MY MAN, BERNIE MAC: NOW HE GOT JESUS CRACKIN' HIS SIDE
MY MAN, BO DIDDLEY: HE IS WHAT BLUES WAS
MY MAN, BUDDY MILES: THE HEAVYWEIGHT DRUMMER OF THE WORLD
Actress and Singer Eartha Kitt Dies to give you a better life
"Through all his pain, we got the flame of pure Entertainment"
Michael Jackson you are greatly missed!
We have lost some powerful cornerstones in history. Thanks for giving us all yall had! We love you! -Bootsy Collins and all the FUNKATEERS around the World
Influences
Catfish Collins, Jimi Hendrix, Lonnie Mack, Marshall Jones, James Jamerson,
James Brown, Howlin' Wolf, Ricky Nelson, Lil Richard, Jesus Christ, Sly Stone
Sounds Like
An Ill-Legal Alien from Space & beyond!
No-Thing of this world.
Oct.26th. I was born in Cincinnati Ohio, where I became a staff musician at King Records by the time I was 15. I then toured the world with Hank Ballard, & Marva Whitney, before joining the hardest working man in show business Mr. James Brown. I then went on to play with George Clinton, Parliament Funkadelic, P-Funk and also fronted my own band named: Bootsy's Rubber Band. I then met Bill Laswell, and recorded with lots of Artist like Herbie Hancock, Keith Richards, Cyndie Lauper, Ice Cube, Africa Bambaataa, and then out of the clear blue, I recieved a video in the mail in 1991 and it was from a guy with a Bucket on his head who called himself BucketHead, so I said alright the LSD is kicking back in on me so I'm going all the way with it. I told the Total Psycho to come on in and we Recorded his first Album called: BucketHeadLand, that was my first studio and the first time I felt like I was in the woods with a Cereal Killer. Right after that Dee-lite sends me a Boot-signal in the sky and I answered, then we recorded: "Groove is in the Heart" Those were some of my best times in life other than traveling across country in a station wagon full of Funkadelic's and Lady Freaks wanting to ride along just for the funk of it. And yeah, we got plenty funked up! I hooked up with Snoop Dogg, the Chilli Pepper's, Phil Ramone, Eddie Krammer, Buddy Miles, you name um, but Then a Little space & time passed and all of a sudden I was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. I Got my first Grammy in 2002 with my friend "FatBoySlim" (Weapon of Choice) I Peed on Myself, now I have an upcoming album release entitled
"N-Z-CLass-All-It's-Own" for 2009, teaming up with Tal Wilkenfeld, Thee-Ram-Jams, Scarface, BX3,BucketHead, Bigg-D, Jim Jonsin, Ok2drive, Slash, DJizzle, KanDee, and other's to once again take back the special needs of people and put their finger's back up into the funk, it's Finger Funkin' Time.
Also remember the "Fallen Soldiers Memorial CD, it was released on Nov. 9th 2008 I teamed up with Artist like Charlie Daniels and George Duke we paid tribute to the young Ladies & Men that has died in harm's way, so we say thank you all for the Ultimate Sacrifice.
If you want more info on this go to Keith Maupins site at: www.yellowribbonsupportcenter.com We all want to go to heaven, but nobody want's to die. Send in any donations to the support center the Soldier's would really appreciate your letter's and inspiration.
"The OFFICIAL-BOOT-LEGGED-BOOTSY-CD is available on our site as well,
All donation's go to: Cincinnati USA Music Heritage Foundation which Elliot Ruther heads up the save the Live music campaign. The Motto is:
"Say it Loud-An-Instrument-4-Every-Child" this foundation is designed for the preservation and education of pass present and future programs to keep the youth motivated and educated on music and how they fit in, to keep it alive while re-introducing it to the new future generations to come.
We also feature Our New Restaurant, which opened the 3nd week of Dec. go to www.jeffruby.com or www.bootsycollins.com for Details.
Our New RESTAURANT Called: BOOTSY'S produced by: Jeff Ruby, will have a Bootsy Rock-Star-Hall of Fame Exhibit on first floor, showing off King Record Exhibit, which was where I got my start in the music industry, by becoming an Original JB with Mr. Dynamite himself, the James Brown, Lot's of James Brown history, along with other King Recording Stars, Hank Ballard, Bill Doggett, Stanley Brother's, Henry Glover, Little Milton, exc, exc, and our own Cincinnati Berry Gordy, "Sid Nathan", we will also feature Bootsy's personal friends Wall of Fame, people like: Lenny Kravitz, Snoop Dogg, Charlie Daniels, George Clinton, Kid-Rock, AC/DC, Li'l Wayne, T-Pain, My good friend Mr. Al Bell, long time owner of Stax's record's will help me put some music programs together to help our youth in the developement of their live instrument skills and or whatever creative endeaver they decide to take, we will began to have workshops, MTV-Un-Plugged style jam session's, and Celeberty speaker's as well. This is our ultimate goal for the Bootsy Rock Star Museum/Exhibit. Go check out Mr. Al Bell at: mypace.com/albellpresent, this is a page you do not want to Miss, his Radio show is off the Hiszzy!
