Another question is why Bootsy never quotes bassist Larry Graham as a great influence?
Strange that he has never aknowledged that obvious credit. Graham seems to use similar effects.
Another thing, George Clinton has never mentioned Sun Ra as an influence on the Mothership concept.
Sun Ra acted in a movie called Space is the place in 1974. Difficult not to see links, connections between the two. Other influence not quoted anywhere but obvious on the Mothership connection is its relation to the Outer Limits intro science fiction serie from the 60’.
Another one else possible DJ “Jocko” Henderson, The Ace from Outer Space, and his “Rocket Ship Show”. Another one for the distorded voice that will become a gimmick of the band, could be its relation to snippets of distorted voice in “The Flying Saucers 1 & 2” (01.47) by Buchanan & Goodman. I repeat I’m not a specialist in P Funk, just love music and P Funk in particular.
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