He is even trusted to load Obama's iPod with more recent hits than Obama's usual Aretha Franklin and John Coltrane, so that he is, as Obama put it, "not a complete fuddy-duddy."
The two have become so close that, if he makes it to the White House, Obama said he would like to take Love with him.
"You know, if Reggie wants to stay involved in my work, then I will keep him as long as I can. He is like a little brother to me."