Questlove Pulls The Roots, Bilal, and Kimbra out of David Bowie Tribute Shows After Dispute

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Questlove isn’t happy. Fired up over an equipment sharing disagreement, he announced in a lengthy Instagram post that he’s pulling The Roots (along with Bilal and Kimbra) out of this week’s David Bowie tribute shows at Carnegie Hall.

“I’ve never been so insecure or petty as to deny a fellow musician use of ANY of my equipment (or my band’s equipment—or resources or contacts or knowledge or ANYTHING),” he wrote. “It angers me when that same courtesy is not reciprocated.”

Noting that “keeping a level head and not being self destructive is a weak point I’m working on,” he goes on to say, “We have patience. But we do NOT have patience for the #Bitchassness.”

It’s unclear whether he had a problem with organizers of the event or a fellow musician, but it’ll be unfortunate to lose The Roots from what will be a special night. Planned long ago, David Bowie himself was planning on attending the star-studded event before his passing in January. You’ll be able to stream the April 1 show (featuring performances by The Pixies and Flaming Lips) on Skype at 8pm ET on the event’s website.

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