As a member of the Parliament-Funkadelic family and a solo artist in his own right, William “Bootsy” Collins has spent some serious time in the Detroit area — especially at United Sound Studios, where he made seminal funk recordings during the 70s.

Now he’s returning for a full weekend for a full weekend of events, with plans to both receive and give some love in a city that’s intrinsic to his formidable music legacy.

“Detroit was the best place to be at that particular time, because Motown was coming off their gigantic moment and that gave us pause to get in there and start a new vibe, right there in Detroit,” Collins, 73, says by phone from his native Cincinnati, where he and older brother Phelps “Catfish” Collins formed the band the Pacemakers, which in 1970 was recruited by James Bro

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