Watch Questlove tell a story about how Prince once replaced him with a Finding Nemo DVD
21 January 2016, 11:40
| Written by
Laurence Day
The Roots' Questlove was once fired as a DJ by Prince - and then replaced by a DVD of Finding Nemo.
Last year, Questlove told the story on Twitter:
. @Prince3EG once fired me from a dj gig in a nightclub & instead blasted the #FindingNemo dvd on the screen. #EffThatFish #FindingDory
— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) November 10, 2015
Obviously, people wanted to hear more about this truly weird tale. Now, thanks to Okayplayer who've animated the whole fever-dream yarn, we get the full details on what happened. It involves pool, Fela Kuti, a pink stretched hummer, romance, drama, and more.
Watch the video, and enjoy the story, below.
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