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Creativity Quote by Bootsy Collins

"But I'm always trying to plan ahead too and in doing so, and in working on this album, I've met a lot people that I hope to be involved with, on their records and in their situations"

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Bootsy Collins is talking like a bandleader and a hustler, not a star basking in his own spotlight. The line is all motion: always trying, plan ahead, working, met, hope to be involved. Even the grammar rambles forward, a sentence that behaves like touring life feels - one gig spilling into the next, one connection leading to another. He is describing creativity as logistics with soul.

The intent is practical: he is using the album not just as a finished product, but as a social engine. In Bootsy's world, records are networking devices as much as artistic statements. "Met a lot people" lands with the casualness of someone who treats collaboration as the default setting, not a prestige flex. The phrasing "on their records and in their situations" is especially revealing: it widens the scope beyond features and credits. He is positioning himself as a presence - a groove consultant, a vibe provider, someone who can step into another artist's orbit and improve the weather.

Subtext: Bootsy understands that longevity in music isn't only about staying inspired; it's about staying embedded. Funk has always been communal labor, built in studios, on buses, in clubs, through favors and friendships. Coming out of the James Brown and P-Funk ecosystems, Collins learned that the future is a web, not a ladder. Planning ahead, here, isn't corporate ambition; it's survival strategy dressed as generosity - the smartest kind of cool.

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Collins, Bootsy. (2026, January 16). But I'm always trying to plan ahead too and in doing so, and in working on this album, I've met a lot people that I hope to be involved with, on their records and in their situations. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/but-im-always-trying-to-plan-ahead-too-and-in-85310/

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Collins, Bootsy. "But I'm always trying to plan ahead too and in doing so, and in working on this album, I've met a lot people that I hope to be involved with, on their records and in their situations." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/but-im-always-trying-to-plan-ahead-too-and-in-85310/.

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"But I'm always trying to plan ahead too and in doing so, and in working on this album, I've met a lot people that I hope to be involved with, on their records and in their situations." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/but-im-always-trying-to-plan-ahead-too-and-in-85310/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.

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Bootsy Collins (born October 26, 1951) is a Musician from USA.

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