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Michael "Clip" Payne

1958–

United States

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Michael "Clip" Payne (born William Michael Payne on September 25, 1958 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American musician. He has been a member of Parliament, Funkadelic, The P-Funk Allstars and the Parliament-Funkadelic collective since 1977.

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