did george clinton die?

at first I was cringing at that nightmarish list of collaborators, but then I saw he's working with El DeBarge and perked right back up!

btw, did anyone catch him hanging out in the studio for a few hours on KPFA last friday. hes still "got it" as much as any artist 1/3 his age..incredible...half-mc-ing-half-singing at double tempo over old funk and disco records...and all sorts of anchovy pussy.... he mentioned something about an upcoming "techno-doowop" album, which might seem like sound like some sort of pipe dream except that he said he loves techno (and headlined at DEMF), and when some doowop records came on, he sang along and didnt miss a word...
bernie was in the house too, apparently the mothership is being prepared for liftoff...

-- carmen (carmen), Thursday, October 2, 2003 11:09 PM (4 years ago) Bookmark Link

Does anyone have any of this?

The KPFA stuff, that is.

Jesus, there had to have been a better-named Clinton thread to revive than this one.

I've NEVER been on ILX before. Honest to god, do you need ID to join in here?

― VeronaInTheClub

You got it wrong, George Clinton didn't die. But I heard SPM did die (South Park Mexican).

He's alive imo

he was still alive last night.

Did u have sex with him

i just heard he died, but i don't think it's true. i figured you people would know first.
― billstevejim, Tuesday, 30 September 2003 22:29 (eighteen years ago) link

George PLIMPTON
― M Matos (M Matos), Tuesday, 30 September 2003 22:31 (eighteen years ago) link

oh
― adaml (adaml), Tuesday, 30 September 2003 22:36 (eighteen years ago) link

So George Clinton is taking over The Paris Review?

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Tuesday, 30 September 2003 22:39 (eighteen years ago) link

LMAO

Play like George Clinton died.

This thread sucks.

Anyhow, he is almost 81, spends half the performance sitting down yet is still one of the greatest performers I've ever seen.

People were SHRIEKING with joy during Maggot Brain.

yeah it was an incredible show when I saw him in 2020

The "Tales from the Back of the Tour Bus" about George Clinton is just epic.

can we all agree not to bump this thread anymore?

I was added accidentally. Please remove me from this thread immediately!

xxxp Same here. It also had a proud papa vibe to it, like he had quite a few sons and grandsons there (including one who flew in from L.A. just to be there) and he was beaming the whole time, like "my boys turned out great, didn't they? They've done me proud!" By the end, I could see this being like the Sun Ra Arkestra, still laying down the funk long after Clinton has left us.