Bootsy Collins Quotes

United States, Musician
October 26, 1951

William Earl "Bootsy" Collins is an American musician and singer-songwriter. Rising to prominence with James Brown in the early 1970s, and later with Parliament-Funkadelic, Collins's driving bass guitar and humorous vocals established him as one of the leading names in funk. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with 15 other members of Parliament-Funkadelic.

Also known as Singer, Songwriter

You have to get up and plant the seed and see if it grows, but you can't just wait around, you have to water it and take care of it.

Bootsy Collins
- Up
- Water
- Plant
I try to bring it across on my record, in my dress, in what I do and what I say because to me humor is important. You should have a dose of that and I guess giving it is what I'm here for.

Bootsy Collins
- Important
- Giving

The smartphones and the computer separates everybody, makes you think that you don't need nobody else.

Bootsy Collins
We were brash young fellows'. I was always hanging with the older crowd anyway. The musicians were the Hip Cats, and I was hanging with them anyway. I Just started out real early.

Bootsy Collins
- Real