Publisher's Synopsis
Clinton stands alongside James Brown as one of the most influential black artists of all time and, along with his P-Funk Collective, took black funk into the US charts and sold out stadiums by the mid-1970s with his extravagant shows. An avid fan of George Clinton since the early 1970s, music journalist Kris Needs has collected every Clinton-related record and interviewed Clinton several times during Clinton's collaboration with Primal Scream in the 1990s for a wide variety of magazines before penning this definitive biography.
George Clinton & The Cosmic Odyssey of the P-Funk Empire contains a wealth of new firsthand interview material with Clinton, key P-Funk personnel and other friends and associates. These eye-witness accounts of instrumental moments in Clinton's history make this the ultimate P-Funk history. Featuring new interviews with The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rick James, Prince, Zapp, Public Enemy, Living Colour and others, this essential biography presents a unique record of black popular culture alongside the broader historical context of social changes.
