haVoc 0 Report post Posted December 9, 2003 Funk Pioneer George Clinton Arrested TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Funk music pioneer George Clinton was arrested and charged with drug possession after allegedly telling an officer he had cocaine in his pocket. Clinton, of Tallahassee, was arrested Saturday and bonded out of jail over the weekend, according to jail officials, who wouldn't release any other information. Clinton's lawyer, Shoshana Zisk of San Francisco, didn't immediately return a call seeking comment. Clinton, 63, who headed the funk bands Parliament and Funkadelic - and the collaboration later known as P-Funk - in the 1970s and 1980s is considered a father of the genre. In 1983, Clinton's solo record "Atomic Dog," hit number one on the R&B charts. Tallahassee Police said an officer noticed a man sitting by himself in the passenger seat of a car in a gas station parking lot about 2 a.m. Saturday and approached to talk to him. When the officer got to the car, the man, later determined to be Clinton, tried to hide an item he was holding, dropping it between the seats, said Tallahassee Police spokesman Stewart Clendinen. Clinton started to reach into his pocket and the officer asked him if he had anything in his pocket that might be dangerous, Clendinen said. Clinton allegedly responded "I've got a little cocaine." The item he is accused of dropping between the seats turned out be a crack pipe, police said. Clinton was charged with one felony count of cocaine possession and a misdemeanor count of possession of the pipe, the Tallahassee Democrat first reported for Tuesday papers. A call to George Clinton Enterprises for comment Monday went unanswered and Clinton's home number is unlisted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razazteca 0 Report post Posted December 9, 2003 Well damn. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OldSchoolWrestling 0 Report post Posted December 9, 2003 I always figured George was a maryjane fan myself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest El Satanico Report post Posted December 9, 2003 He never struck me as a coke head. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mindless_Aggression Report post Posted December 9, 2003 How dare they! You can't arrest the C.E.O. of funk! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Perfxion 0 Report post Posted December 9, 2003 That would explain his out of there look. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lomasmoney 0 Report post Posted December 9, 2003 Why would someone sitting in the passenger seat of a gas station be suspicious call Al Sharpton Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1234-5678 0 Report post Posted December 9, 2003 Damn, isn't he a little old for that shit? "One nation under a groove/Gettin down just for the funk of it" Now I know what he meant. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SamoaRowe 0 Report post Posted December 9, 2003 Well, if this isn't the shocker of the year... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LaParkaYourCar 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2003 Now that's a Mug Shot I'd like to see. Is it up anywhere on the net? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iamsherm 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2003 As a matter of fact, yes. Thesmokinggun.com has it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
starvenger 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2003 God bless The Smoking Gun... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steviekick 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2003 I hope everyone who he has influenced (or those who sampled him) get together to make a tribute CD to help with his legal bills. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest El Satanico Report post Posted December 10, 2003 That mugshot is no big deal. He looks no different than he ever has. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steviekick 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2003 That's the beauty of George. He'll be around forever. Him, Terry Funk, Jake Roberts, and Keith Richards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
starvenger 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2003 That mugshot is no big deal. He looks no different than he ever has. It's what makes the picture unintentionally funny... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SamoaRowe 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2003 That mugshot is no big deal. He looks no different than he ever has. It's what makes the picture unintentionally funny... No kidding. He looks as if he's having a grand old time. I could just picture him kidding around with the officers and signing autographs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruiser Chong 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2003 I think Conan put it best when he said that friends of Clinton claim that's the first time he's been arrested for cocaine...on a Monday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
