?uestlove took some time off to explain a few things to RollingStone about his band’s upcoming collaborative album with John Legend called Wake Up which is due in September.
“People tend to frown on the cover album, so I wanted to choose cover songs that were so under the radar, so uniquely interpreted, that it would take you a second to realize that these are cover songs.”
He further says that John Legend’s voice will not sound very polished on the record:
“I wanted this to be his worst performance ever, The side I wanted to expose was very raw, so for every vocal take he did, I tried to choose the one with the cracks.”
Questo says they’re still planning to release How I Got Over in June while Wake Up will hopefully hit stores sometime in September this year.