Sly Lives

[Drunk Monk]

Coming to a Hulu / Disney+ near you in Mid-Feb:

Sly Lives!




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I recently learned that one of my friends grew up in Sly’s neighborhood and saw him pass by many times.

This is Questlove’s 2nd music documentary. Sly is a solid topic, especially his early years, and despite being local (Vallejo) there was a lot I didn’t know. But Sly’s fall is tragic and Q focuses upon the nature of black celebrity as a major factor to Sly’s downfall. It’s a fair yet belabored point he makes. Either way, the latter half of the doc is a bummer.

Nevertheless a decent doc on an extraordinary musician. D00M recommended as I know many of us enjoy music docs here.