A review by rembrandt1881
Brothas Be, Yo Like George, Ain't That Funkin' Kinda Hard on You?: A Memoir by Ben Greenman, George Clinton

3.0

Like a lot of memoirs by musicians, this book had both good parts and insights as to the process behind the scenes of some recordings, yet also rambled and felt slightly incoherent at times. One of the more enlightening things you will learn about George Clinton from this book is about his feelings about politics in music and his role in the change in music. Also, maybe due to his use of drugs and especially crack, it seems like a lot of detail is missing in a lot of areas. He bounces from discussion to discussion about recording sessions and attempts to make music but it's one sided and runs together at some point for the last few chapters. He also doesn't detail many of his run ins with the law and his feelings around those things which leaves me feeling like there could have been a slightly deeper dive into his life which would have made the book better.