Parliament Funkadelic
The legendary George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, one of the most important innovators of Funk music alongside James Brown, Sly Stone and the Funky Meters, brings the ‘awe-funk-some’ P-Funk Collective back to Australia for another Funkadeliteful groovathon next year!
Known globally for his outlandish costume and his multi-coloured dreadlocks as well as his mastery of intergalactic funk – the P-Funk Collective will be looking to ‘Tear The Roof Off The Sucker’ with their ‘awe-funk-some’ groove.
“I’m always surprised that I’m still around funk and that people are still into it.”
Dr. George Clinton is one of the most sampled musicians on the planet and has worked alongside Tupac, Primal Scream, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Snoop Dog, Outkast, Wu Tang Clan, Carlos Santana, Redman and so many others as collaborator and producer.
Hits include ‘Atomic Dog’, ‘One Nation Under a Groove’, ‘We Want the Funk’, ‘Flashlight’ and ‘Mothership Connection’ – and his collective was finally recognized when 16 of the P-Funk Collective (the largest group ever) were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997.
Clinton continues to release new material, including ‘Toys’ with Funkadelic in 2008 and the cover album George Clinton and His Gangsters of Love in 2006, including his take on songs like ‘Ain’t That Peculiar’, ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ and ‘Gypsy Woman’.
“When I hear music that parents hate, or older musicians hate, I know that’s the new music. When I hear older people saying, ‘I hate Rap or Techno’ I rush to it.”
Get yourself down to one of their Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland side shows for a fine slice of that Funkadelic pie!
What: George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic 2015
Where: Enmore Theatre, Sydney
When: 1 April 2015