SUNDAY TIMES MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 MOJO BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 A ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF
THE YEAR 2023 AN UNCUT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 A VARIETY MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 One of
the few indisputable geniuses of pop music Sly Stone is a trailblazer who created a new kind
of music mixing Black and white male and female funk and rock penned some of the most
iconic anthems of the 1960s and 70s from "Everyday People" to "Family Affair" and electrified
audiences with a persona and stage presence that set a lasting standard for pop culture
performance. Yet he has also been a cautionary tale known as much for how he dropped out of
sight as for what put him in the spotlight in the first place. As much as people know the music
the man remains a mystery. In Thank You his much-anticipated memoir he's finally ready to
share his story - a story that many thought he'd never have the chance to tell. Written with
Ben Greenman who has written memoirs with George Clinton and Brian Wilson among others Thank
You will include a foreword by Questlove. The book was created in collaboration with Sly
Stone's manager Arlene Hirschkowitz. "For as long as I can remember folks have been asking me
to tell my story " says Stone. "I wasn't ready. I had to be in a new frame of mind to become
Sylvester Stewart again to tell the true story of Sly Stone. It's been a wild ride and
hopefully my fans enjoy it too."
