Sly (of the Family Stone) living in a van

 Sly Stone -- once one of the biggest names in soul music -- now lives in a white camper van he routinely parks in the rough Crenshaw neighbourhood of Los Angeles, the New York Post revealed today.

Stone, whose mega-hits include Everyday People, told the newspaper: "I like my small camper. I just do not want to return to a fixed home. I can't stand being in one place. I must keep moving."

 A local family have befriended Stone and he showers at their house. Their son serves as his assistant and driver.

Stone says his money troubles started in 2009 when he stopped receiving royalty checks from his manager, whom he had accused of fraud. He sued the manager for $50 million.
Stone also foolishly sold his music publishing rights to Michael Jackson for just $1 million in 1984.

He says the FBI is after him and his enemies have hired hitmen to get him.

But he's still recording music, he says ... on a laptop computer.