"Then the wave crested and rolled back. Clinton started hanging out a bit too much with his idol Sly Stone, and they began sharing song ideas and a crack pipe. There are mordantly humorous stories in the book about Sly and Clinton scoring drugs together, such as the time they were busted in front of Denny's in Hollywood, the cops announcing, 'well if it isn't Sly Stone and Dr. Funkenstein.' All the while, two members of Clinton's managerial inner circle began surreptitiously grabbing pieces of his funk empire."
Marc Weingarten in the Los Angeles Times reviews George Clinton's Brothas Be, Yo Like George, Ain't That Funkin' Kinda Hard on You?
Sunday, November 09, 2014
"An Entirely New, Ecumenical Funk"
Labels:
1970s,
books,
cultural history,
James Brown,
music,
twentieth century
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