“‘Let me see,’ I said. I didn’t want to see the movie. I just wanted to get eyes on it to make sure it was what she said it was. It was”: Sly Stone says he once acquired some very intimate footage of Jimi Hendrix

Sly Stone and Jimi Hendrix.

Sly Stone’s life has been eventful, to say the least. From the highs of his groundbreaking records with The Family Stone to the lows of drug addiction and serious financial hardship, he’s been through it all.

But remarkably, at the age of 81, he’s still with us, a fact acknowledged in the title of Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius), Questlove’s new documentary about the great man. Set for release on Hulu and Disney+ on 13 February, this tells the story of Stone’s life and career, while also exploring the wider impact that success can have on black artists in America.