Bootsy Collins is widely known as an American bass guitarist, songwriter and music producer, but he is perhaps equally known for his larger-than-life persona, dressed head to toe in over-the-top, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bootsy Collins defines funk as "making something out of nothing," a philosophy he's always lived. Growing up in Cincinnati in the ...

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 ...

Following the release of his debut album Stretchin’ Out in Bootsy’s Rubber Band in 1976, former James Brown and Parliament-Funkadelic bassist-vocalist William “Bootsy” Collins stepped into the ...