>>Today, Sly is disheveled, paranoid -- the FBI
>>is after him; his enemies have hired hit men.
>
>Damn chief what in the hell did he do, I can understand if the
>IRS was after him but the FBI, he must have some mafia
>connections he's keeping tight lipped about and they want that
>info.


Im thinking thats jus a 'spin' on what the writer is saying that Sly alleges. I.e. he is so paranoid he thinks that all these folks is after him.Its not true. Sly is suffering from (substance induced?) paranoia...probably a comorbid symptom of a larger mental illness.

>>Last year, Stone sued Goldstein for $50 million,
>>alleging fraud and 20 years of stolen royalty payments.
>>(Contributing to the singer’s dire financial situation,
>>he foolishly sold his valuable music-publishing rights
>>to Michael Jackson for a reported $1 million in 1984.)
>
>This seems to be just another situation among many on his part
>for mad years, I don't feel to sad for him cause he obviously
>hasn't learned from his mistakes yet; but he seems willingly
>to want to still perform and play, I think he needs to get in
>touch with some of his old school musicians instead of the new
>kats if he wants some studio session and touring gigs.

He is disconnected from reality and needs attention. Not business opportunities as he will continue to make the same ill decisions. Im quite sure his old school friends have attempted to help Sly time and time again over decades. But until he gets professional help and medication...he is destined to die this way. He is basically a homeless man due to schizophrenia most likely...just like you see every now and then in the big cities..dishevelled, paranoid etc..only thing is , he was a legend in the 60's and 70's. Mental illness can happen to anybody.


Same situation would have happened to Brian Wilson (and kind of did), but finally he got some decent handlers ho were more concerned with his mental health and stability. And I'm not talking about that unethical "Dr" Landy either.

Where the fuck is NARAS in all of this?