A huge influence on Prince...wish Sly appeared in public ; he's got his demons. God bless Sly, an enormous contribution to popular music.

Just stumbling upon this now in 2024. Sly was ahead of his time!! A musical genius, sensitive soul, a bit shy and humble. His comments are very honest and true. He did seem to be very mature for his age. Glad he’s still around and wish him the best!!! ❤❤

This cat was a stone cold genius. Prince's big brother as far as artistry goes.

I've always loved Slys interviews. He is nice as can be , so witty , straight forward. , honest , funny as fuck ! High on dope. Gets to the point , serious , he don't take shit or back down. And has class . Love me some Sly Stone.

"Sometimes I stand up." -Sly Stone, 1970

This is probably the absolute best outfit I've ever seen in my life

Sly always did a great job of tolerating people's attempts to disrespect him

Sly, was one of the greatest vocalist and keyboard players of all times . Soul Music personified. I would love to see a movie about his life .

Sly was a genius with so much talent and could teach this generation a thing or two about real music.

This man is a genius

You can tell that Sly has a huge heart

Who cares if he's high - this Godfather in musical history was a gift to the universe . Even high he's still sharp as fuck

"There's a pressure on all of us." Love that line. So true.

"I can feel when you're talking to me, I don't care what you call me..." This is one of my favorite parts of the interview, at 7:40. Sly is the funk Confucius

I'm 68, white , and a drummer. I've had sly's greatest hits vinyl album and c.d.'s forever. What a party band jam . Awsome jam 🎶🎸🎼

Sly was such a musical genius. He was into ALL music and saw no color or gender. He wanted the best in his band. It didn't matter except they had to have the talent he was looking for. Sly was breaking boundaries and was so far ahead of his time.

So much phenomenal music in just five years 1968-73. Truly revolutionary musical innovations. It doesn't get more inspirational than "Stand!" or "Everybody is a Star" and nobody made despair as darkly beautiful (and funny) as "There's A Riot Goin' On." When you consider that "I Want You Back" by the Jackson Five would never have been possible without Sly, you can see how far his influence reaches.

Yo his clothes are everything!

He’s high on something still talking with sence Huge talent I love many of his jams. The guy was a prolific writer

This is one of my favorite Sly interviews, they're one of my all time favorite bands! My Vietnam Vet Dad (RIP) and Hippie Mom raised me on the greatest music!

Sly looked amazing....what style!

I respect the Native American guy for his response to Sly's question. Very well put especially for that time period.

He was such an obvious influence on David Bowie and Prince.

26, brilliant young man, so acomplished for his age. Sly is a genius!

any fan of his music needs to read Sly's new autobiography. A brilliant musician whose influence was, is and remains immeasurable. Stand.

He did more drugs than a lot of younger stars that are gone. Ya'll know who they are, and he's still here. I love his music and listen to it all the time. Living legend. Prince said he wrote "Cream" while looking in the mirror.

Sly was always full of surprises! He always looked at life from a different, and enlightening perspective. A genius, and a national treasure, no doubt about it! Love him. Get well Sly, you have plenty left to do, don't give up! Don't ever give up! 🎸🎹

Sly vs the Establishment. Sly wins.

Snoop dont have nothing on my brother Sly....lol I love him so much , the greatest of our time

Sing a simple song. One of my favorite songs of all time

Sly was a great human being a peaceful man

He’s having a hard time interviewing Sly because he doesn’t understand him.

Besides famous musicians being high AF ,I can see he is a very shy person who is very talented.

“How old would you say you are?” I’m shocked Cavett had a talk show gig with questions like this. I think Sly had him intimidated because Sly was serious and not going for the comedy angle.

7:07, checked him. I love Sly. He's one of a kind. "There's a pressure on all of us." Much love Sly

He’s sooo high...but still handsomethough

"There's a pressure on all of us." DAMN.

Sly had such a pretty smile 🥺❤️....

Sly may was stone but it just enhanced thinking it was like he was home talking to a family member great interview

High as fuck ,and proper. He was one of the best at the time,so cool so real .I LIKE him Alot .This stuff about having the flu sure flu ,threw me.

Wasn’t Sly 27 on here. He turned 27 in March of that year. Don’t know why he thought he was 26.

I love Sly Stone....period, would love to sit and talk with him.

The coolest guy, believed in every note they played. Changed music forever.

I'm pretty sure Sly was always stoned when he did these interviews

Dick Cavett had the most awkward interviews lol

If Hendrix and Sly Stone could have had a baby, he would have been "Prince"!

Sly was definitely a unique character but he has immense talent musically

omg a real style inspiration love it he doesnt get the credit he deserves in anything

Wow, this guy is amazing. He’s obviously quicker than everyone around me. He’s like Hendrix in interviews except better and quicker

“There is a pressure on all of us.” A true Gent. 🤩🤘🤩♥️

There's a pressure on all of us!

