Andy Frasco's World Saving Podcast - EP 110: Bootsy Collins

Episode Date: January 26, 2021

New Year. New Season. Same ol' $#!t... Andy opens with words of encouragement, urging us all to play this year with more compassion & a little less self-doubt. On the Interview Hour, we welcome an absolute LEGEND- the Funk Maestro himself- Bootsy Collins! It's Bootsy, baby, so listen up cuz he's giving out stories and wisdom FOR FREE. Ahri gives 2020 one final review. John Craigie debuts a new song to herald the end of a trying 4 years. This is 2021. Time to get funky. Follow us on Instagram @worldsavingpodcast For more information on Andy Frasco, the band and/or the blog, go to: AndyFrasco.com Check out Andy's new album, "Keep On Keepin' On" on iTunes Spotify  Get some Bootsy in your life! thebootcave.com and while you're at it, listen to more John Craigie, too  Produced by Andy Frasco Joe Angelhow Chris Lorentz Audio mix by Chris Lorentz Featuring: Ahri Findling Brian Schwartz John Craigie Arno Bakker

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and I'm getting text after text after text from four people at my office. You leave your van in our compound, which is great. You're always welcome to do that. It's a secure compound. And you know what's going on, Andy? Every single one of your doors in your van is open. The side door, the front door, everything's open. So everyone is freaking out that we've been robbed in our compound.

And they're taking pictures, and they're sending them to me, and I'm on a fucking phone call, and I'm trying to keep up with everyone, not get distracted at the same time, and I'm like, Jesus Christ. And you know what, Andy? Better text you, and I understand why you're not answering. It's like, I give that back, sorry, I forgot to close the door? What the fuck, dude? You just walked away from your van and you left every single door open?

I mean, what about the weather? What about the shit inside your van? What about other people's time? Come on, dude. Close the fucking door. I can't even believe this is real. This is real. Put this on your podcast.

Anybody that wonders if this is real, this really happened. Andy, lock your fucking doors and lock your doors at your house and shovel your sidewalk and drink some water. All right. And we're back. Andy Frasco's World Saving Podcast. I'm Andy Frasco. How's our heads? How's our hearts? Are's our hearts? Are we feeling

good? Are we feeling the optimism that a new year brings? Whatever type of optimism you need in your life, that's the beautiful thing about new beginnings. 2021, we're going to say, new beginnings, 2021, we're going to say fuck 2020 for the last time and never think about, actually think about it because I learned a lot in 2020. I learned a lot about myself. I learned that I could stay in a house for a year. I've never done that before. I learned that I could distract myself from all the things that make me crazy. But when you have nothing to do or once you stop moving for a second, those distractions or those suppressions aren't going to go away. So you need to face them. Go toe-to-toe with your insecurities like fucking,

what's that movie Face Off with John Travolta and old boy, Nick Cage, Nicky Cage, Johnny Travolta and say, listen, devil, we're going to talk this out. We're not going to fight anymore. We're not going to suppress. We're not going to talk shit behind each other's backs, insecurities. We're just going to talk this out and try to get through this because we have a long life to live. And we have one body to live in. So we're going to fucking deal with it. We're going to work it out because God damn, do I have to play the fucking music?

2021. It's optimistic. Optimistic as fuck. It's season 4 episode 1 of the motherfucking podcast 2 we got Bootsy Collins on the show let's fucking go sorry I took a little longer

break than I normally do I've just been trying to catch up on the fucking shit show dude this show is gonna be so good and I'm not just tooting my own horn I'm really proud of it shout out to Jameson. Jameson, working his ass off. Our boy Jameson, the editor of the show, just working his ass off. Shout out to Schwartz, trying to sell the show. Let's go, Schwartzy. Working hard. I'm just like,

I'm just like, it's like putting the whip on it. And, um, you know, I feel bad because I did my part. Now it's, um, now it's like sit around and wait. And sometimes I'm not good about waiting. I like to move on to the next project. I like to move on in my life about, you know, I can't just like wait for someone to pick my destiny you know that's the hardest part about this music industry is like um you basically give it your art and you have to wait for some fucking suit to approve it or you could do it yourself but if you want to do it the right way you gotta wait for these fucking suits to uh you know

oh you're cool we're gonna give you um gonna give you some airspace on our fucking network or whatever. So pray for us or whatever. If you don't pray, just give us some good juju because this is a new endeavor for me, and I'm very excited because this shit show is so good, and I'm really proud of it. And shout out to Nick Gerlach and shout out to the band

and shout out to everyone involved. Cocoon, Cisco Adler. It's just going to be really special. We got a new president. We got just crazy shit. I recorded this before the inauguration. So if shit went down and I'm all pumped up, I apologize, but I don't think shit's going to go down.

