Book excerpt: Sly Stone's memoir, "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)"

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Music legend Sly Stone, front man for the pop-rock-funk group Sly and the Family Stone, has crafted a memoir that encompasses both his revolutionary music of the late 20th century and his addictions which took him out of the spotlight for far too long.

Taking its title from one of Sly's most popular songs, "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" (co-written with music journalist Ben Greenman and published October 17 by AUWA) is an account of the meteoric rise of one of music's most revelatory and mysterious artists.