Where is funk musician George Clinton now?
Clinton is among the musicians who are often credited for spreading the funk music industry, and the genre also gave birth to the Parliament-Funkadelic collective in the 1960s. Amid his popularity, he also faced issues that tested his professional and personal lives.
George Clinton Now 2023: Age, Birthday
Born on July 22, 1941, Clinton - now 81 - grew up in Plainfield, New Jersey, before transferring to other states until he permanently resided in Tallahassee, Florida.
What Is George Clinton's Net Worth as of 2023?
According to Celebrity Net Worth, George Clinton's net worth as of 2023 hit the $4 million mark. He started earning as a staff songwriter in the 1960s when he began working for Motown. He scored attention when he wrote the hit single, "Testified," but he failed to extend commercial impact at that time.
After arranging and producing songs for soul music groups in Detroit, he landed a spot with The Parliaments and performed several times under the name Funkadelic, as well.
Aside from his work with the group, Clinton notably worked with several artists like the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Bootsy Collins over the past years. He also wrote "The Trace Ullman Show" theme song before collaborating with Primal Scream for the album "Give Out But Don't Give Up."
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George Clinton's Legal Battle: How He Lost Millions Revealed
Amid his success, Clinton hit rock bottom when he started facing legal battles.
In 2001, Los Angeles Times he was reported that the "Father of Funk" signed a bad deal that caused him to lose a few million and was forced to give up his own publishing rights. After relinquishing it, he reportedly filed for bankruptcy, which he later denied as he said the filing was fraudulent and that he never signed any document related to it.
He got so broke that in 2015, Blurt reported that he started selling paintings and offering fans online music and art lessons for a cheap price.
Where Is George Clinton Now?
Despite his past legal issues, the record producer remains active in the industry as he gets back up on his feet.
Most recently, he has been tapped to join the 40th anniversary of the African World Festival by the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History which will run from Friday through Sunday this weekend. He will appear as part of live performers at the Ford Main Stage.
"It's gonna be a lot of good music for everybody," Clinton told the Detroit Free Press. "Some fresh funk, some old funk; a lot of new stuff people aren't used to hearing, and stuff some might be too young to remember."
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