During a Q&A following a screening of the documentary 'SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)', the producer explained why he and director Questlove decided it wouldn’t be “empathetic” to interview Sly Stone on camera.

Patel added that he and Questlove ultimately decided it didn't "feel right" to include Stone in his current state in Sly Lives! "‘Let's tell this story with a lot of empathy,'"

The documentary traces Sly Stone's career, from popular DJ in the San Francisco Bay Area to frontman for a groundbreaking interracial band.