Now back to "Bootsy's restaurant, we have a small live Stage and a small Studio on stage to Record some Special Jams, & Musical educational pieces, so if you hear any fuss, it ain't nobody but Us, jus gettin' down.
Call Me at my personal number and drop some idea's you may have for some sort of contest and or workshop suggestion's. Call me at:
513-259-2501
Now to make Reservation's to eat at my restaurant call:
513-241-0707
Dig it yall, success with anything don't normally come easy, so practice on your skillz everyday, so that you have a better chance at becoming the best, with no doubt, let your heart & your passion speak for itself, I believe in our youth and their creative abilities we all need some direction every now and then. Yall got the tool's to make it Jungle as in a Beast, so enstead of funkin' up, start funkin' down, in the basement, practice does make perfect, this is where your real feeling's come out. For those of you that want to send in a few snippets, MP3 format to let us hear what you are doing, and their may be some of you with some serious Lyric's, hooks and verses or poem's that yall want Bootsy to check out, send them to: zillatron@hotmail.com
Now don't right a book yall, I can only read so much, so only send the best stuff an keep it short. This is for lyric's only this is not a what up Bootsy email address. Don't send long drawn out music MP3's either, all we need is a snippit of a great idea, don't have to be a song, maybe a great guitar line or bass groove, a Keyboard melody or chord progression, as long as it moves you 4 real, and will make people say, now That is the Bomb!
I am also working with Jim Jonsin and Bigg-D, in Miami on their project's and they are helping me on mine as well. You know Big Jon from EMI Publisher's hooked us up, and the Funk gettin' ready to Roll. These young inovator's are drip droppin' Hot and Oouzin with hot gooey funk and other magical Scooba Dust as well. You will need a Bibb on, and a Wet Napkin, and your pamper's, after you get finish funkin' with that funk.
I am also working with "Slash" on his up and coming Solo Album, now this is going to be (Rock-Got-Rolled-Up-Into-tha-Funk) smoke one if you Dare!!
Ladies, I need a Fan, Blow Dry me Baby! You want me to be Kool, but I'm Hot.
While in Miami I met Pastor Coop, who is the P-funk of Gospel in tha flesh, and I would encourage you to go to his site and check out what he is doing to help people substain and get through the Desert of Distractions, his Website is:
www.coopertemple.org and his Myspace is: www.myspace.com/coop1971
Email Pastor Cooper at: coopertemplemin@aol.com
And all the people said, Amen!
Now this is why We Funk Hard, so You don't have Too.
Thanks to all my Funkateers, you really did help me make it through the yard, Thank God, for YOU, and my Personal Stash! In Funk, We Thrust!
Lot's of Love, & P-Funk Hugs to ya baba! Bootsy-4-Ever-4-U!!!
"Bootsy Collins Presents: Fallen Solders Memorial CD, feat: Charlie Daniels, George Duke and other's"
Due out Nov.9th. available at: www.bootsycollins.com
"America is at the crossroads of an exciting new future and many new challenges, but we must remind ourselves that the foundation of America is built on the freedom we enjoy every day. Those freedoms have been given to us by the brave men and women who have courageously served our nation and most especially by those who have given the ultimate sacrifice. This spirit brought together an incredible array of diverse talents and voices to salute our men and women in military uniform on 'Fallen Soldiers Memorial.'"
You Can also check them out at www.bootsycollins.com
We have a brand new Split 7 inch out now. Check out a song off of it, Made Anywhere But Here, on our profile and then buy the god damn thing at www.rule22.com peace dave22
WATS GOOD DIS BANG. IM MAKING REAL LIFE MUSIC FOR MY PEOPLE. 1 OF DA BEST RAPPER OUT & FROM DA CHI. I GOT KILLA BEATS FOR SALE FIRST COME FIRST SERVE. I GOT BANGERS AND MY PAGE AND LISTEN TO MY NEW HOT SONGS "DIS WAT I WANT". DA REAL GONE FEEL IT AND DA FAKE GONE HATE IT SHO SOME LUV AND HIT ME BACK
HI MASTER HOW ARE YOU I WAS WITH GEORGE CLINTON AND HE SHOWED ME SOMETHING OF NU-PARLIAMENT IS AMAZING FUNK, YOU ALWAYS STAY COOL I WISH YOU COULD COME HERE WITH PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC AND GEORGE CLINTON IN CHILE , SPREAD LOVE LUCK & NRG ALFREEDELIC
All Of Us At TuWorlds Would Like To Invite You To Come And Listen To A NEW TRACK "Tek it easy" by THE Q (TuWorlds) & Raga Z. Come Check It ;-) Please Let Us Know What You Think.
