The Grammy-winning musician produced and directed a documentary on Stone’s life and legacy. By Carly Thomas Senior Editor, Digital Stone died after a “prolonged battle with COPD and other underlying ...
In his new documentary Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius), Questlove delves into the genius and torments of Sly Stone — and uses that story as window into many other artists’ lives, including ...
Director Questlove and producer Joseph Patel tell IndieWire about creating a balance between music nerdom and the life of Sly Stone in their documentary. So “Sly Lives!” is a few different things at ...
Sly Stone, a Grammy winner whose pioneering funk-rock group Sly and the Family Stone produced groundbreaking albums and singles — three of which topped the Billboard Hot 100 — and was the subject of ...
Even Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson struggles with imposter syndrome. The Grammy Award-winning bandleader for The Roots says the feeling was particularly acute in 2021, when his documentary Summer of Soul ...
The legendary artist died following a prolonged battle with COPD, his family said Monday. By Roy Trakin Sly Stone, who took audiences higher during memorable performances at Woodstock and the Fillmore ...