Stone Sly homeless living on Camper, Recording Music
Sad news from New York Post today: Sly Stone, the mastermind behind the legendary psychedelic soul-funk group Sly & the Family Stone, has been reduced to living in a van in Los Angeles, gave meals a retired couple.
As reported by the Post, the musician born Sylvester Stewart has been affected by drug abuse and bad financial decisions. In the 80's, Michael Jackson sold his publishing rights for $ 1 million, and last year filed a $ 50 million lawsuit against manager Jerry Goldstein, who says cheated him out of two decades of royalty payments. Earlier this year, was arrested for possession of cocaine free base.
Since its heyday in the 60's and early 70's - when he scored hits with songs like "Everyday People" and "Family Affair" - House has been one of the most famous inmates of the music. After a performance in 1987, disappeared from public view, resurfacing 19 years after a brief cameo scratching his head in a Grammy tribute 2006. He toured Europe the following year, but according to the Post, is now a "messy, paranoid" shell of his former self.
On the positive side, Stone has been recording new songs, and while he is hesitant to trust managers or record labels, there is still a chance of his new songs to see the light of day.
"My music is a format that will encourage you to have a song you do not forget," said Post. "That's why I have so much money, so many people around, and that's why I'm on the court. Millions of dollars!"
"But now, please tell everybody, please give me a job, play my music," he said. "I'm tired of this man s -. t"
As reported by the Post, the musician born Sylvester Stewart has been affected by drug abuse and bad financial decisions. In the 80's, Michael Jackson sold his publishing rights for $ 1 million, and last year filed a $ 50 million lawsuit against manager Jerry Goldstein, who says cheated him out of two decades of royalty payments. Earlier this year, was arrested for possession of cocaine free base.
Since its heyday in the 60's and early 70's - when he scored hits with songs like "Everyday People" and "Family Affair" - House has been one of the most famous inmates of the music. After a performance in 1987, disappeared from public view, resurfacing 19 years after a brief cameo scratching his head in a Grammy tribute 2006. He toured Europe the following year, but according to the Post, is now a "messy, paranoid" shell of his former self.
On the positive side, Stone has been recording new songs, and while he is hesitant to trust managers or record labels, there is still a chance of his new songs to see the light of day.
"My music is a format that will encourage you to have a song you do not forget," said Post. "That's why I have so much money, so many people around, and that's why I'm on the court. Millions of dollars!"
"But now, please tell everybody, please give me a job, play my music," he said. "I'm tired of this man s -. t"
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