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Sly Stone's Daughter Phunne Recalls Snorting Lines of Chalk as a Child After Watching Rocker Dad Do Cocaine


Sly Stone's daughter Phunne recalls imitating her dad using chalk instead of cocaine as a child in the new documentary Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius), now streaming on Hulu.

(aka the Burden of Black Genius), which hits Hulu on Feb. 13, the legendary musician’s daughter Phunne Stone recalls a moment from her childhood in which she once snorted chalk in an attempt to mimic her dad. One day, while playing house with friends, Stone stopped by, leaving behind a collection of razor blades that he’d used to cut lines of cocaine. Stone — who has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and has lost a large amount of his lung capacity — finally got clean in 2019, according to the Guardian.

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