Editing Isaac Hayes (section)

=== 2006–2008: Final years ===
Hayes's income was sharply reduced as a result of leaving ''South Park''.<ref name="Friedman-August2008">Roger Friedman, [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,401321,00.html "Isaac Hayes's History With Scientology"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130320033824/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0%2C2933%2C401321%2C00.html |date=March 20, 2013 }}, ''Fox News'', August 11, 2008</ref> There followed announcements that he would be touring and performing. A [[Fox News]] reporter present at a January 2007 show in New York City, who had known Hayes fairly well, reported that "Isaac was plunked down at a keyboard, where he pretended to front his band. He spoke-sang, and his words were halting. He was not the Isaac Hayes of the past."<ref name="Friedman-August2008"/>

In April 2008, while a guest on ''[[The Adam Carolla Show (terrestrial radio)|The Adam Carolla Show]]'', Hayes stumbled in his responses to questions, possibly as a result of health problems. A caller questioned whether Hayes was under the influence of a substance, and Carolla and co-host [[Teresa Strasser]] asked Hayes if he had ever used [[Cannabis (drug)|marijuana]]. After some confusion on what was being asked, Hayes replied that he had only ever tried it once. During the interview the radio hosts made light of Hayes's awkward answers, and replayed snippets of earlier ones to simulate conversation with his co-hosts. Hayes stated during this interview that he was no longer on good terms with Parker and Stone.<ref>[http://podcast.971freefm.com/klsx1/1016244.mp3 Isaac Hayes interview, MP3 format] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081028205758/http://podcast.971freefm.com/klsx1/1016244.mp3 |date=October 28, 2008 }}, FreeFM: The Adam Carolla Show, April 9, 2008</ref>

During the spring of 2008, Hayes shot scenes for ''[[Soul Men]]'', a comedy inspired by the history of Stax Records, in which he appears as himself in a supporting role. The film was released in November 2008, after both Hayes and his costar, [[Bernie Mac]], had died.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Swan|first=Lisa|title=Both Bernie Mac and Isaac Hayes appear in 'Soul Men'|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/bernie-mac-isaac-hayes-soul-men-article-1.316197|access-date=November 9, 2021|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=August 11, 2008}}</ref>