How Questlove uncovered those culture-shifting moments in his 'SNL' music doc

How Questlove uncovered those culture-shifting moments in his 'SNL' music doc

After 'Saturday Night Live' and Sly Stone films, the prolific artist will delve next into the story behind Earth, Wind & Fire.

Questlove's guidelines for paring down 50 years of 'SNL' music

Like the DJ he is, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson is highly adept at keeping a lot of things spinning. Before the pandemic, he juggled “14 to 16 jobs,” most notably as the drummer and focal performer for the Roots, the house band for “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” But since then, Thompson says he’s stopped using “work, and overworking, as an excuse not to do the life work.” He discovered he likes naps and going to the movies with his girl…