Recently ?uestlove sat down with Pitchfork Media, reminiscing about a few pivotal moments in Hip Hop and it’s progression as drummer for The Roots. He mentions particularly funny stories of deciding to accompany Jay-Z Unplugged, wanting to be the Sonic Youth of Hip Hop and also the moment he knew Kanye was next up. Check excerpts from the interview below and view the full text by clicking here.

Pitchfork: Obviously, ”You Got Me“ was a huge moment for the Roots. Did you ever feel the urge to chase the success of that song more?

?: If anything, we did quite the opposite. For anyone that’s ever had a musical breakthrough in their career, it’s always followed by the departure period right after. [Stevie Wonder's] Songs in the Key of Life gave you Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants. [Prince's] Purple Rain gave you Around the World in a Day. [The Beatles'] Revolver gave you Sgt. Pepper’s– …

And I just felt like “You Got Me” was a fluke– I never thought one million people would mutually agree to buy this one product of ours. Even at the time it was happening, it didn’t feel like a victory. …

I thought, “This probably isn’t going to happen again, so let’s try and make like a catalog record displaying everything that we do, and we’ll go out guns ablazing.”