. I thought we were underrated on. I'm a shout out George Faison just because it might not be appreciated in this moment, but that's going to be a part of a historical story. There's not a lot of black dance oral history. I got to say, his part of what is now will eventually be the Earth Win and Fire documentary. Oh, yeah.

He was very clear and concise and he's a major part of that story. Oh, good. And seeing Jesus Christ, like his, all the footage on him in his prime. Yeah. Him giving instructions and all that stuff. Like there's a lot of dance rehearsals and the way that he instructs. That's awesome. Yeah.

I have like an absolute respect for his work. I love Q-Tip. I thought we had so, he was so into music as much as we were. Right. I thought that was so. He got us hype too. Yeah. And he was like, it was like we were at his bar mitzvah.

And finally The internet got to See what the Crooklyn sample was And it was on E.C. It was an EECM record. Okay, yes. Yes, it was on E.C.M. Can I just say those recordings that we did at,

What was it? Where were we at? Tupac Central. No, A.m. I'm about to say L.A. Oh, Henson. Oh, Henson. Those are cool. Cade of Garrett.

Say to Garrett. Shaka Khan. Shaka, yeah. We weren't. She wasn't at that studio, but, uh, Patrice Russian. We had Patrice. So that's a different studio. That was a different studio.

What Bill is talking about is right. Dionne Cole. Yeah. At, uh, Hanson. Yeah. Deon Cole. We had a dope studio. Shout out to, uh, old boy just saved it.

Oh, John Mair. Oh, wow. Purchased it. Oh, word. I will also say that for me. Yeah, we got to ask all those questions to you. The two. Well, I mean, I say in every, okay, so, you know, my first musical memory is, well, we all found out

that I had a fear of music modulations because I'd gotten a second degree burn on my leg running in the house and slipped on the radiator while right when Curtis Mayfield changes the key and Freddy's dead to the hierarchy. Yeah. Right. Sold, which probably also subconscious.

I'm sorry. It's all right, let me. I didn't know you had a fear of, but, yo, if you have a fear of modulations, yeah, I have just a song for you. With the exception of, Golden Lady. Oh, yeah. That does go at the end.

Are you up on, you up on, ish, don't stop? Ish don't stop. It's a TK. It's on TK. Disco, it's a disco record. No, I'm not, I'm not hit it. Don't stop.

That song modulates like 80 times at the end. It's like a long disco join and it just keeps going up. It's hilarious. It's not, it's not, so people modulate for like a dramatic effect.

A big sweeping, yeah. What's the Michael Jack's tune, man? I mean, like, that one. Hang on. They modulates every four, every eight, What song?

Marry me like the river, Jordan. Oh, will you be there? Yeah, and then... Will you be there? Okay, but that song is so lying kinged out. A hundred percent. It doesn't feel scary to me. So here's the thing.

Sensory overload to modulation. So the thing is, is that, now this came out when I was, well, one, this burning accident happened when I was three. So this sort of ties in to him. being on Soul Train, and this probably also explains my Soul Train obsession, because all I remember was seeing him perform, like, again, I'm on my back. They're trying to, whatever, butter my leg or something. How did you burn yourself? Like, what was the- I can't believe we did butter. I know, and you shouldn't do that. Yeah, we used to do that

how it was on it. Butter, for sure. I didn't heard butter. Are you sure they were buttering you up to, like, help you? So I guess it was a black time. No, that was like, yeah, we used, If I burned a hand, they put butter on the air. Really? Oh, yeah. According to my sister, I just got out the bathtub, dry me off, and I was running. And we were staying in Compton because my parents were recording what would be the Congress Alley record. Gotcha.

So my grandmother lived in Compton. And I ran past the front door of my grandmother's house. And I guess there's a slippery kind of rug. She didn't have a vest of you, so kind of like a slippery rug thing. I slipped on the rug and I guess I landed and my entire right leg just hit the radiator. And the radiator was on at least a trillion. And blood was out and everything. And I'm screaming.

They're putting oil all over my leg. And all I can hear... This is like PTSD shit. Total PTSD. But literally, when this part happens... Okay. And this part... Can it creep you out?

Like, that is like the bogey. I can hear that. It sounds like the wind. It sounds like the musicians coming. It sounds like the subway scene in the region is like when the guy. Yeah. Yeah. Oh, don't do that.

Don't do that. Oh, my God. See? See, when you hear. Yeah, that is a, yeah. Core memory. It's a trigger. Right.

