"funk...created the gods."
parliament

George Clinton and his P-Funk band developed something far greater than their simple identity as a musical ensemble. P-Funk was and is more than a music style; it is a philosophy life that for some approaches a religious creed.

Clinton himself maintains that P-Funk was never meant to be taken seriously, but followers often did anyway. From the hard-core "maggots," "clones," and "funkateers" to the typical fan, P-Funk articulated a new worldview, often more revelant then the religious practices of their relatives