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EPISODE · Aug 5, 2026 · 10 MIN

Funk Master Bootsy Collins Returns With Metal Health We're Breaking Down The Journey

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Bootsy Collins Teams With Buckethead & Eric Gales For “Metal Health”Now more than ever, people are coming to grips with the importance of taking care of their mental health, and there's an undeniable role that music can play on that journey. With that in mind, funk legend Bootsy Collins has teamed up with guitar virtuosos Buckethead, along with Metallica's Robert Truilljo, Billy Sheehan, Eric Gales and other to create "Metal Health".a guitar-heavy rock album with a focus on getting your he right through the power of music.Bootsy Collins w/ Eric Gales - "Manic Depression"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8r55F4AUec The year 2026 marks Bootsy Collins' Iconic Anniversary - one of Funk's most-innovative and influential Founding Fathers turns 75, marking nearly 60 years of voltaic genre-hopping songwriting, producing, playing, and performing. This also makes 2026 the 50th anniversary of Bootsy's debut record Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band: a classic no-skips album, featuring revered tracks, such as "Stretchin' Out (In a Rubber Band)," "Vanish In Our Sleep," "Psychoticbumpschool," and the ever-sampled, inspiring, and infectious "I'd Rather Be With You."What's more, Bootsy Collins and Palefest are collaborating to put on Bootzilla's Bucketheadland of Illusion event - one of many celebrations to come with this year's Iconic Anniversary.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-view-from-the-writing-instrument--1023245/support.

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