Funk legend Sly Stone Homeless And Living Out Of A Van

Working in the music industry is a wild ride. Some start with nothing, make a lot of money and all that goes with it, then quit the business opting for something more sane. Sly should have gotten out when he was on top. He didn't, and now he's at the bottom, trying to get back in.

In his heyday, he lived at 783 Bel Air Road, a four-bedroom, 5,432-square-foot Beverly Hills mansion that once belonged to John Phillips of The Mamas & the Papas.

The Tudor-style house was tricked out in his signature funky black, white and red color scheme. Shag carpet. Tiffany lamps in every room. A round water bed in the master bedroom. There were parties where Stevie Wonder, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Miles Davis would drop by, where Etta James would break into “At Last” by the bar.

via Funk legend Sly Stone homeless and living out of a van in Los Angeles - NYPOST.com.