It's a trigger. Core memory. So, yeah, literally that's kind of why another one is. We can't be asking to mirror all these. questions. Y'all know that right. We ain't going to finish. Oh, you already know it's a two episodes. Two-part. Yeah. At least. Two-part.

Wait. That's a different one. This is where I finally worked with Bill Summers. Oh, yeah, yeah. And he basically got small bottles and just basically who, who, hoop.

Wow. So that's how he would do that. All right. In this particular case, probably Remember when we filmed a commercial? I haven't. I haven't. I had to be behind the scenes. I'm here. With Michelle Lundry. Okay. So first of all, Aretha Franklin's I'm in love. We're still on his first question.

Okay. Starts very spooky to me. So we're going to go right into the middle. So even though this is immodulated to another key, the way that R.F. Martin would add extra reverb on her voice. This too would scare the shit of me. Right here. So I already feel like she's been pushed off a mountainside.

The love tail reverb. Fair use, fair use, fair use. Do you all remember when we could use music back in the Pandora days? Like, we could actually do this? I still don't understand how I heart is the most powerful radio conglomerate in the world. You can't use music.

What's about your hauling out? That's the most famous. Oh, dude. Yeah. Also a great episode. Yeah, you ever want to scare this guy. Oh, wow. Remember one homie just had like one lamp in the beach?

background? No, no, I'm talking about, I'm not talking about interviewing. Oh, I'm talking about the song. No, we broke them up. No, we broke them up. We did. We did. We did not break up all the notes. Probably the song that scared the bejesis album, the most this is the number one modulation. What was the question? And now, the number one modulation, scared the shit out of West Love. This is his music memory question. This is one. This is one of the monsters. This is when the monsters on the bed. And then go on my time.

Oh, shit, I turn all the lights on. All the lights on. And then. Oh, more! And then I'm downstairs, waking a mom and dad. Mom! Like, literally. And then...

And he, too, is also falling off the mountainside. He's gone. Oh, man. You, man. Your brain works differently, bro. Yeah. If you take anything from this 10-year experience, your brain works differently. There you go.

Yeah. So I will say that my first musical memory is, without a doubt, songs that scared me. Terror. Tied with record covers that scared me. So wars, why can't we be friends? Yeah, yeah. Shame on the world by the main ingredient. And, yes, even I still maintain that Stevie Wonder is drowning in donuts and on songs in the key of life.

It looks like the thing of them cookies. Wait. Okay, and I'm seeing the Key Life cover. Sure we are. Think of those, like, Danish cookies. The ones used to be in the blue tin? Thing of the cover of what? Shortbread.

Edom? You're Stevie Wonder in 1976, and I'm the art director of Motown. Okay. No, I'm the art director of Motown. You're Stevie Wonder. Okay. Yeah. Now, I'm Stevie Wonder.

You're the art director of Motown. Okay. Flip it, reverse it. Can I be Sarita? Describe to me the cover of songs in the Key of Life. All right, Stevie. We're going to have you in the center, but it's going to be like a brown cover.

What is it? Well, you use that brown. So it's like an earth-tone color. It's olive. Nah, no, no, songs here life was like a brownish kind of thing. The olive one was, well, not, it wasn't, it was greenish. That was a sweet life of plants.

That was a lot. Okay. Okay, yeah. All right, so, Steve, all right, so you're going to be in the middle, and it's going to have like these ridges around you that, okay, I'm going to feel this cookie. You feel the. ridges on the screen.

Like, you know what I mean? Like, it's going to be that. Stevie, touch the cookie. Yeah, that's about the best I could do for Stevie. Yeah, I mean. It's, ah, man, in the dark, like, nah. What was his response? I.

Oh, yeah, I'll be shit. Literally, yeah, I would routinely take the records I didn't like and hide them in the basement and subsequently get in trouble when my dad can't find, where's my war record. And then I got to go in the basement and like I would bury that shit under like so were big faces was that a scary thing? Like Ramsey Lewis Salongo. Yes that was we didn't own that but yes that that would have been. Herbie

Hancock and Miles Davis has a scared one's scary ones too. All right Marty Clarewick who did the bitch's brew cover and the Herbie Hancock. His scariest one is Buddy Miles's record where Buddy Miles is turned into a mountain. Like he looks like Jabba the hut and job of the hut and it's that too also was in the scary pile

so yeah that's that's my childhood and uh what was the first record you bought with your own brain oh shit all right so the thing come on Fonte

