“People tell me I’m one of the godfathers of shredding… I don’t know. I play loud, aggressively, and with some flair. I’m just out there doing me”: Did Michael Hampton really land his P-Funk gig by playing Eddie Hazel’s Maggot Brain solo note for note?

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Michael Hampton, better known as "Kidd Funkadelic," is a legendary lead guitarist who has been a cornerstone of the Parliament-Funkadelic collective since the mid-1970s. He joined the band in 1974 at age 17 after impressing George Clinton with a note-for-note performance of Eddie Hazel's iconic 10-minute solo, "Maggot Brain". Hampton is also celebrated for his searing lead work on hits like "(Not Just) Knee Deep" (1979). He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997 as a principal

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