Change is good. Let's just look at 2021 and hopefully try to fucking be together. Because I have a feeling this aftermath of this whole pandemic and the aftermath of everything going on is just going to make us sad unless we stick together. We can't be alone in this fight. going to make us sad unless we stick together. We can't be alone in this fight. We're going to have to deal with our insecurities together, deal with who we are as people and who we are as a country together. I learned that if it's not the way I think, I shoo it off without asking. Let's talk about this. Let's communicate about this without saying, oh, you don't believe in it. I believe in it. So fuck you. We're out of here. Let's take a step back. Listen. 2021, the year of listening. Instead of just blurring out whatever the fuck you got to splurge out on social media and then

not listen. And you're only listening to your echo chamber. Listen to everyone outside of our echo chair. Do I have to turn on the music again? Do it. Stay focused on it. But seriously, we need to start listening to each other. We need to start hearing people out and knowing that maybe my views isn't the only view. You know, speaking, it's year four of the podcast. I have about, I don't know, a hundred plus interviews under my belt. And I was re-listening to the first couple of seasons

of the podcast and how I wasn't, I was listening to myself. I'm like, damn, I'm not listening. I am just trying to ask these questions that I wanted to ask before the interview. to ask these questions that I wanted to ask before the interview. And I'll just have that question in my head when maybe the interviewee is not talking about that. So paying attention to what people are fucking saying and taking advice. It's hard for people to take advice too when we're too fucking stubborn to take our own advice.

So take a step back. Learn that life is short. Learn that companionship and trying to understand the human nature is just as important as trying to find your dreams and trying to find your passions. I was watching the memorial, the memorial, the 400,000, you know,

it's like 400,000 people died from this pandemic. You know, take the politics aside. 400,000 people died. It could have been your aunt. It could have been your great-grandma. It could have been your aunt. It could have been your great grandma. It could have been your sister. I feel bad for Carl Anthony Towns, this basketball player on the Minnesota Timberwolves. His fucking family all fucking died off that shit. And you think about him like, damn, you put in perspective, like we need to heal. We just keep moving forward and we forget, we forget, we forget,

we forget that we're fucking humans on a ticking time clock that we're going to die too. So take, be considerate about people's feelings, be considerate about the people who died this year. And let's just learn from what we did and try to be better people every day, every fucking day. And that's what I talked to Bootsy Collins about. He had a crazy life. He's got a new record out and he's a new person. And it's just good to see people start taking care of themselves. And I talked to Bootsy about a bunch of stuff. So I can't wait for you to hear that interview. But before we go to that interview, are you ready? This year is your year. Even if it isn't, even if you don't make any money this year, or even if you get into a bunch of shitty relationships,

never forget that this is your year to start listening to people, to start being more compassionate and being confident with yourself. Let's stop being insecure about ourselves. I know it's not going to be hard. It's going to take maybe get a new job. You feel like your boss sucks or you fucking, you deserve more. Then move, get out, go, leave that fucking town. You've been in your fucking, you've been in your hometown way too long.

Get the fuck out. That's how you feel. This is our time to take our lives back because the only thing that's keeping us imprisoned is our heads. So get out of your head and start living in the now. It's a beautiful day outside. I'm going to go outside. I've been, you know, and I don't have anything to do. I sit on the fucking couch sometimes for like five days straight, watch some bullshit ass television. I did watch Night Stalker. That shit was dope. That shit was dope. It was scary as fuck. Cause I grew up in the Valley. I didn't know all that shit was going down. Thank God. Cause I would have never been able to sleep. Um, but you know, we could feel bad about ourselves for not having, um, not having the life we used to,

not having the life we used to, or we could build a new life that fits what's going on on the present future. So are you ready to take your life back? Take control of your life. Are you ready? I'm ready to watch it because I can't wait to give you a standing ovation. When you get that job you want, get that girlfriend you want, get that new haircut, you know, get that six-pack. Like, Stasek, Stasek got off the booze. Bayless got off the booze. Looking good. Looking buff again. Stasek just gets hot. He's just hot, dude. Like, I don't understand. Some people just, like, are just hot. And, you know, he fucking just needs a couple motivational uh you know fucking speeches and all of a sudden he's off the booze again and he's he's he's a dilf so whatever you got to do to feel healthy

to feel um that you have control of your life again go do it seriously that's what new beginnings for that's what new year's resolutions are for and And that's what January is all about. So are you ready to fuck this shit up? Because I am. So let's enjoy another season of interviews, introspective, and hearing people out who you normally don't get to hear out. So are you ready for Bootsy? I am. It was a good interview. So ladies and gentlemen, let's do it. You ready? Happy new year. Happy optimism. And don't forget that you're special and you deserve everything in this life as well. All right. I'll catch you on the tail end. Let's go. Do you like getting high? I sure do. You ever had 14 or weed before? Maybe you're not from Denver, Colorado or Boulder, Colorado or the Colorado area and you don't know what it is.

Maybe you're going to go on a visit to the lovely area of Colorado. I think you should pick up some 14 or cannabis. They're the best. I don't know. I talk about them every week because I really do believe in their product. I talk about them every week because I really do believe in their product. They're mom, pa, and Evan's a great dude who runs it, and he's a big fan and supports everything we do, and we want to help and support him too.

So go and grab yourself some 14er. They have all different kinds. If you want to get super THC'd up, you go grab that. If you want to have a low psychoactive, they have that too. Like I said, go grab some 14er. They're just great guys, you know, and we're here to support mom and pa. Like you're here to support local musicians. I think we should have that same philosophy for weeds.

