{"product_id":"thank-you-falettinme-be-mice-elf-agin","title":"Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)","description":"\u003cp\u003eRough Trade Books of the Year 2023 (UK) Rank: #5 (See full list \u003ca href=\"link\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe story, in his own words, of one of the most influential Black music legends of our time. One of the few indisputable geniuses of pop music, \u003cstrong\u003eSly Stone\u003c\/strong\u003e is a trailblazer who created a new kind of music, mixing Black and white, male and female, funk and rock; penned some of the most iconic anthems of the 1960s and 70s, from \"\u003cem\u003eEveryday People\u003c\/em\u003e\" to \"\u003cem\u003eFamily Affair\u003c\/em\u003e\"; and electrified audiences with a persona and stage presence that set a lasting standard for pop culture performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYet he has also been a cautionary tale, known as much for how he dropped out of sight as for what put him in the spotlight in the first place. As much as people know the music, the man remains a mystery. In \u003cem\u003eThank You\u003c\/em\u003e, his much-anticipated memoir, he's finally ready to share his story - a story that many thought he'd never have the chance to tell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten with \u003cstrong\u003eBen Greenman\u003c\/strong\u003e, who has written memoirs with \u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Clinton\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eBrian Wilson\u003c\/strong\u003e among others, \u003cem\u003eThank You\u003c\/em\u003e will include a foreword by \u003cstrong\u003eQuestlove\u003c\/strong\u003e. The book was created in collaboration with \u003cstrong\u003eSly Stone\u003c\/strong\u003e's manager \u003cstrong\u003eArlene Hirschkowitz\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"For as long as I can remember folks have been asking me to tell my story,\" says \u003cstrong\u003eStone\u003c\/strong\u003e. \"I wasn't ready. I had to be in a new frame of mind to become \u003cem\u003eSylvester Stewart\u003c\/em\u003e again to tell the true story of \u003cstrong\u003eSly Stone\u003c\/strong\u003e. It's been a wild ride and hopefully my fans enjoy it too.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"White Rabbit","offers":[{"title":"Hardback | Rough Trade Exclusive","offer_id":50490358137163,"sku":"2095689","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50490358726987,"sku":"2240682","price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Sly_Stone_53d2d73a_thumbnail_4096.png?v=1727659671","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/thank-you-falettinme-be-mice-elf-agin","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}