In his sophomore documentary with Onyx Collective, "Sly Lives! The Burden of Black Genius," Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson ...
The new documentary “Sly Lives, aka the Burden of Black Genius,” which focuses on the life and career of the brilliant but ...
In a fascinating new documentary on Hulu, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson turns the enduring myth of Sly Stone into a very human ...
Like its predecessor, the Oscar and Grammy-winning “Summer of Soul” — which was also directed by the Roots’ Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and produced by Joseph Patel — “Sly Lives ...
Andre 3000 discussed Sly Stone’s influence on OutKast’s 'Stankonia' in a clip from the 'Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black ...
The documentary traces Sly Stone's career, from popular DJ in the San Francisco Bay Area to frontman for a groundbreaking ...
Ultimately, Questlove realized that the people whose guts he wanted to hit would not all come to “Sly Lives!” with the same level of familiarity with his subject. “Imagine, ‘I never heard ...
"His eyes reveal a precociousness and a lucidity that's there, but his motor function doesn't exist," Joseph Patel said of ...
For decades, Sly had been one of music’s great cautionary tales. In the late 1960s and early ’70s, Sly and his band, the ...
Questlove’s latest documentary explores the rise and fall of Sly Stone and the challenges of being a Black artist.
In his follow-up to 'Summer of Soul,' the award-winning producer explores the legacy of the legendary musician and the challenges faced by Black artists in America.
Between Sly Lives! promotion here in Park City, being bandleader on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, running a book imprint, tours and more, Questlove career as a filmmaker is growing in ...