Hear the new supergroup! Bootsy Collins, Buckethead, and Victor Wooten drop "Metal Health," a sonic explosion raising mental health awareness ...
Bootsy Collins is one of the pioneers of the funk music genre. His efforts are being recognized at this year’s Black Music Honors, which is set to air on Juneteenth on BounceTV. Before the taping of ...
It's no surprise that Bootsy Collins' larger-than-life persona (and equally impressive career) extends to his gear – with his quintessential Space Bass, and its many iterations, becoming almost as ...
It’s impossible to overstate Bootsy Collins’ influence. Since joining James Brown’s band 55 years ago this month, Collins has made sturdy, buoyant bass lines, which stretch out all over the place ...
Bootsy Collins‘ endless alter-egos - Boot-Tron, Zillatron, King of the Geepies, Bootdullivan, Bedroom Bootsy and, of course, Bootzilla - have always battled for space inside the funk pioneer's brain.
When recording the song “Album of the Year #1 Funkateer,” Bootsy Collins had a very specific vibe in mind. “I wanted to give the people what they wanted back in the Seventies: a sense of hope, joy, ...
Bootsy Collins remembers growing up in Cincinnati, then-home of R&B powerhouse King Records, and idolizing its biggest star, James Brown. “He really took us off the streets,” Collins said, remembering ...
When you apprentice with The Hardest Working Man in Show Business, you’re going to pick up a few pointers about how to conduct business on- and off-stage. Luckily for Bootsy Collins, 73, after ...
A S THE EIGHTIES began winding down, Bootsy Collins was in his element during nights on the town in Washington, D.C. Flashing his signature star-shaped shades, according to one report, he was chilling ...