The Art of Doing: How Superachievers Do What They Do and How They Do It So Well by Camille Sweeney & Josh Gosfield

Author:Camille Sweeney & Josh Gosfield [Sweeney, Camille]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Penguin Group US
Published: 2013-01-28T14:00:00+00:00

P-FUNK FACTS

First gig: 1957, New Jersey: As teenagers, Clinton’s band, the Parliaments (named for the cigarettes), sing for barbershop customers at the Uptown Tonsorial Parlor in Newark and later at the Silk Palace in nearby Plainfield.

Amped: 1967, Fairfield, CT: When their equipment doesn’t arrive on time for a show, the Parliaments borrow a double stack of Marshall amps, a triple stack of SVTs and an oversize fiberglass drum set from support band Vanilla Fudge. Inspired by the booming sound, the Parliaments order same equipment delivered three weeks later.

Most embarrassing stage moment: ’70s: Clinton, notorious for getting naked onstage, fears a moment when the music will stop and the houselights go on. One night, when it actually happens, Clinton hits the floor and crawls through musicians’ legs.

Going to the chapel: 1971, Detroit: Funkadelic plays frequently with Motor City’s Ted Nugent, Iggy Pop and the Stooges and MC5. Pop’s manager suggests that Pop and Clinton stage a wedding as stunt, but they never make it to altar.

Ahh . . . the name is Bootsy, Baby! 1972, Toledo, OH: Former bassist from James Brown’s band, Bootsy Collins, is “discovered” (by Clinton’s girlfriend’s sister) playing in his own band, wearing a body stocking and hot pants, with a tambourine taped to one foot. Clinton immediately hires Collins to join band.

Flash light: 1978: Clinton sets out to make a Michael Jackson–style song. He includes a Bar Mitzvah chant (“da da da dee da da da da da da da”) sung by a chorus of over 50 people. “Flash Light” hits number one on the R&B charts.

Bow wow wow: 1982: Months after Parliament-Funkadelic disbands, Clinton gets a hit with funk-electronic “Atomic Dog,” one of the most sampled songs in hip-hop history.

Hall of famers: 1997: Clinton and fifteen members of Parliament-Funkadelic are inducted into the Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Fame.

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