Dressed in rhinestone-studded, multi-coloured suits, huge hats and star-shaped
sunglasses, Bootsy Collins is the jive-talking, flamboyant king of funky bass
licks, influencing everyone from Snoop Dogg to Fatboy Slim and Red Hot Chili
Peppers. When James Brown's musicians quit over a pay dispute in 1969, it was
Collins' first band The Pacesetters who stepped in to become the godfather of
soul's backing band (renamed The J.B.s), playing on legendary tracks such as
'Get Up (I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine)' and 'Super Bad', before Collins
joined George Clinton's Parliament/Funkadeli...