“When I opened my eyes, I didn’t realize — why is everyone so quiet? Like, I literally was not present for that whole entire moment,” explained the first-time Oscar winner.
Questlove now says he had no idea the altercation between the two men had even occurred because was practicing Transcendental Meditation at the time to get into the zone before the winner was announced.
“When the commercial break was happening, I was just in my [space],” first-time director Questlove told Jimmy Fallon“So when I opened my eyes, I didn’t realize — why is everyone so quiet? Like, I literally was not present for that whole entire moment,” explained the 51-year-old musician, whose group is the house band on Fallon’s chat show. Questlove’s win was announced by a shaken Rock, 57, immediately following the incident.
“What can one say? The air was taken out of the room by everyone, so how can it not affect the moment?” the source said. “I think everyone was stunned. It was a stunning moment. … It was an odd moment.” Questlove’s documentary took a look at the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, which lasted for six weeks. The fest’s lineup included icons such as Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly and the Family Stone, Mahalia Jackson and The 5th Dimension.
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