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Questlove Pays Tribute to Sly Stone: ‘You Will Forever Live’
Questlove calls the late Sly Stone, the subject of his doc 'Sly Lives: aka the Burden of Black Genius,' a 'giant' who 'will forever live' in a tribute
“Sly was a giant — not just for his groundbreaking work with the Family Stone, but for the radical inclusivity and deep human truths he poured into every note,” the Roots drummer wrote on Instagram. He dared to be simple in the most complex ways — using childlike joy, wordless cries, and nursery rhyme cadences to express adult truths. His life and career were documented in Questlove’s film, which also features unfiltered commentary from multiple Black artists about the pressures that come with success.
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