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Questlove Apologizes For Offensive Instagrams
POSTED BY WLAS December 29th, 2013 0 COMMENTS
Drummer, producer, author and all around music nerd Questlove is no stranger to controversy. He confessed his memoirs “Mo Metta Blues” that his witty banter (both spoken and played) has landed him in hot water on several occasions. As the man responsible for the walk on music for “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon”, Quest played the song “Lyin’ Ass Bitch” as Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann walked on stage. On a separate occasion he publicly chided Tina Fey for not waving at his band when she visited the show saying, “Be nice to The Roots.” Lorne Michaels, executive producer of “Late Night,” was not happy at the jab. Quest later apologized for both incidents.
Well, in his most recent faux pas Quest made light of Japanese people speaking English when he was on one of his many trips to the country. He wrote to his manager Dawn Englehart on his Instagram page, “hey @dawnenglehart is it racist for me to write the Sour Tlain? #chipanesedownunder2013″ next to a photo of a toy train he’d spotted. Questlove recently authored a book about the “Soul Train” television series.
Fans and followers expressed their disappointment in his lack of tact and not so subtle racial humor. Making matters worse , he also posted an Instagram video of a woman speaking Japanese, with his own spoken intro: “Ladies and gentlemen, they are talking in tongues.” Realizing that he had offended many of his fans and followers, and certainly not wanting to alienate an entire country full of people who support his music, Quest posted a lengthy apology on his Facebook page.
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