Sly Stone Speaks after 25 Year Silence

James Joyner @ Gone Hollywood | Tuesday, July 3, 2007

Those who have been anxiously awaiting the reemergence of Sly Stone can finally relax.

After 25 years, Sly Stone speaks.

The famously reclusive funkster broke his silence by granting his first interview since the `80s to Vanity Fair. In the magazine’s August issue, the frontman of the late-’60s band Sly and the Family Stone talks about his music, his disappearance from public view and his long-awaited return.

Stone, 64, who made a brief, blond Mohawked appearance at the 2006 Grammys, says he plans to start work on a new album in the fall. But after more than two decades away from the spotlight, why come back now?

“`Cause it’s kind of boring at home sometimes,” he tells the magazine. “I got a lot of songs I want to record and put out, so I’m gonna try ‘em out on the road. That’s the way it’s always worked the best: Let’s try it out and see how the people feel.”