Go check them out. Go follow them. Tell them Frasco sent you and you want that Frasco special. I'm not sure what the Frasco special is this week, but I like to get the kosher kush. The kosher kush is bomb. Maybe I'm saying that because I love the name, but it's fire. So go get yourself some 14er and I'll catch you soon. All right. Next up on the interview hour, we have Bootsy motherfucking Collins, y'all.

Bootsy, baby. P-Funk. He's got a new record called One Out with all these collaborations. My son Taz is on it. Snoop Dogg. Just a bunch of musicians on there. Chris, play some Bootsy White Pimp now. He's one of the best bass players He's had a crazy life

But he's an all-in-all good guy He struggled with addiction And the passing of his brother Who was so important to him Just to hear him talk And have a conversation about death And sobering up And getting older

It's just really beautiful to hear. So ladies and gentlemen, please enjoy our man, Bootsy Collins. Put your hands on the radio And let the vibes flow through It's too many things That the fuck can you do? Never underestimate The power of the water Just jump up to your feet and breathe

It's the power of the water You know the song is just begun You can lean on me Let your mind be free We're the rock We're the rock We're the rock The essence of the rock

Is the power of the rock How many of you must feelin' good Like I know you should Like a dance ofug, alright now Get the party poppin', boogie don't stop Gotta keep it goin' all night long I have a blast, not too smashed But the roof gone off this mother

Party up, girl, to the boy, to the girl To do this, baby, mama You got the power to feast up You got the power to make the world And what I think the world Hey, what's going on? Bootsy Collins, what's up, dude? Yeah, Papa, everything's cool How's it going over there? Where you at? I'm in Cincinnati, Ohio

Yeah? Yeah, and you know, once we get finished with this I'm back in the studio and trying to crack it up. I feel that, man. Let's get started then. Yeah. Yeah. Tell me about this new record, man. Why did you pick these collaborations with all these people? Because I guess the world was saying, you know, like, you can't really do this kind of stuff.

I mean, you know, it's not traditional. I mean, you know, it's like, you don't bring genres together like this, you know, and, and the world was kind of falling apart like that as well. And so I said to myself, something that I need to do, this is, this is, you know, this has a little more to do with just cutting another record. This is what we need at this time. We need to be able to come together. And the power of the one is an example of bringing people together and just making music, you know. no matter what you do, no matter what genre you're in, it's all music, you know? And I just wanted to show that that's what we do. We, you know, the funk is one is the funk is like the word, you know,

the word that became flesh. Well, the funk became flesh and, you know, everybody may not accept it because we came we all came from uh the butthole and a pee hole in between the butt and the pee you know it and so you know people just don't want to accept that but we all are funky like that and funked up you know and so i wanted to remind people that uh yeah we all funked up That's why we all going down or either we'll all go up because it's all one, you know, and that's what the power of the one is all about. That's great.

Have you learned any lessons from your brother through the power of one? Uh, yeah, yeah. What did he teach you about the power of one? Yeah, I laugh because every time i you know think about my brother you know he he's such a joy man he was such a joy and such a person to look up to uh he was eight years older than i you know um so when i was nine years old he was 17 i think if my math is right but um you know he was like, you know, he basically showed me because we didn't

have a father in the house. So he basically was my male person that I looked up to. And so, you know, I watched everything he did. You know, I wanted to be a guitar player because of him, thing he did. I wanted to be a guitar player because of him. I wanted to play around with chicks because of him. I wanted to get drunk just like he did.

All of these things. It was kind of like I guess a little puppy dog following behind the adult dog and doing with that mug whatever he know, whatever he did, you know, that's what I wanted to do. And he was keeping me on the one on that. Did you feel like you needed a father figure in your life growing up? Like, were you a rebel or what? Were you a rebel or what?

You know, what's funny is it was one person in our building. You know, it was kind of weird. You know, it was one person that actually had, and we had about, I'd say about 10 to 20 different families in this, you know, it's like the projects kind of thing. different families in this, you know, it's like the projects kind of thing. And one family had a live-in dad, you know, so I didn't feel bad at all. You know, it actually made me want to be the man. It made me want to be, you know, the man of the house. Although I didn't have a pot to pee in, you know, the man of the house. Uh, although I didn't have a pot to pee in, you know, but it made me want to step up and give mama, my mother what she deserved, you know, because she was taking care of all of us and, you know, uh, she was doing all of this stuff and wasn't asking for

nothing. And it was like, wow, a part of me wants to be like that, you know? And so I grew up growing up like that. Just, you know, it gave me another take on how I should be. And I'm really glad I didn't have a father figure because I really would want to be like him. You know, I'm glad it was my brother because my father was, you know, he was a woman beater. You know, he was, he was like all of the bad stuff that, that come with being a man. And I'm just glad I didn't, I wasn't around him. Then what is being a man to you then, Boosie? Being a man to me is doing what you do, standing up, you know, taking care of the family, making sure making sure everything is provided because you are the provider, you know, and and just being real, being able to tell the truth, being able to

not hide, you know, not putting stuff in the closet. We all go through that, you know, we all go through that, but it's like learning from these lessons of, you know, what to continue to do and what to not do. That's all a part of being a man. And being a man don't mean you don't cry, you know, because sometimes, you know, it gets to that point. You know, you might not want nobody to see you, but, you know, it's all right. You know, I even say that on a few of the records, you know. But, you know, I think say that on a few of the records, you know, but, you know, I think it's it's different for everybody.