I just like a one word answer but right here's right no here's the thing there's a thing here's the thing someone purchased a record for me now when I do interviews of course I will just do the safe answer

which is, yeah, you know, I got a Jackson 5 record. But the truth is that my first 45 ever was Neil Sedaka's bad blood. Because I judge records. My favorite logo was Elton John's label, the Rocket, MCA Rocket Company. It's like green and it's like a happy train on it or whatever. Maybe I like trains, sole train, I don't know. but I like the way the logo looked so I purchased Neil Sedaka and Elton John

Bad Blood also Rufus's Dance with me on 45 because ABC Records had a dope logo I did not like Capitol Records logo which is why I never gave it an adult had to put it on if it was on Capitol Tavares Navley Cole

the Beach Boys the Beatles whatever I didn't rock with I didn't like it. That's why I didn't recognize half the samples on tribe records because I didn't listen to Cannibal Adelaideley because he had a boring logo. I didn't like any Capitol records. Yo, I'm looking at some old footage. Can I change my answers to our favorite show?

Because like, dang, we had biz. And Creeze Summer was a sleeper. Cree's summer. Yeah, Creecee, yeah. And Stephen Hill, sleepers, sleepers. The Stephen Hill episode, that's that night. Oh, God. That also marks that this episode is also being done.

man in the worst timeline wait final question once the last album you listened all the way through yeah um so as a girl I mean the thing is is that salt

no I will say that salt is a group that I won't turn off as always on constant rotation because it's a very comforting sounding group but really like actively listening I would probably say like maybe donuts

you know what I'll take that back I actually liked the album after Seated the table. When I get home. Salon's album after Seated the table. That's what the Brown Jones on. Yeah. Browns bass, like I would actively listen to that and like it. I will say for our episodes, though,

probably the two episodes that made me cry is, speaking of Knowles, Matthew Knowles' episode. That was a tearjerker for me. And the Ben-Varine episode. Come on, come on, Kabara, thank you. Yeah, the Ben-Varine episode. That to me, I didn't know that he had that much history. Shout-outs to one of our listeners who wrote in a review that,

I didn't know there was an issue at Roots in Alex Haley and plagiarism. I was like, okay. I must have forgot about that. Yeah. That was the thing. Oh, yeah. Like a coming to America-esque sort of like that's. He paid the money.

Yeah, yeah, he had to. Yeah. Oh, yeah, yeah. Did not know that. A win is a win. A win is a win. I don't care what you're saying. Yep, that's me, Cliver Taylor the 4th.

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I felt like I got hit by a truck. I thought, how could this happen to me? The cops didn't seem to care. So they take matters into their own hands. I said, oh, hell no. I vowed. I will be his last target. He's going to get what he deserves.

Listen to the girlfriends. Trust me, babe. On the Iheart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. This week on the... Sports Slice podcast, it's all about the NFL draft, and we've got a special guest. The director of the NFL's East West Shrine Bowl, Eric Galco, joins the Sports Slice podcast to break down what really matters when evaluating draft prospects. From hidden traits teams look for to the biggest mistakes franchises make to the players

flying under the radar, this is the insight you won't hear anywhere else. If you want to understand the draft like an insider, you don't want to miss this episode. Listen to the Sports Slice podcast on the IHeart Radio app, Apple podcast for wherever you get your podcast. And for more, follow Timbo Slice of Life 12 and TikTok podcast network on TikTok. What's up, everyone? I'm Ago Wodom. My next guest, you know from Stepbrothers Anchorman, Saturday Night Live and the Big Money Players Network. It's Will Ferrell. My dad gave me the best advice ever. I went and had lunch with him one day. And I was like, and dad, I think I want to really give this a shot. I don't know what that means. But

But I just know the groundlings. I'm working my way up through. And I know it's a place they come look for up and coming talent. He said, if it was based solely on talent, I wouldn't worry about you. Which is really sweet. Yeah. He goes, but there's so much luck involved. And he's like, just give it a shot.

He goes, but if you ever reach a point where you're banging your head against the wall and it doesn't feel fun anymore, it's okay to quit. If you saw it written down, it would not be an inspiration. It would not be on a calendar of, You know, the cat just hang in there. Yeah, it would not be. Right, it wouldn't be that. There's a lot of luck.

Listen to Thanks, Dad, on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. For those that don't know the history of this show, a big part of the inspiration of this show was my fandom of the Gordon Gartrell. Podcasts or Gordon Gartrell Radio, which I guess at the time was the word podcast, even a thing? It was, but I didn't really know what it was. I mean, you know, it wasn't what it is now. But yeah, this was back in, man. This had to be 2008, 9, something like that. So about a year after the iPhone is invented.

