He had to systematically learn to "dumb down" his genius, in order to reach an audience, and systematically, methodically, did so ...

... and, in so doing, defined an era.-

Please listen to "There's a riot goin on"

Took that feeling and with a new record deal giving him creative control did Superstition, Higher Ground and all those classics.

It's hard to be cynical enough about rock history you see on tv, but it's at least plausible that one genius can inspire another, thinking of a Haydn & Mozart kind of thing.

"If You Want Me to Stay" probably my favourite Sly Stone track.

I never got around to listening to his stuff with Funkadelic, maybe today is that day.