?uestlove To Teach NYU Class, College To Get 1000 Times Cooler

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If there were anything to make you want to go back to college again “ besides the socially acceptable binge drinking, sleeping until noon, and wearing sweatpants to dinner “ it would probably be taking a class with ?uestlove. Yes, that’s right. This spring, The Roots drummer will be teaching a two credit class on classic albums at the Clive Davis Institue for Recorded Music at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. The course’s tentative syllabus involves the analysis of time“tested albums such as Led Zeppelin IV and Michael Jackson’s Off The Wall in order to understand the many factors that go into making those select albums designated classics. Billboard reports that ?uestlove will be co“teaching the course in conjunction with Harry Weinger, the vice president of A&R at Universal Music Enterprises.

While ?uestlove’s part time academic gig might seem like a strange turn, it totally makes sense when considering that this guy is a ridiculous overachiever. He’s already balancing The Roots’ dual career as independent group and Jimmy Fallon’s house band, holding down a regular Thursday night DJ spot at the Brooklyn Bowl, and playing with and producing as many people as he can. ?uestlove’s practically on the musical honor roll before even stepping into the classroom.

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