Rick James Quotes

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• You can't have rock and roll without drugs, you can't have rock and roll without sex.
• After I saw Kiss on stage, I wanted my show to look like the fourth of July. The persona of Rick James was wild and…
• I was angry about the fact that my father would beat my mother on a daily basis, that my mother would like take it in…
• Now is my time. Everything I've done up to this point is just a warm up. This is where it all begins.
• My teacher said I would either be a hoodlum, or a great entertainer.
• I'm still James Johnson. Rick James is a stage name. James Johnson keeps Rick James on the ground... Kind of sort of.
• Off stage it's cool-out time. You can't funk and roll ALL the time.
• I had always been a free spirit, and always gotten what I wanted.
• I wanted my show to look like the fourth of July.
• Funkers are people who dig the funk; Little funkers, Big funkers, Old funkers, Young funkers, Foxy funkers, Mother funkers, Papa funkers.
• Punk Funk means to be one with yourself. To be rebellious, aggressive, able to do and say what you feel at all times, without inflicting…
• If anything I consider myself non-violent. I'm from the hippy era, peace, love, groovy.
• I'm trying to change the root of funk, trying to make it more progressive, more melodic and more lyrically structured.
• I'm really not tailored for responsibility.
• I think rap definitely has its place in the art world. I think it is an art form. But, just like any art form, you…
• I mean, Rick James was just a man-made image, the image I created. Just trying to live Rick James almost killed me.
• I dont have aluminum foil on my windows anymore.
• 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 low,…
• I try to make the audience forget all their problems -- for an hour and a half or so get them out of themselves, and…
• Whether you're rich or poor, life's still cold-blooded.

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