The part of being a man is something that I don't have to boast about. It's just something that I am mourning your brother's death. Like, did you cope with it in a way that was healthy or did you cope with it in a way that wasn't healthy? it in a way that was healthy or did you cope with it in a way that wasn't healthy? Well, by that time, I had went through so much stuff that I was able to deal with it without jumping off the wagon, you know, without going back doing the old stuff that I had been doing, you know, by that like 2010. And so I had stopped doing all of that stuff anyway, say 10, 15 years before that. So what was the what was the like breaking point? Like, do you remember the moment where you felt like I'm not too familiar with what you were addicted to?

But what was the breaking point? Like, do you remember that? I mean, I could tell you, You mean what I was addicted to? Yeah. And like, what was like the final straw that like broke the camel's back? Well, I think the last thing was cocaine and mouth. I mean, you call it pussy, but I call it mouth. It's the same thing.

Yeah. And I feel you. So what made you stop? What made me stop getting mouth? Yeah, getting mouth and doing coke. Like, why? Why'd you decide? What made me stop doing the cocaine thing was riding my motorcycle. That's that's the one thing that, you know, nothing else took that plate. I guess I was addicted to that too. I hadn't never thought about it, but I guess I was addicted to that after all the road trips and, you know, the band responsibilities. And, you know, when I got a day or two off, I would

take off on the motorcycle, me and a chick or two, you know, and we would just ride, you know, helmetless. We would get high, you know, and just ride. And so one time I'm doing this invincible thing, you know, of riding my street bike in the woods of grass that's about probably about six to seven feet tall. And I'm just riding my street bike, not a dirt bike, my street bike through there and just having a blast. And I'm doing that. And I didn't know unbeknownst to me, I didn't know that it was some tree stumps that had been freshly cut. Yeah. And when I hit one of the tree stumps, all I can remember was slow motion tumbling,

you know, over and over and over until I hit the ground. And luckily the bike didn't fall on us. You know, the chick went down away about 10 feet. The bike was about 20 feet fall on us. The chick went down the way about 10 feet. The bike was about 20 feet away from us. And, you know, I was a mess. I was a mess, man. I wouldn't be able to play bass again because my arm had jumped out of the whatever the joint thing is. And they had to screw it back in and put nails in it. And, you know, so I went through a whole rehab thing with my arm and I didn't know if I was going to be able to play again. Oh, my God. That's the thing that I knew.

That's the thing that I knew I promised myself and God that I was going to never do the cocaine no more. That was it. And I had never not wanted to do it before until this happened. And when this happened, that was my wake up call. And I stepped to it. Man, it must be crazy. I mean, something that you're so used to and someone telling you that you might be able not to do the things you love. Yeah. How hard was that for you? I mean, I couldn't I couldn't grasp it. It just, you know, I was like, he's wrong. I mean, in my mind, it was like, I understand that. I hear what you're saying, but I'm going to play this, you know, I'm going to, I'm going to

get this. And, you know, I just made up in my mind, I'm going to, and sure enough, after about a year of rehabbing and not being on drugs, that did it, you know, that did it, and it showed me that, you know, if you can stick to what you commit to, that, you know, things can change for you, and once I got a chance to experience that, you know, things can change for you. And once I got a chance to experience that, instead of people telling me, oh, go to rehab and that, you know, just that and the other, you know, none of that stuff worked for me. You know, it actually had to have

something bad happen to me, you know, to make, you know, to make me realize that, yeah, you got to do this. This is, you're on your own. You know, you got to make me realize that yeah you you gotta do this this is you on your own you know you gotta do this yeah and it's yeah and it's kind of like in a way of you know i'm stubborn i don't know if you're stubborn as well but like until it happens to you no advice that anyone else can give you you're gonna listen to until you fucking believe it, right? Yeah. Yeah, you're right. And, you know, it was difficult because when I look back, I was always addicted to something, you know.

First it was, you know, it started out as like a teenager, you know, with the wine, you know, the beer and the wine and uh and then the weed and and then the lsd yeah i heard you went on like a fucking acid for a few years yeah for me for me that that was the best experience i ever had i mean getting high is getting high but the the LSD was an experience. It was a trip. I mean, it was a real trip. It wasn't just getting high. LSD was, you know, it's, it's words can't even describe, you know, those kinds of trips, you know, uh, because it's beyond getting high, you know, because it's beyond getting high, you know. And I really think that that opened the doorway or the pathway for me to start really creating, like, songs that come through me, you know. You know, they come from the universe.

