i had the privilege of hearing and seeing smokey robinson a few months ago. he took about five minutes to do one of his songs cruising. it took them five years to do my girl which turned out to be one of the greats. >> formed by tears that is a five-minute painting because that was pallet to the knife to the colors of paint. >> let's see another one. tell us about this one. >> i call this tbi self-portrait, the glass fell . from the outside i look fine, but the inside looking out, this painting appears. broken spaces where my brain is not connecting and the way i did this is i had thrown a mirror on the floor to see what happens when glass falls because that was my prayer. what happened to me when the glass fell on me and i cut a pastel drawing it myself into the same pieces as the broken glass. >> how long did that take? >> that was about four weeks. that is also on the path of me being up for two hours a day. i would do a little bit, lie down, do a little bit, get back and forth with sleeping , praying and healing. that gentle motion. >> let's see the last

. >> motown superstar smokey robinson recalls his memory of the beatles in this exclusive clip. >> theyer of their magnitude that i ever heard in my life. so yeah, we grew up listening to black music. we loved motown. we think they're just great, especially their hair too. >> while in new york, the band stayed at one of the city's most legendary hotels as hordes of fans kept vigil outside. we are here in the plaza right now. 60 years ago, this is where they were. this is where they came. yeah. how does it feel to be sitting here? >> well, walking through the hallways is actually more chilling for me because the room looks like the plaza hotel. but it could be any hotel. the hallways are definitely the plaza hotel. >> definitely the plaza. >> and we have a bunch of scenes in the hallways. so it's surreal. >> beatles 64 also showcases new interviews with surviving members mccartney and ringo starr. >> we weren't sure whether they would do an interview or not, but we did everything we could to entice them. and paul had this wonderful photo exhibit in brooklyn. >> oh, that's right. yes. >>

mind of a photograph i have of my mother, my grandmother and my aunt in their fair, going to smokey robinson and i see images that are so moving and help to tell a story, you were speaking about headquarters and how you can pinpoint where these places were but so many of them due to urban renewal are no longer present and to me it is like that is part of the role of a museum in particular, supporting scholarships, research you did for this book, images that help to bring it back full circle because so many of these are not here and it is difficult to acknowledge or regard a space if it is no longer there. for me, in a museum for research, yes but also service and pride when it has been erased. >> thank you for sharing this observation. you wrote about a parade, first time i was writing for the guardian i came to interview reverend jackson and happened to be on the south side after interviewing him. many cultural things that is so unique to explain a little bit. this is more for this people at c-span than the people in the room. >> yes, yes, yes. the opportunity to do that, at last count i do

image in my mind of my mother, my grandmother and my aunt decked out in their fervor going to see smokey robinson. theseu images are so moving hep to tell the story. you speak metaphysical places headquarters being in the city you can pinpoint where these places were. but so many of them unfortunately due to the organ renewal are no longer present. to me i feel like that is part of the role where we are supporting scholarships, research that you did for this book with these images that help to bring it back full-circle because so many of these places are not here. it's difficult to acknowledge or regard a space of a cylinder there. so for me and a museum for research yes were also nervous when it has been erased. thank you so much for sharing those observations. i love how you wrote about the parade the first time i visited chicago one is running for the guardian to interview reverend jackson i happen to be down on the south side afterg interviewing him and stumbling on the parade the day i was there. that's one of the many cultural things that are so unique and suites can you explain a little bi

smokey robinson, james brown, stevie wonder. it's fun. [ cheers ] kool & the gang! >> steve: oh!> jimmy: you want more? no one's going to sleep. >> steve: yeah, no. >> jimmy: i call my man diplo. >> steve: what? >> jimmy: this is real. diplo did a full hour-long dance mix. [ light laughter ] i mean, it's kind of unbelievable what he did. it starts with buble. >> questlove: okay. ♪ it's beginning to look a lot like christmas ♪ [ vocalizing beats ] ♪ >> jimmy: for one hour. >> steve: one hour. [ laughter ] what time is that, from when to when? >> jimmy: what? >> steve: from when to when? >> jimmy: it doesn't matter. by that point you're gonna be exhausted. >> steve: yeah. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you won't even make it through. but that -- yeah. so also -- so anyways, that channel 17 all day tomorrow. or use the app. you can play this whenever you want. [ cheers and applause ] all the acker bilk you want to hear. we have a great show tonight. [ cheers and applause ] he is a very talented actor and director. he's just brilliant. >> steve: oh, i love him. >> jimmy: i love him, too. he