Yeah, yeah. In terms of. So, yeah, Brainchild, man, DJ Brian Child, that was like, you know, me and him go back to the boards. He was one of the first people, the bootleg little brother. Right. You know what I'm saying? and kind of spread it around and so he DJed the release party

for my for when me and Nick put out authenticity like me and Bill like we you know we've been in each other's cribs like that's my dude and so I just hit him one day and he's one of my favorite DJs me and him would just be on the internet like all night on aim like sending each other

shit and so one day I hit him I said hey yo man you want to do a podcast and he was just like yeah okay and we didn't know what we were doing um I just new, you know. How'd y'all record it in you're in separate states? So the way we did it was back then, Bill would put the records together.

Like, I'm like, look, man, you select the music. I'll just do my segments, just talking shit for, you know, 15 minutes, whatever, and then we'll just go back and forth. And then at the end, I'll pick a song, you know, and he's like, all right, cool. So he would do his mixes at the crib, and then I would do my recording, my vocal parts, at my crib, and I just email it to him. And so then he would put the show together And then we just put it up

And it was the thing that we just started doing I mean, and never in the room at the same time? Nah, we was straightforward and the same style Wow, okay That's how Fonte rolls If I can instant message to you Why would I fuck when I show up? We do that with you and Sesame Street too, right?

Yeah, we do it the same way We don't even know each other. Yeah, who are you? Yeah, man, so that was how we started and it was just something that I would just do We would just do for fun It was just a way to share music that we listen to and, you know, kind of give, you know, talk pop culture, talk, you know, politics

or whatever, just, you know, kind of talk shit. But that was how we started. And, you know, we didn't know, it wasn't until, like, I started going out and doing shows and stuff and people would be like, yo, so when is Gordon Gartreel coming back? I was like, yo, y'all listen to that shit. They're like, yeah, that shit helps me get through my workday. So we did that for maybe a couple years, maybe like, you know, two, three years, something like that, if I'm mistaken, if I'm not mistaken.

Are the episodes like on archives of, or at least up on YouTube. Nah, nah, it's pre all of that. Them episodes is, um, shit,

man. I think, I think Bill may got them still, but I, yeah, they're, the holder of episodes he is. I think,

I think he got them, but I mean, but yeah, but yeah, so we, we did that, but that was kind of how it started. And so after a couple years,

I think, you know, Bill, I think he just, you know, he just didn't want to do it now. He was kind of, his relationship with DJ and was changing at that time.

And so, um, a couple years later, later, you know what I mean? So goes the story. I get a call from Sean G. And he was like, he was like, yo man. So Amir's doing his radio show.

And he said, you know, I want you to be the robin to his Batman. He said, but on the low, I kind of want you to be the Batman. You better turn the truth. I said, that is that is a super awesome.

That is a true statement. Yes. I said, But let's just. Make them thin. I said, Jedi mind-tricking is the name of the game. I said,

okay, man, whatever, you know, I'd be. And I had no idea what it was going to be. I was going to play within a couple weeks. And the week that I got this show, this was the same week that I was working on the breaks with Dan Charnas and DJ premier.

I was doing music for that. Shout out to the brakes, yeah, man. Shout out to the Bricks. Yeah, man. Shout to Dan and premiered, that whole family. There was also with me and my wife, we were in the process of getting ready to buy our house.

So we were in the middle of that. And that was also, like I mentioned earlier, my dad and my granddad died in the same week. So it was like all of this was happening and then Sean G calls. And so I'm like, okay, yeah, cool. So I had no idea what it was going to be, you know, getting on planes, flying back and forth,

you know, from here to North Carolina every, you know, other, you know, a couple weeks or whatever. and that was the start of it, man. And Bill was, as it was, as Sean G, told me, he said, y'all were trying to find a co-host for the show. And Bill was like, well, what about Fonte? And Sean G, what, Miri said, he was like, oh, man, me and Fonte going to be arguing all the time.

And Sean G was like, that's exactly why we go. Like, that's why we need to get him. You know what I mean? And so that was how I ended up here. So I just kind of jumped head first in and was like, all right, fuck it, I don't know what this is going to be, but let's just make it dope. And so I just always tried to make, you know, the theme songs or whatever.

