Bootsie and John 'Jabo' Starks explain the JB's "One"

[Khaddar]

"Those who have ears hear and those that don't get funked up"

I'm going to go out and carve that into a rock so that one day when aliens recover the waste of our civilization they will be confused. Then they will find the records, among the ashes, protected by the funk, and then, they will understand, rejoice the discovery, and weep the loss of all those great funkateers.

[CongoYambumba1981]

@Khaddar That just made me laugh. Well said lol

[kotep777]

where is this from??NEED TO KNOW!!!

[mrmcgill]

This is about "The one" being the 1st beat of the measure in a 4/4 timing.... 1,2,3,4, 1,2,3,4,1....etc; the basis to where all funk is found!!

[justdoitasshole]

Sho is funky now...

[8bobthebuilder]

Og I think I understa---- Ugh!

[DanGisNutritious]

this is one of the more in(s)ane conversations I've ever heard.

[unclefishbits]

But can he play something funky?

[madFlam1]

he's hilarious

[fnesb]

The search for "The One" is the search for the FUNK!

[mikeygeneral]

Nigga dress like a superhero.

[diets005]

Cuz he is a superhero.

[juhaaasd]

That one who disliked this video didn´t understa-UH this.

[ghede13]

Okay, here's an explanation of the One. Prophecies speak of a man who can change the Matrix as he sees fit. He's free from the rules of the system....oh, wait....

[alexjamess]

that drum beat..

[funknowledgy]

"Just like speakin' in tongues, those who have ears to hear, hear. Those don't get FUNKED UP!!!" hahahaaa........

[supern00b]

i said o think i understa-UH

[supern00b]

i said o think i understa-UH

[luvmusik01]

Imagine..JB, Bootsy, Jimmy Hx, Sly, and Larry Graham all on one stage... "On The One!

[fnkdrmmr]

See more of Jabo Starks at SoulDrummers . com

[panbread89]

Bootsy is so great, I forget even he had to start at the bottom, even he didn't understand the ONE. This is why I love Bootsy, he lets you know what's real.

[rbrooks2007]

That's a seriously young Lenny Henry (watch?v=-ZfWKMPzYTY) doing the interviewing. Was this all from a BBC2 series in the 80s about learning to play instruments?

[OnkelMickwald]

"I said, oh, I think I understa- UHHH!"

[persiangold]

WOW that is in interesting definition about the "one", makes sense, he just placed the "one" differently from a regular structured song. HE PRETTY MUCH INVENTED THE LIVE LOOP! That is HOT!

[Ryzon28]

"Those who have ears hear....and those that dont get funked up" LMAO brilliant.

[Peaceinthehorn]

YOYO; where is this clip from? answer please!

[philiptwood]

I am "ONE" with the UNIVERSE. LOL!

[flavtothecity]

I need to know where this was takin!!!!!

[coltonatron]

this is cold.

[SSW2424]

Indeed! The One is the secret of the Universe. Everything is one the One!

[spookula209]

where can I order this? I gotta have this entire interview now lol

[jayweh]

stressing the "1" reminded me of "walk this way" Run DMC immediately

[SirJuice48]

LENNY!

[hagnuj]

bootsy baby always smiling.kinda like magic johnson. funk 4 eva. my childhood idol.

[aakkoin]

no it isn't dude...

[SlikkTim]

get funked up !! Love how bootsy's so high he forgets to untap the delay when playing haha. And Jabo Starks man... 5 seconds of his drumming ... THE SOUND, THE FEEL !! argg too funky

[LinxAudio]

Excellent!

[eliotwinder]

more at eliotwinder.blogspot

[chrook]

Secret of the Universe.

[FunktionRuem]

I can so imagine George backin the day in the studio just singing rhythms and grooves and dancing n shit to get his idea across to the band. He is the funk.

[Parrock1]

Bootsy is talking about his time with James Brown, not George Clinton.

[squizzlest]

Where can I find this whole documentary?

[earthwormjim92]

@squizzlest . Hi, this is a BBC documentary called The History of Funk, shown 10 maybe 12 years ago, been trying to find a hard copy too, but its definately made by the BBC!

[samcooke2000]

@squizzlest To correct the previous answer. It's actually from a UK show called The South Bank Show which screend on ITV (now called ITV1)

[chalomirof63]

@squizzlest I don't know where you can find it, but it was "The Southbank Show": "Lenny Henry Hunts the Funk".

[atks22]

wat is this about? is it about a song or wat?

[BlackSciFi]

Yes this is about a certain style of music called Funk and the time signiture used in Funk called "The One".

[atks22]

ok thx

[unku]

Could you tell me what this clip came from? I'm really interested in watching the whole thing!

I've always been fascinated by funk music.

[dragstedtl]

ONE two three four ONE two three four ONE two three four

simple as that

[DimeCrisBag]

@BlackSciFi nope, man! That's simply the first beat of the musical compass, or bar. The FIRST beat, the number ONE. If you loose it, when playing heavy complex, sincopated stuff, you get fucked up on your groove, as Bootsie was saying. That's not only a funk thing, each and every music on this planet has a 'number one'. James knew what he was talking about!

[guitarjur]

@BlackSciFi actually, the time signature is 4/4 and the accent is on the one:)

[DONNIMETROPOLIS313]

@atks22 LOL

[bgrant82]

@atks22 it is also a song by Parliament, most likely a tribute to this concept/style. check out /watch?v=p0dGI58COxA

[mcreminisce1]

@atks22... itz science.

[Matsumuratakashi]

Funk master tells about key of the Funk groove. I love it!

Thank you Black Sci-Fi!!

[1PunkASS]

I Seen alot of great Bass Players in my time but this guy takes the cake!Thanks Black Sci Fi keep it up-Bootsie and Starks breaking the One down!