Questlove has declared the publication of a new book titled Music Is History, which will examine the past 50 years through the “prism” of popular music.
The new book by the Roots’ drummer will concentrate on one song from each year from 1971 to 2021, elucidating how that song was influenced by or captures the politics and culture of that particular year. Questlove-curated playlists are also included in the book as a companion to the chapters.
Music Is History, which is now available for preorder, will be released on October 12th by Abrams Image, with an audiobook featuring Questlove’s narration and storytelling coming out the same month. Questlove’s sixth book, Music Is History, is his first since his 2019 cookbook Mixtape Potluck.
Summer of Soul, Questlove’s directorial debut, will be released in theatres and on Hulu on July 2nd, after an award-winning film festival run earlier this year. The drummer is already working on his next movie, a Sly Stone documentary.
