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Play It Forward: George Clinton Is Everyone's Hype Man

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with George Clinton about the legacy of his work, how the spirit of funk is synonymous with freedom and an artist he's grateful for: Constance Hauman.
With his band Parliament Funkadelic, George Clinton paved the way for generations of free-spirited musicians who came after him.

On the last episode of Play It Forward, our series in which artists tell us about their own music and the musicians who inspire them, All Things Considered spoke with Angel Bat Dawid, the improvisational musician from Chicago. She told us about her connection to the pioneer of funk: George Clinton.

"George Clinton always did his own thing and those have always been the musicians that I have looked up to the most," . Dawid wanted to tell him that he was a great inspiration. "You showed

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