I start connecting with these, whatever it is out there in the universe. I start connecting with these, whatever it is out there in the universe. I started connecting with that. And, you know, these things just start telling me what to do and what to play. And, you know, and so, you know, I was, I was not just addicted to it. It was like, hey, this is the, this is where I got to live the rest of my life. You know, I'm going to live forever with this. Yeah. Or it's like the idea of finally seeing happiness for years.

Yeah. Yeah. I mean, you know, and you cannot explain that to somebody unless they have experienced it, you know. And and then when when that kind of worked backwards on me, when you know, when you have a bad trip, you know, um, a bad trip is like, there's nothing like that. You know, I had one and that's all I needed, you know, all the rest of them. I had a lot of what happened. Well, I had a lot of good trips. I had one bad one, um, where you start, you know, seeing the wrong stuff. I mean, you know, all of the, all this stuff that you don't want to see, all this stuff that you're scared of, all of the stuff that don't make you feel good. That's a bad trip, you know? And, you know, I hadn't been used to bad

trips. I've been used to nothing but good trips, you know. But I got some bad trips from somebody and that's what did it, you know. And that's what made me turn to another drug, cocaine. And it was all coming in, you know, anyway as far as the timeline. Like, the

LSD was going out and the cocaine stuff was coming in. I mean, heroin had already, you know, wiped mugs out. Did you ever do heroin? Huh? Did you ever do heroin? Oh, yeah. I tried everything and found, you know, what really made me feel like, you know, like me.

I mean, whatever that was, you know lsd was it for me and cocaine was the next best thing to be in there were you sad when you're going through your cocaine years not the i would say the first two or three years i wasn't sad at all. Yeah, I feel that. I mean, you're on adrenaline and like you're probably gigging and like having a great time with your boys. Actually, you know, it's like I couldn't leave the house without doing, you know, like a quarter. Damn.

No shit. Yeah, I couldn't leave the house. I mean, so. Keeping you prisoner to your house. Yeah. I couldn't leave the house. I mean, so keeping you prisoner to your house. Yeah. I mean, it was it had got to that. You know, I couldn't go to the studio, you know, and I made sure that I had it, you know. So, you know, I didn't have no problem going nowhere because I made sure I had what I needed, you know, when I'm in the studio or when I'm anywhere, I would go and, you know, be toe up, you know, but nobody really, well, yeah, well, I can't say nobody really knew because, you know, everybody kind of could tell,

you know, I was, you know, kind of out there, you know, but you couldn't tell, right? No, no, not at all, buddy. You know, but it's like, it's like, you can't tell because you're such an individual type, you know, like, you know, you could have knew you were partying. Everyone was partying back then, but like for something to attack your soul and start getting addicted to it, you know, we keep those hidden we don't keep our addictions up front we we suppress those motherfuckers you know you ain't lying i don't want to know yeah it's like but those those those days man i mean um it's like those days would go on forever i mean you never, you never would think something like that would end.

But at some point, you know, we had to face what we were actually doing to ourselves. And not only to ourselves, but to others, because everybody else suffered for what I was going through, you know, and what I was doing. Who suffered the most, you think? Well, I think probably the band, maybe. Were you just not responsive? Were you bailing on obligations,

not going to gigs? No, I was always there. It's just when you like that, it's, you tell people about this album. I tell people this is the best album for me because I felt like I was present. I felt like I was there, you know, actually recording it, you know, and doing the things that you need to do to get something done. recording it, you know, and doing the things that you need to do to get something done. When I was doing the cocaine, the LSD, when I was doing that, I was in another world.

Yeah. I wasn't present, you know, and so I don't know what I was doing, you know, which was good. I mean, it's not like I'm sorry I did it. I mean, I'm glad I went through that. But now it's like, you know, I feel like I'm there with you. You know, even though we ain't in the same room, I feel like I'm there. You know, if I was tore up, you know, we'd be talking all kinds of crazy shit. Yeah, I totally. No, totally.

And it's like, you know, when we're finally present, we're finally aware. And when we're aware, we could finally have relationships with the people around us besides ourselves. Right? about this record and and when i say you know this is the best thing i've ever done in my life and they don't really understand that because they think oh man i that first record you did all that second record you know i'm not really talking about the the the actual product itself i'm talking about the way i my feeling towards it it. You know, it's like, I feel like this is the best because I was there. I was home, you know? I mean, there in the moment, every, every second of that album, I was there, you know? Um, in the, in the other stuff, I definitely wasn't there at all, you know? Um, and I was just going through the moves, going through the motions. And thankfully, everything came out the way it did.

And we got to where we were supposed to get. Now, I want to keep going. So the first 15 minutes is over. I got maybe five more. Let's keep stepping. Let's fucking go, Bootsy. That's what I'm talking about, baby. Let's get it, big dog. That's what I'm talking about, baby. Let's get it, big dog.

