You can't have rock & roll without drugs. You can't have rock & roll without sex. — Rick James Drugs Copy Share Image
I was going to get drafted, but I didn't really want to go into the Army. — Rick James Army Copy Share Image
Off stage it's cool-out time. You can't funk and roll ALL the time. — Rick James Funk Copy Share Image
Funkers are people who dig the funk; Little funkers, Big funkers, Old funkers, Young funkers, Foxy funkers, Mother funkers, Papa funkers. — Rick James Copy Share Image
I didn't even think I would make it that long. I thought I would drug overdose, like Jimi Hendrix. I thank God… — Rick James Drug Copy Share Image
I feel that I have to say something in a song and that it's not just enough to lay down the music. — Rick James Copy Share Image
If I told you Jesus Christ was black you're going to be afraid of me because I'm telling you the truth. That's… — Rick James Copy Share Image
Now is my time. Everything I've done up to this point is just a warm up. This is where it all begins. — Rick James Copy Share Image
I decided to build up my band in Buffalo because Buffalo was where I had originally built up my own musical strength. — Rick James Copy Share Image
Anybody that's old and closed-minded does not like Rick James... They don't like the fact that I'm free and I'm wide open. — Rick James Closed minded Copy Share Image
I think rap definitely has its place in the art world. I think it is an art form. But, just like any… — Rick James Art Copy Share Image
“See, I never just did things just to do them. Come on, what am I gonna do? Just all of a sudden… — Rick James Copy Share Image
You can't outdo 'Street Songs' and I didn’t even try. [It] had that special magic that comes with timing and good vibrations… — Rick James Copy Share Image
I was angry about the fact that my father would beat my mother on a daily basis, that my mother would take… — Rick James Abuse Copy Share Image
After I saw Kiss on stage, I wanted my show to look like the fourth of July. The persona of Rick James… — Rick James Peace love Copy Share Image
I'm not part of the Hollywood scene. I don't run around with 30 women. I have a very calm household. I'm surrounded… — Rick James Calm Copy Share Image
I wrote and produced millions and millions of selling records, so my publishing company alone was worth millions of dollars. I didn't… — Rick James Artist Copy Share Image
Prison was a blessing. Going to prison was the greatest thing that happened to me. It showed me that I wasn't infallible.… — Rick James Blessing Copy Share Image
I'm in love with mary jane. she's my main thing. she makes me feel alright. she makes my heart sing. and when… — Rick James Copy Share Image
My music is pretty honest. I can't rap on science fiction. Punk is from the street. — Rick James Fiction Copy Share Image
I don't try to hide sex in my music. Music is very sexual. I don't hide it. — Rick James Music Copy Share Image
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