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> [I was going to get drafted, but I didn't really want to go into the Army.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-james/i-was-going-to-get-drafted-but-i-didn-t-really-want-to-go-into-the/)

[Rick James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-james/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a79/rick-james-10089_army_i-was-going-to-get-drafted-but-i-didn-t_843292.jpg)

## More by Rick James

> [I'm in love with mary jane. she's my main thing. she makes me feel alright. she makes my heart sing. and when I'm feeling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-james/i-m-in-love-with-mary-jane-she-s-my-main-thing-she-makes-me-feel/)

[Rick James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-james/)

> [I'm a long way from Ike Turner.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-james/i-m-a-long-way-from-ike-turner/)

[Rick James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-james/)

> [I'm finally locked into the now, and it's great.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-james/i-m-finally-locked-into-the-now-and-it-s-great/)

[Rick James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-james/)

> [I betcha I'll make you holler.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-james/i-betcha-i-ll-make-you-holler/)

[Rick James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-james/)

> [“Cocaine's a hell of a drug.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-james/cocaine-s-a-hell-of-a-drug/)

[Rick James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-james/)

> [Whether you're rich or poor, life's still cold-blooded.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-james/whether-you-re-rich-or-poor-life-s-still-cold-blooded/)

[Rick James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-james/)

> [I mean, Rick James was just a man-made image, the image I created. Just trying to live Rick James almost killed me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-james/i-mean-rick-james-was-just-a-man-made-image-the-image-i-created-just/)

[Rick James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-james/)

> [I get some letters from girls that if their mothers knew what they were writing me in these letters, they'd get their butts whipped.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-james/i-get-some-letters-from-girls-that-if-their-mothers-knew-what-they/)

[Rick James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-james/)

> [I'm good. Or maybe people just like me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-james/i-m-good-or-maybe-people-just-like-me/)

[Rick James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-james/)

> [I believe everything happens under God's plan anyway.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-james/i-believe-everything-happens-under-god-s-plan-anyway/)

[Rick James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-james/)

> [I decided to build up my band in Buffalo because Buffalo was where I had originally built up my own musical strength.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-james/i-decided-to-build-up-my-band-in-buffalo-because-buffalo-was-where-i/)

[Rick James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-james/)

> [I was angry about the fact that my father would beat my mother on a daily basis, that my mother would take it in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-james/i-was-angry-about-the-fact-that-my-father-would-beat-my-mother-on-a/)

[Rick James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-james/)

> [I had always been a free spirit, and always gotten what I wanted.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-james/i-had-always-been-a-free-spirit-and-always-gotten-what-i-wanted/)

[Rick James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-james/)

> [We're bustin' out on some serious funk, y'all!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-james/we-re-bustin-out-on-some-serious-funk-y-all/)

[Rick James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-james/)

> [I went to India, lived, and studied.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-james/i-went-to-india-lived-and-studied/)

[Rick James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-james/)

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