You might not guess looking at me, but my favorite genre of music is funk.  My favorite musical artist (by a longshot) is Prince*, but my favorite genre is funk.  There’s just something about a funky groove, with a deep pocket, then gets your head bobbing.

Fans of funk also recognize that funk is a state of mind, and that there are life lessons to be found in the lyrics, the music, and the musicians.  One elder statesman of funk, Bootsy Collins, stands out with his insight and wisdom on music and life.

Bootsy first gained notoriety as the bass player for James Brown’s backing band “The J.B.’s”. He later joined foundational funk pioneers Parliament-Funkadelic, and led his own P-Funk side project, Bootsy’s Rubber Band.… Read the rest