美国国家公共电台 NPR--Bootsy Collins and Lettuce, positively helping to keep the funk alive

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Bootsy Collins and Lettuce¹, positively² helping³ to keep the funk alive

Transcript⁴

"We're off tour, we're depressed⁵, we're making no money," recalls Adam Deitch, drummer for the funk band Lettuce, of those early lockdown days. Around that same time, the legendary⁶ funk bassist Bootsy Collins had started posting messages of positivity to Instagram, "just saying," Deitch remembers, "'hang tight, be cool, and keep that funk alive.' "

The meaning and rhythm of that last message in particular (Collins' unofficial mantra) really stuck out to Deitch, who immediately got to work on a song based around it. That song, now including a feature spot from Collins, is the centerpiece of a new album from Lettuce out tomorrow, called Unify⁷.

In a conversation with Rachel Martin, the pair remember their initial meeting and the serendipity⁸ — at least, in part — of having some space to reflect.

To hear this conversation, use the audio player at the top of this page.