That's what I'm talking about. It is halftime at the Andy Fresco interview hour. Welcome back, Trivia. I'm your host, Ari Finley. Today, I'm reviewing 2020. It fucking sucked, okay? It was a shitty year. It sucked by every stretch of the imagination. It fucking sucked. Okay. It was a shitty year. It sucked by every stretch of the

imagination. It's maybe the worst year I've ever experienced, except for that year that everybody was into flash mobs in like 2015. That was a fucking nightmare. If you ever did a flash mob, fuck you. You don't deserve the vaccine. Now I know this was a hard year. It was hard for me. It was hard for you. Some of you you lost your job some of you lost family members some of you are dead I'm sorry I don't know how you're listening to this if you're dead but say hi to my grandpa for me

even though 2020 sucked harder than the Big Bang Theory yes I'll say it that show fucking sucked my hope is that you got to spend some quality time with your family you got to watch a lot of TV and movies and maybe you got to spend some quality time with your family you got to watch a lot of tv and movies and maybe you got to make some fun stuff maybe you did a lot of firsts during quarantine okay i know i did i made hummus for the first time i made bagels for the first time i made my wife

come for the first time there's a lot of firsts that happen in quarantine. I do want to say that if you spent the pandemic working out and getting in shape, fuck you. You are an asshole. We had an agreement to get fat during quarantine. You broke the agreement. And now guess what? You don't get the fucking vaccine. So suck my ass. Suck my ass 2020. Please 2021 be a little bit better. I

can't do this again. I'm so fucking done. I am days away from jumping off the fucking Brooklyn Bridge 2021. Do not let me down. I don't want to do another review with this in fucking 11 months and say I didn't hug my dad for another year. okay? Be better. This has been Review. I'm your host, Ari Finling. Fuck you, 2020. I think what the hardest part of this story to me is like you finally write your best album and then

you have these health reasons that won't let you tour or maybe that was a decision. How does that affect your head when you have something health, these health reasons that won't let you tour or maybe that was a decision. How how does that affect your head when you have something so powerful for the world, but you can't tour it? I mean, I think it affects everybody differently, but, you know, the majority, I would say this is our life. I mean, this is our living. So it's like, um, it's not like getting fired, but it is, it's like, you can't, I mean, what do you do? I mean, if like, when I said my arm, you know, was so messed up, I, then doctor told me I couldn't play. It's like, well, what do, what can

I do? I mean, you know, it's like, that's, that's all I can do is play, you know? And so, you know, it's like that's that's all I can do is play. Yeah. You know. And so, you know, it's like if that's all you can do, then, you know, a musician is like done. I mean, you know, if if he can't go out on the road and make his living out of what he does and that's given the gift of music to people, if he do that, then he's got to be crazy in his in his head you know um the way i've kind of been dealing with it is you know it's like this it's been building up i guess for the last year because we had taken off anyway uh to record this record in 2019. So it's like, for me, I had a little practice at being off and just working on a record. But musicians, it's like you don't have no time off.

You got to keep working. The bills keep mounting up. I was blessed enough to be able to get through that year, this 2020, without having to be out on the road because I dedicated all my time to this record. What was your mind state through 2020? Oh, man. You know, I never really thought about what my mindset was. I just dealt with every day as it came because people were dying and close people were dying, getting sick. getting sick. And so I just kind of kept myself as open as possible because I knew anything could happen. I was expecting actually the aliens to show up. Yeah, me too, bro. I mean, it had got so deep. It's like, well, you know, the only thing that could happen now is they, you know, they show up and reveal themselves themselves and i was ready for that

you know actually i'm always ready for that uh because i i know that it's gonna surprise everybody but i'm not gonna be surprised maybe that's what l LSD did for me. Did you ever have any alien encounters on LSD? Oh, yeah, man. Come on, man. Do you think being sober before your brother's death saved your life? Yeah. Yeah.

Like the morning? I have to say that being sober like that made me feel like I was there. I was actually present. I wasn't high. You know, I wasn't tore up. You know, I was actually there and I felt him. I mean, I got a chance to, you know, I mean, two days before he passed, I got a chance to hug him, you know, and we got a chance. I got a chance to say we got a chance to say our goodbyes.

And, you know, we both knew we both knew that he didn't have, you know, a long time. And we got a chance to look at each other in the eye and I got a chance to tell him, thank you. And, you know, um, it, it was just a deep thing. We both knew, I mean, we both knew. And then when it actually happened, it was like an early in the morning, something like five, something in the morning. And we got a call and, um, and it had happened, you know.

But I think the good part about it is we both knew at the same time, you know, when I looked at him, he looked at me. We hugged each other and we knew out of all the stuff we had both been through, you know, all of it just seemed to just just come in that one hug and it was like this is the hug of life you know and we looked at each other and that was it he was gone that's yeah it's amazing what death humbles people man yeah yeah what's the hardest part about getting older? Not being able to move like, you know, like you used to. I mean, you know, it's like, you know, I was always, you know, athletic. And I could always, you know, I was always doing exercises and running and riding and riding bikes and you know i was always active you know uh i could drive anywhere you know uh taking speed you know um taking those black beauties and you know

just drive from cincinnati to la and in two and a half days on a bike yeah oh my fucking god amazing amazing and so those that was all fun you know that wasn't work you know that was fun that was something that actually you know that was your break that was your vacation you know to get a chance to do those kind of things you know riding through yellowstone park you know and you know on the through Yellowstone Park, you know, and, you know, on the bike with your hair blowing, man, I mean, nothing takes the place of that stuff. You got your chick on the back, you know, and she's rapping, she's holding you tight, you know, you jump off the bike, you go in the woods, you get out, you hit that mouth, you know, and, you know, and, you know, you jump back on the bike, you ride some more, you get some more woods,

you jump off the bike, you hit that mile again. So maybe it's like the, do you miss all that? I don't know if Peppermint's listening to this, but do you miss that? I miss it. I miss miss it But at the same time It's like I've done so much of it It's like Somebody else can have some now

