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Actor Donald Glover says the secret to both comedy and songs is in the details. The former “30 Rock” writer and current star of NBC’s “Community” shares the song made him realize he could be a rapper, a track he calls the “perfect memoir of a relationship,” and talks about the life changing moment when he discovered Bjork.
Tracks1. Nedelle - Tell Me a Story
2. Skee-Lo - I Wish
3. Bjork - Isobel
4. Lil Wayne - Something You Forgot
5. Sleigh Bells - A/B Machines
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Actor Donald Glover says the secret to both comedy and songs is in the details. The former “30 Rock” writer and current star of NBC’s “Community” shares the song made him realize he could be a rapper, a track he calls the “perfect memoir of a relationship,” and talks about the life changing moment when he discovered Bjork.
Tracks1. Nedelle - Tell Me a Story
2. Skee-Lo - I Wish
3. Bjork - Isobel
4. Lil Wayne - Something You Forgot
5. Sleigh Bells - A/B Machines
Transcript
Dan Wilcox: Hi, this is Dan Wilcox from KCRW and I am sitting here with actor Donald Glover, who stars in the NBC comedy “Community”. He also has a few musical alter egos, including the rapper Childish Gambino. So, you have something beyond Childish Gambino?
Donald Glover: Yes, I re-mix and DJ and I used to produce and I still produce a little bit under MC DJ. I remixed Sufjan Stevens’ Illinois album in college and called it Illin’ Noise.
(laughter)
And, yeah, it was under MC D.
DW: Today we’re going to dig into his musical aspirations through the songs that have inspired him over the years as part of KCRW’s Guest DJ Project. So, Donald, what do you have for us today?
DG: Well, I guess the first song would be “Tell Me a Story” by Nadelle. She has a really pretty voice and the songs are very sing-songy to me. But this song stuck out to me because it’s about her dog dying, and I...
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Host: Dan Wilcox
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