Questlove argues that even Sly Stone’s seemingly utopian early music often conceals darker messages. “Sly always does that,” he says. “I think that’s kind of his like, help the medicine ...

Questlove, whose documentary directorial debut won both the jury and audience prizes at Sundance, is following that with a Sly Stone doc.

Sly Stone, founder, frontman and namesake of Sly and the Family Stone, has deserved to be the subject of a documentary since the heyday of his eponymous, chart-topping, mixed-gender, racially ...

Questlove talks about his new movie 'Sly Lives!,' new music from D'Angelo, and much more in our new interview. Questlove on Sly Stone — and His Upcoming Earth, Wind, and Fire Doc ...

Questlove's Sly Stone documentary confronts the 'burden of Black genius' In SLY LIVES!, Questlove documents the genius of a funk trailblazer — and the pressure Sly felt as a Black artist.

Questlove, who helmed Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius), is paying tribute to the documentary's subject, Sly Stone, who died at age 82.

Questlove directed 2025’s Sly Lives!(aka the Burden of Black Genius), which reexamined Stone’s legacy and focused on how his influence continues to impact popular music today.It included ...

Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson directed the Sly Stone documentary Sly Lives! (AKA The Burden of Black Genius that premiered at Sundance this year, and now he has penned a moving tribute to his ...

For decades, the music of Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and his band, The Roots, has defied the conventions of hip-hop and soul by recording songs that echo a long-lost time. As a music documentary ...

"Sly's innovative spirit foreshadowed much of what would come in hip-hop," Questlove writes in a new essay for Rolling Stone - Credit: Ron Pownall/Getty Images Sly Stone’s journey highlights the ...

Filmmakers Questlove And Joseph Patel On Sly Stone’s Genius And That Revealing Encounter With Maria Shriver – Contenders TV: Documentary, Unscripted & Variety. By Matthew Carey.

Questlove says he called the documentary SLY LIVES! because he wanted fans to know that the musical trailblazer has been clean for close to a decade and has been doing well. “He has an everyday, ...