Sly Stone, the pioneering leader of the funk band bearing his name, Sly and the Family Stone, has died, according to his family. Stone was 82 years old.

"From the moment his music reached me in the early 1970s, it became a part of my soul," 'Sly Lives!' director Questlove also shared on Instagram.

Saying farewell to Sly Stone, whose avant-funk vision changed the world and influenced generations of musicians

Sly Lives!' filmmaker Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson pays tribute to his documentary subject Sly Stone, who died June 9: "Dared To Be Simple In Most Complex Ways"

Questlove, who helmed Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius), has paid tribute to the documentary’s subject, Sly Stone, hours after the iconic artist died on Monday. Stone died after a “prolonged battle with COPD and other underlying health issues,” his family shared on Monday. He was 82.

Public Enemy's Chuck D grew up listening to the music made by Sly Stone, who died Monday at age 82 - and that music became a major influence on his own work with Public Enemy and beyond. He reflected on that legacy in a new interview with Rolling Stone.

In 1974, decades before Ye, then known as Kanye West, packed Madison Square Garden for a twin album-fashion spectacular, Sly Stone, the cosmically groovy singer-songwriter who died on June 9, offered his own extravaganza of dance, funk and flash on New York’s biggest stage.

Stone wanted your ears and your eyes. His style paved the way for the fashion of musicians like Prince, Outkast and Beyonce.

One of the star Rolling Stone writer's first cover stories was following Stone around Los Angeles at the height of his stardom in 1970