Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Bootsy Collins (instagram.com/bootsy_collins/) shares tales of P-Funk, Praxis, Buckethead and community work, philanthropy and mental health advocacy.


Bootsy online (https://bootsycollins.com) | Bootsy & Buckethead single (youtube.com/watch?v=-d0n5BvZThg) | "Is there Anybody Out There" podcast (podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/is-anybody-out-there/id1844700844)


Topics Include:


• Bootsy's philanthropy and community work

• Bootsy reveals music now has purpose beyond just making people feel good

• "If you ain't chasing something, there's no reason to hunt" - finding new motivation

• From chasing girls and highs on tour to discovering why he still makes music

• Always gave back to unknown musicians like Buckethead before they became famous

• Opens up about mental health struggles when he got "too blown up"

• New "Metal Health" album with Buckethead addresses mental health for everyone

• First Buckethead collaboration was 1991's "Bucketheadland" recorded in Cincinnati

• Praxis exploded when Bill Laswell joined Bootsy, Buckethead, Bernie Worrell, and Brain

• Complete Strangers caught King Records' attention, leading to James Brown discovering them

• James Brown demanded everything tight; George Clinton allowed creative freedom and experimentation

• Most P-Funk classics were created spontaneously "while the tape was running"

• Both Bootsy and Buckethead must wear their signature headgear while recording

• Eddie Hazel's solo album used Bootsy's instrumental tracks - George's "superhero" vision

• Reveals George Duke's "Reach For It" is the funk hit he wishes he was on


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