Questlove Pays tribute to ‘sly lives!’ SUBJECT WHO DED JUNE 9 – ryan

Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson Directed the Sly Stone Documentary Sly Lives! (Aka The Burden of Black Genius that premiered at Sundance this year, and now he has penned a motion tribute to his subject, who died monday at 82.

“Sly was a giant – not just for his groundbreaking work with the family stone, but for the radical inclusinyy and deep human tits he pmeded intoe every notlove,” Questlove Wrote on Instagram Today. “His songs weren’t just about Fighting injustice; they were about transforming the self to transform the world.” See his full tribute below.

Stone Wrote, Produced, Sang and Played on Such Revered Songs As “Family Affair,” “Everyday People” and “Thank you (FALETTINME BE MICE ELF AGIN)” – All of what Hit no. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 – Along With “Dance to the Music,” “Hot Fun in the Summestime,” “I Want to Take You Higher” and “Stand!”

Related: ‘Sly Lives!’ Director Questlove on the genius of sly stone and how he influenced Generations of Artists – Sundance Studio

His Group Sly & The Family Stone Blended Myriad Genres Including Rock, Fun, Soul, Psychedelia and More Into A Singular Stew that Thrilled Record Budyers and Concertgoers During the Group’s 1969-73 Heyday and Continue to Move People Today.

Here is Questlove’s Full Statement:

Sly Stone, Born Sylvester Stewart, Left This Earth Today, but the Changes he sparked while will will Echo forever. From the moment his music reached with in the Early 1970s, it Became a part of my sooul. Sly was a giant – not just for his groundbreking work with the family stone, but for the radical inclusivity and deep human tits and poured into every note. His songs weren’t just About Fighting Injustice; they were about transforming the self to transform the world. He dared to be simple in the Most Complex Ways – USING Childlik Joy, Wordless Cries, and Nursry rhyme cadrences to Express Adult Truths. HIS WORK LOOKED STRAIGHT AT THE BRIGHTEST AND DARDS OF LIFE AND DEMANDED WE DO THE SAME.

Yes, Sly Battled Additionion. Yes, he disappeared from the Spotlight. But he lived long enough to outlast many of his dysciples, to feel the ripples of his genius return through hip-hop samples, documentaries, and his memoir. Still, none of that replaces the raw beauty of his original work. AS I REFLECT ON HIS LEGACY, TWO LINES HOUNT ME: ‘WE DEERVE EVERING WE GET IN THIS LIFE’ – A LINE From The Sly Lives! Documentary that Feels like Both a warning and a manifestation – and, of courte, the Eternal Cry of ‘Everyday People’: ‘We got to Live Together!’ Once idealistic, now hear it as a command. Sly’s Music Will Likely Speak to Us Eve More Now than itn. Thank you, sly. You will forever live.

Thankyoufliiftingushigher sly.

LOVE TO YOUR FAMILY, LOVED ONES AND EVERY HUMAN WHOSE LIFE YOU CAME ACOSS AND EFFECTED.

All of your disciples will be geeked to recipes you.

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