Questlove: Collecting Is an Act of Devotion, and Creation, one man's collection
By Ahmir Questlove Thompson
Mr. Thompson is an Academy Award-nominated filmmaker, drummer, D.J., producer, director, culinary entrepreneur and member of the Roots.
I have been collecting things for as long as I can remember. As a very young child, when I listened to music, read interviews or watched movies, they lingered in my memory, and I didn’t want them to leave me. Eventually, I got to thinking about the physical objects that brought me those experiences — vinyl records, print magazines. Collecting those items became a way to prevent the past from slipping away.
Music is at the heart of his collection. He owns more than 200,000 records.
He also collects music in other formats, including eight-tracks and cassette tapes.
Toys, books, visual art, jerseys and sneakers figure prominently, too.
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