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Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin): A Memoir by Sly Stone
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Re: Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin): A Memoir by Sly Stone
Jan 13, 2024, 16:47
The Seth Man wrote:
The Seth Man wrote:
Better late than never, Sly recounts his eighty years on planet earth:

https://www.amazon.com/Thank-You-Falettinme-Mice-Agin/dp/0374606978



I wasn't well-acquainted with Sly's story, post-Family Stone.

To be honest, I had a feeling it wasn't going to be a pretty story.

But now that I know, having finished Sly's autobiography, I feel like I've been put through the last 24 minutes of BOOGIE NIGHTS (1997) on repeat loop for 24 hours straight. It gets more and more harrowing after 1975.

I could barely keep up with the drugs, locations, hotels, girls, cars, record men, family members, musical equipment (purchased, then lost, stolen or sold off), repossessions, George Clinton appearances, parties, gigs, plays on words, drugs...

He does seem to be at peace with his life and all the many decisions that led up to now. But how he is still alive is a mystery. The man lived his life at the density and speed of Lord Buckley rapping "The Nazz" (which Sly can still peel off verbatim.) First frontwards then backwards.


I'm only a couple chapters in but it's an intriguing story for sure. I never know when there is another writer helping craft the text, how much is Sly and how much is the other person. Reminds me of the Miles autobiography (with Quincey Troupe). I think it was just Miles talking out his stories and QT transcribing/sorting out the facts vs Miles' embellishments.
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