I was always wanted to make sure that, you know, our shit was always fresh and that we always, you know, was kind of at the forefront and just, you know, it was a fun show to listen to. So that was my start. So, like, I don't think that our listeners know the double rule that you play on the show in addition to being co-host of it, but you're also part of the,

the organizing team and you specifically have to like reach out to the wish list artists and whatnot. They call those producers. Yes. You're a producer of the show, Laya. Thank you. Oh my God. I never heard of say that sentence before. Anywho.

Tell me what's under the hood, like how the sausage is made. Experiences like what were our close but no cigar guests? Oh, no. Are you allowed to say which artist was the hardest to organize? to. Hardest. I mean, it's funny, I would ask, I wonder, Britney, do you think Mariah,

is that Mariah? Hardest? Would you say that, Brittany? Okay, okay. So Mariah had tech issues. And never on camera. But I will say the artist that we got so close to. Wait, Mariah wasn't on camera?

No, she was in the dark. Yeah. She was in the dark. Yeah. Remember? We was on Zoom, but we could see her. She was like in her bedroom or something. Yes.

In Aspen. Yes. Aspen, darling. But the one that we got so close to that me and Fonte definitely flew to New York to record that never happened was Mary J. Blige. That's right. We did have Mary J. Blige. We had Mary J. Blige. And then on the couple hours before we were to arrive at the studio, they changed their mind or something came up. What had happened was?

The greatest chase that we have still been doing is probably Queen Latifah, although I booked her because I don't remember about I booked on your series on A&E. Got her book for that, but couldn't get her to come around to Quest Love Supreme. But that's all right. Oh, and then the biggest blunder, and I'm going to say my biggest blunder ever on this show, oh my God, y'all. I apologize. What episode?

There was an episode, and it was a Patty LaBelle episode. Oh. We have a Patty LaBelle episode. That there was a Zoom issue, and I thought we was recording, and we did the whole show, and we only got like 15 minutes. And when I tell y'all, it was so good.

It was such a good episode. It was so good. Damn. It was so good. Who was there a nightmare organizing person, an assistant, a what had happened was? Spilled a team. Well, I mean, I don't want to say nightmare on their side, but, you know, I think there, I can't remember the Will Smith debacle that wasn't his fault, right? That was, and that was before everything.

That's right. Y'all woke me up in the morning. You got a new person to work with you off of that. FaceTime me. Right, that was, oh, that's how I, oh, a lot of life has happened on this show, y'all. Let's talk about it. Man. Yeah, all I remember was I was asleep in my slumber, and then Will Smith FaceTime me.

I was like, why is he FaceTiming me? Because we're all waiting. Then I rushed to put my, you know, my clothes on or whatever, and like, hey, what's, and then I saw that I missed the. also one of our best conversations because that was post book before everything else happened and we really like we got into it that was good that was a great episode but I can't remember somebody

who was like really hard difficult you know just us we're difficult just just you and your schedule yeah all right I will say Steve so for me I think and you mentioned the fact that your early childhood

was full of memories doing like you know fake radio shows or whatever when you were kids I've heard some of these things which was really like oh man why we do like a fake radio show that to me was like

the beginning impetus of you said like why don't you do a podcast or something like that so for you who's the most overwhelming guest like your love for Elvis Costello is well known in these circles but I almost feel now that you're genuinely friends with him.

So, you know, I don't think it's a thing where it's like, before you see him, you're like, holy shit, I'm talking to Elvis Costello. Like, you guys are actually legit friends now, correct? I mean, after producing his record and all that stuff. Yeah, I'd say so. Okay. But for you, like, is there a bucketless guess that you wish we could have gotten? Yeah, Billy Joel. Yeah.

And Phil Collins, too, right? And Phil Collins, yeah. We did get Huey Lewis amongst that same way. We did get Huey Lewis. We got Hughie Lewis. Yes. All right. So, but as far as like your bucketless interviews, like, have you fulfilled the majority of them at least?

Oh, certainly a lot more than I ever thought I would be a part of. Also, you have an offspring of the show. Like, you started the sugar network. Sugar Network. Oh, shout out to the Sugar Network. Yeah. For real. It was sort of just...

Can you explain how this started because... Well, I got the... You were like pre-D-Nice with using Instagram live stories as a radio show. You would play complete records and not get caught off or any of those things. Yeah. Yeah, so it was really a whole bunch of QLS fans that were watching our lives at first. We were doing them from 30 Rock while we were mixing or whatever, we'd start doing live stories. And then once the...

the live stories start to include the ability to bring a guest on it was kind of uh the rest of it kind of wrote itself it was like oh we all have our own fucking tv shows now if we want you know our own talk shows so i just turned mine into you know a semi real one and it went on for kind of mirrored the timeline of this podcast but um it it it's sort of fizzled out after season six or seven So what constitutes a season? How many episodes in a season? It wasn't like that, but thousands and thousands. No, the Sugar Network was always on.