Man he just had the it factor. He was fly, he had charisma, he was a smooth brotha & he was the people’s champ. I’m glad he’s doing well

I love this interview between Cavett and Sly. The wit and tension of the interaction between the two makes for a riveting dialogue. I think Cavett was fine here, but I think he was a bit thrown off by Sly, who kept one step ahead of Dick throughout, and controls their discussion. Ex: Dick asks Sly, 'Do you sit down and write it (music)?', to which Sly replies 'Sometimes I stand up', which gets a roar from the crowd. Dick, then says, 'You know that Hemmingway wrote on top of the icebox', to which Sly quickly responds 'I'm not trying to match wits'. Sly then goes on to talk about how he writes in front of the mirror. Bam.

I would not have guessed he was that young either because he honestly was before his time and he seemed mature for his age to me. I really hate what happened to him wish he never would have gotten mixed up with the wrong people.

Leaders of Black Bands like Sly Stone & George Clinton were from another stratosphere not to be understood by cavemen. "Sly: You know how some people don't know anything? Some People Don't Have The Slightest Idea" LMAO! Right in his face & I don't think he even caught it. #RIP forever SlyStone

Boy this cat is as high as a spaceship!

sly is lit 🔥

Sly is a smart young man 👨 fr in this time and so knowledgeable is crazy

He was taking 13 “vitamins” a day, and forgot to take them to san fran so he rolled on the floor for 3 days from the flu...

Someone is definitely cloud nining!

Sly be high as hell and still turning Cavett's brain into fried scramble. 🤣🤣🤣

I've only seen when he sung with this outfit. I love this fit it seems like something people wear today with a twist.

I loved Sly!!! He was super cool. I was only 5 but my older brother listened to good music.

Damn that’s a fire outfit

Sly style is so ahead of its time

i want to take you higher - the highest interview ever ?

Now they "make" reality shows. THIS is as real as it gets...

Sly is so high. That band seemed amazing onstage. He gets a break for being a difficult interview.

He reminds me of Trinidad James.

Sly was so cool back then

Sly-Stone ..'BAD-ASS' for-REAL...😎💯...✌️

oh I love this tension what an interview even hammered he schools cavet ...lol

The same mannerisms Jimi Hendrix had on this show 😜

Love his music

Yeah he was totally baked 😂😂🤣🤣

Sly the coolest guy ever…

I don't think Dick said anything wrong. His interviews are typically funny. Sly was sick and doesn't feel like doing the "joke" thing. Perfectly fine, I don't think Dick was being annoying. I tell you what was though. The audience is annoying. Let the man talk. I love how intelligent he is.

Sly and the Ever Stoned interview. Seeing him today makes this hard to watch: drugs striped us from all Sly COULD have shared with us.

Say what you want, but Dick Cavett only had the best on his show. Ever!!

...he s got a special different mind...

WASHINGTON DC IN THE HOUSE SLY HAS ALWAYS BEEN A DOWN TO EARTH HUMAN BEING NEVER BE AFRAID TO SPEAK YOUR MIND I WILL ALWAYS ADMIRE MY UNIVERSAL GROUP OF FRIENDS 1 ❤ LOVE

love of my life stand riot fresh albums of century

Beautiful soul

This is awesome! Sly Stone, the smug host, and the old school audience that thinks they're supposed to laugh at everything said.

Just saw the Sly and The Family Stone Unsung episode.

I wish I was feeling as good as sly was back then lol

Sly is the only person in the room who is truly in tune with himself. High no doubt, but listen to the giggling audience and Cavetts dumb questioning.

Sly Stone un grupo Para la Historia,, Jamás Serán Olvidadas sus Interpretaciones,, Vinieron a Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 cuando a penas era un Mozalbete y Disfrute su Música 🎵🎼🎵🎼❤

This audience giggling and laughing inappropriately s just stomach clenching.

Sly is a good dude.... Cavet kinda doesn't know where to go with the conversation, but Sly 's just chillin. Serms lika a very articulate man. My best to him.

Some cool threads

The higher Sly get the more sense he makes.

Speaking of stone...stoned. Love this group.

Sly's playing with him. Turning him into putty

The G.O.A.T. I'll debate anyone on that.

Off the charts trippin

I picked up Cavett in my car one night in New York with a couple of friends and took him up to midtown while talking with him about some of his guests. He was nice and pleasant but looking back at some of these interviews, his questions seem more near insulting while trying to be cute than intriguing or trenchant.

love the man

Cavett didn't know how to approach Sly in this interview. Sly was wild and already under the spell of hard drugs.

He look like a combination of ASAP rocky and Travis Scott