inton ' s ▁bi ography ▁George ▁Cl inton : ▁For ▁the ▁Record , ▁Tr out man ▁was ▁quoted ▁as ▁off - hand edly ▁comment ing , ▁"... ▁He ck ▁ge e - will ick ers , ▁Warner ▁B ros . ▁offered ▁me ▁mo ' ▁money ". ▁Cl inton ' s ▁view , ▁expressed ▁in ▁his ▁response , ▁was ▁that ▁" C BS ▁paid ▁for ▁it , ▁I ▁paid ▁for ▁it . ▁I ▁don ' t ▁like ▁to ▁go ▁into ▁it ▁on ▁the ▁negative ▁side , ▁but ▁it ▁cost ▁about ▁ 5 ▁million ▁[ d oll ars ], ▁and ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁people ' s ▁jobs ▁and ▁what ▁we ▁consider ▁as ▁the ▁emp ire ▁falling ". ▁The ▁financial ▁loss ▁from ▁the ▁ru pt ure ▁with ▁Tr out man ▁is ▁cred ited ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁factors ▁that ▁der a iled ▁Cl inton ' s ▁musical ▁career ▁and ▁sent ▁F unk adel ic ▁into ▁hi atus . ▁▁ 1 9 8 2 – 8 9 : ▁Later ▁career ▁ ▁Z app ▁released ▁its ▁second ▁album , ▁Z app ▁II , ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁Electron ic ▁production ▁techniques ▁featured ▁prom in ently , ▁including ▁liberal ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁talk - box ▁that ▁became ▁Tr out man ' s ▁signature . ▁Despite ▁the ▁contrast ing ▁styles ▁between ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁albums , ▁Z app ▁II ▁att ained ▁gold ▁status ▁by ▁September ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁The ▁album ▁f ared ▁almost