Anytime I went on IG, I always cease. Did you keep the archives? Like, after you record, would you save them all? Well, they get saved anyway, I think, in your archive, whether you delete them or not. But it was kind of the, you know, just an aside project to this where it was, where we were, we would interview the not famous people, the people, the fans, you know, the people that were just watching this show or whatever I was doing on the network. Shout out to the Sugar Network that, you know, in addition to that site, fans and the, our

collective fan bases and whatnot. And we all got to appear on the Sugar Network. It's a household man. I was like, what? Yeah, it was fun, but, you know, it seems like Instagram live stories seems like it's kind of fizzled out and like not a lot of people doing lives anymore, it seems like. Well, it's hard to also play music. I didn't even realize that now there's technology on Zoom

that doesn't even allow me to, like, play a song for someone when I'm on a Zoom. Say what now? Like, the song goes like this, and you play it and... When you share a screen. Well, no, if you want to play music on your Zoom. Oh, just from the background. Yeah.

Oh, wow. Music, yeah, is forbidden. They even want to stop it that way, like, in terms of broadcasting. We'll close this episode. We're just asking you, what I was trying to lead to was I would like to believe that the Sugar Network, also led to another dream of yours, which is starting a label.

And it started out as a vanity label, but now you have a legit jazz label. Yeah, the timeline of the label, JMI, very much mirrors the same timeline as this, basically started around the same time. And the Sugar Network started slightly after that, I think. But, yeah, it's been eight or nine years. We've got 25 records released,

which is a good amount for, when you're all analog and things take a while and costs a lot. So very proud of that and definitely inspired by all y'all. And the record sound awesome. Yeah, Dave Mary. They sound awesome. That's the goal. Thank you.

That sounds awesome. It's Steve. All right. So, y'all, yes, we're going to do a part two. I hate to, you know, end it so abruptly. Wait, we got to do a tease. All right. Coming up in part two.

All right. Do you come up? I see. I don't know. Bathroom break. Oh, yeah. We're going to answer fan questions. Part 2, yes.

Okay, good. Looking forward to that. Yes. Wait, that was the big lead-up? I'm sure. All right. Anyway, on behalf of Fantigolo and Unpaid Bill and Laia and Shooka and Steve, this is Questo, and we will see you for the official part two of the final Questlove Supreme episode.

Well, we'll all get naked. Yes. Yes. I mean, give them something to look forward to. You know what I'm saying? They want to see you next. Questlove Supreme is a production of IHeart Radio. For more podcasts from IHart Radio,

visit the IHart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to your favorite shows. A win is a win. A win is a win. I don't care what I'm saying. Yep, that's me, Clifford Taylor the 4th. You might have seen the skits, my basketball and college football journey,

or my career in sports media. Well, now I'm bringing all of that excitement to my brand new podcast, The Clifers Show. This is a place for raw, unfilled the conversations with athletes, creators, and voices that not only deserve to be heard, but celebrated. So let's get to it. Listen to the Clifford show on the IHeard Radio app,

Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcast. And for more behind the scenes, follow at Clifford and at TikTok podcast network on TikTok. This week on the Sports Slice podcast, it's all about the NFL draft. And we've got a special guest. The director of the NFL's East West Shrine Bowl, Eric Galko, joins the Sports Slice podcast

to break down what really matters when evaluating draft prospects. From hidden traits teams look for to the biggest mistakes franchises make to the players flying under the radar, this is the insight you won't hear anywhere else. If you want to understand the draft like an insider, you don't want to miss this episode.

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They take matters into their own hands. I vowed, I will be his last target. He is not going to get away with this. He's going to get what he deserves. We always say that trust your girlfriends. Listen to the girlfriends. Trust me, babe. On the IHartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Everyone, I'm Ego Wode. My next guest, it's Will Ferrell. My dad gave me the best advice ever. He goes, just give it a shot. But if you ever reach a point where you're banging your head against the wall and it doesn't feel fun anymore, it's okay to quit. If you saw it written down, it would not be an inspiration. It would not be on a calendar of, you know, the cat. Just hang in there.

Yeah. It would not be. Right. It wouldn't be that. There's a lot of luck. Listen to thanks dad on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcast. This is an IHeart podcast. Guaranteed human.