Farewell, Sly Stone

[pourcyne]

Gifting all y'all the article from NYT:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/arts/music/sly-stone-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Nk8.bJk9.QrSBlwjIOWcx&smid=url-share

 

[pourcyne]

 

[pourcyne]

 

[pourcyne]

 

[pourcyne]

Great article by James Parker in The Atlantic, from October 2023. Gifting the article. If interested, you should be able to read it from this link.

The Undoing of a Great American Band

Sly and the Family Stone suggested new possibilities in music and life—until it all fell apart.

www.theatlantic.com

 

[Althetuna]

That stinks.

 

[matclone]

 

[Messi]

 

[CyCrazy]

Great band.

 

[pourcyne]

https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1209525990

 

[Entropy]

If you haven’t see the documentary that Questlove did on Sly Stone, it’s on Hulu and worth the watch.
Here’s the interview he did on it.

https://www.npr.org/2025/05/26/nx-s1-5407415/questloves-sly-stone-documentary-confronts-the-burden-of-black-genius

 

[cyclones500]

That's about $40 adjusted for inflation.

Still would've been worth seeing.

 

[HFCS]

That's about $40 adjusted for inflation.

Still would've been worth seeing.

$24 for the cheap tickets in a small-ish venue.

 

[Cydar]

 

[cyclones500]

If you haven’t see the documentary that Questlove did on Sly Stone, it’s on Hulu and worth the watch.
Here’s the interview he did on it.

https://www.npr.org/2025/05/26/nx-s1-5407415/questloves-sly-stone-documentary-confronts-the-burden-of-black-genius

I started watching the doc, but during work break, got to the Woodstock segment. I definitely want to see entirety.

 

[CloneFan65]

Sorely underrated artist. One of the most influential musicians of the 20th Century. Sad to hear.

 

[Clone Head]

Supposedly, Sly was frequently late or a no show for his concerts. I was told a student was assigned to keep tabs on Sly to make sure he made it to the concerts on time.