You know Amen You are a man for the people Bootsy Thanks so much for being on the show I got one more question for you Before we do that let's do a couple plugs So you have a new record, uh, one, and, um, you have a 2014 jam crew set coming out January 30th on stage at.com. So if you guys want to re watch, uh, the greatness

that is Bootsy Collins, go to stage.com January 30th and watch Bootsy do his fucking thing. Bootsy, thanks so much for being on the show. I got one last question. I'll let you go on with your day. Hope you have a beautiful day out there. Oh, yeah. Bootsy, what do you want to be remembered by? Oh, man. Just the guy that, you know, maybe you didn't know,

but when you saw him, you smiled. If I could just leave that in the hearts of people, I'm good with that, you know, because I'm just an ordinary, just a regular guy. You know, I might look a little strange, but I'm just a regular guy on LSD for the rest of my life. Yeah, and you're just a regular guy, sober too, and I'm proud of you for that.

So keep up the good work. We love to hear from you. And you're just a regular guy sober too. And I'm proud of you for that. So keep up the good work. Um, we love to hear from you and, um, you know, even without you gigging and stuff, you're always going to be in our hearts on that stage. So we love you Bootsy. Thanks so much for being on the show.

Appreciate you, brother. Have a good one. Take care. Bye. There you have it. Bootsy fucking Collins. Um,

short interview. Um, you know, you only get, you only get 30 minutes with, with Bootsy fucking Collins, short interview, you know, you only get 30 minutes with Bootsy, but beautiful, I think I got everything I needed to get, sorry, I rushed it a little bit, but yeah, I hope you enjoyed it, and I'll be back after these words, and now, a world premiere of a new song by John Craigie. It is goodbye to your voice. Goodbye to your life And goodbye to your hats As they slowly cast aside It is goodbye to your sons

Goodbye to your daughters To the icy walls you built Goodbye to your dark waters. To the icy walls you built that will melt down into water. And the water will run through the streets. Still bloody from the apathy you've shown And a cheer will rise from our hope-filled eyes As the plane carries your ass home Oh baby Oh baby

It's goodbye to your parties Goodbye to your veto And goodbye to your ignorance And all the stones you throw It is goodbye to your lawyers Wasting all our time To the gold in your safe used to cover up your crowds And we'll clean up the mess you made Like the working man

is always done It's a one way ticket on the plane Carrying your ass home Well, Hitler died alone They hung Mussolini from On the pole Yeah but you, you'll be fine You won't even suffer at all But I hope that you will find

As your coat starts to disband They will leave you in the dust When your coat starts to disband They will leave you in the dust for some other wild man And I feel your fever rise Cause you know I'm not alone There are so many of us On the ground watching the plane Carrying your ass home Hey, yeah All right.

And there you have it. Bootsy motherfucking Collins. Bootsy! He's dope, huh? He's got a good look on life. He's got a good vibe. You know, we got deep and we got to help promote his new record. So shout out to Bootsy for putting out a new record during quarantine. Let's go, big dog! Let's go, Biggie! But that's it, y'all. I've been, you know, keeping it safe. I've been flying, went to Chicago.

The flights are so fucking cheap, dude. I flew across the country for $65. You know, double mask, wearing the fucking goggles. And, you know, like shit is sweet. Like I'm a mad scientist up in this bitch. And it's weird to wear the goggles and the mask and stuff. And you look yourself in the mirror like, damn, I am a science project right now. I went to Chicago to go do a live stream with Bayless,

which was super cool. I think I might go to Charlotte to fly, to go see my boy Nick McDonald. We're writing new music. I got a new album we're working on. I got a new single coming out here pretty soon. I can't really tell you about it, but you'll hear in the next couple interviews who's on it.

It's pretty exciting. It's cool stuff. I did a collab with a bunch of people. Got a bunch of people on this one song, and I think you'll... I think... Oh, excuse me. Burping today.

I think you'll enjoy it. Um, but I got to hang out with Bayless, go hang out at his house with his fucking kids and shit who are the cutest. Brandon Bayless's kids are so fucking cute. Um, his little one Nala is just so just like, looks like Bayless and she's just like, she's got sass like Bayless and you know, the, you know, and he said, thanks for letting me stay at your house and have fun and drink wine. They're all sober now. So I roll in there like a fucking, like a rocket out of hell. I'm like, let's get it.

Like, oh, Frasco, we are sober now. I'm like, oh, okay. I'll just, so I was drinking, drinking for one. And it was nice to just get it going. I had deep dish pizza, Which I feel tastes like cake With the sauce on it I wasn't into the deep dish Chicago But I do fuck with Italian beef

I'll fuck with that And what not And got to go see my mom She has leukemia Which I just found out about Which is fucking weird and hard But it's a mild leukemia She just has to take pills

But like I said It's fucking weird and hard, but it's a mild leukemia. She just has to take pills. But like I said, you never know who's going to leave the party, buds and ladies. So tell your family you love them. Tell everyone you love how much you love them. Because, you know, life gets shorter and shorter and shorter. And, you know, it's crazy. You know, you never think that shit is going to happen to your family or that's, you know, the cancers

and the tragic, you know, stuff. So when it does, you know, you come to reality like, how are you going to do this? Are you going to run from your emotions or are you going to make the best out of it and try to get closer with the people you love? Because when it's all said and done, you get, what, 80, 100,

some people get 50 years in this life, 30, 20, whatever it is. So make sure you tell the people you love that you love them. Make sure you tell your parents, your mom. You came out of your mom's vagina, y'all. Think about that. Even if you don't like your mom, I love my mom, but even if you don't like your mom, you had to swim out of her vagina.

She had to take drugs to push your fucking ass out of there. So be considerate about that. Tell your dad, shout out to your dad. I gave my dad the deuces because they just got the vaccine. Shout out to that.

Let's go. Parents vaccinated. Let's get it. So I got to see them now that they're not scared that, you know, I'm a fucking cesspool because I've been traveling, but, you know, I'm a fucking cesspool because I've been traveling. But, you know, just take it with a grain of salt and whatnot.

But, yeah, I'm just blabbering now because it's been a minute since I talked to you. And it's been a minute since I was in a slump again last week. When I don't have anything to do, I get depressed. I don't know how anyone else is like that. Some people could deal with nothing to do. I cannot just sit in my house and do nothing. Just, I can't, you know, like I'll sit on the couch. Like I'll look at Instagram and like, I'll just scroll and like refresh and refresh. And you know, I follow so many people that I don't even know half these motherfuckers. And like, I'm just like looking at people's families and I don't know.

Like, oh, Brenda from Illinois and her boyfriend and her kids. I'm like, well, I don't know you. But, you know, that's just how I am. Trying to get to know as many people as I can on this earth realize that, um, you know, life is short and you need to build experiences with people as much as you can, because it makes you feel less crazy when you realize they're going through shit too. So be nice to people, be compassionate, um, with all that good stuff. We got a bunch of great interviews coming up. We got Maggie Rose, which was dope as fuck. I interviewed Maggie Rose. She's got a new podcast. I got Nathanael Rateliff on the show.

We got Al from Mo. We're stacked this year. So stay with me, stay along the ride and I'll let you, I'll keep you updated with the new single and I'll keep you up with the shit show. And I got 10 episodes of the shit show that we are making. So with that being said, be compassionate, be safe. Wear condoms still. Even though we're almost out of this pandemic, you don't want to be blowing loads on anyone you don't want to. Especially, you know, it could be an 18-year decision on both ends. You know, the one having the baby

and the one putting the baby in the seed into the woman. So, you know, just think about that shit. If you, uh, even if it's young love and you're like, oh yeah, come in me or, oh, I'm going to come. Just think about it. We're condoms or, um, the, the led, what do they call that? That The metal thing in the vagina or birth control. If you feel like you don't need to be over. I don't know what the fuck I'm talking about, but wear condoms. If you feel necessary. With that being said, love you guys.

Here we go. Season four. Can't believe we're at season four. Can't believe you're still listening to me. Blabber about whatever I gotta blabber about but we're in this together and you know deep down that um

you're powerful you're strong you're focused and um you don't need anyone to tell you that you could do something because you can you're way stronger than that don't let insecurities control you. Don't let your brain imprison you. Lead with love and direct with compassion.

All right, guys, I'll see you next week, and let's get it. Boom! You tuned in to the third season of Blissful Blah at Andy Fresco's World's Serving Podcast. Produced by Andy Fresco, Joe Angel, Alan Preece-Lawrence. Please subscribe, rate the show on iTunes and Spotify so we can make this a worldwide phenomenon. For info on the show, please head to Instagram at World's Serving Podcast. For more info and blog at do-it-exe, head to andyfresco.com.

Check out the new album, Keep On Keepin' On. Or let Andy entertain you at a Thursday night online shitshow. Or at this crazy Saturday night wanna-dance-with-somebody dance party. Oh, right. Summer season is here. No festivals, no music. So instead of trying to keep the lip going and hoping to find some shitty-play trombone at JubaGigs this summer, I decided to reroute. Build in closets and wardrobes. Build a tiny summer house and do some painting.

It will be October in no time. And yes, I sort of hate it compared to the wonderful life I live. But I'm also thankful that people trust my skills or my good looks or whatever. They have my back and I managed to make some money. The big danger in this line of work actually, it pays a lot better than being a musician. All right, how are you doing? Making ends meet? Worried?

No work? Putting on a virtual dance party every week? Let's make sure to carry each other, get one another's backs, keep each other safe, keep each other sane, keep each other healthy. Let's unite,

for it will be a long road ahead. See you next week.