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
You can't have rock & roll without drugs. You can't have rock & roll without sex. — Rick James Drugs Copy Share Image
KISS hammered home the importance of high drama...I decided to design my show with the same goal; I wanted my fans to… — Rick James Copy Share Image
I think the people are just looking for freedom in music...There's a lot of she-bop she-bop going on out there. Maybe they're… — Rick James Bops Copy Share Image
Punk Funk means to be one with yourself. To be rebellious, aggressive, able to do and say what you feel at all… — Rick James Copy Share Image
I wanted to play the Apollo Theater because I didn't think I was going to be on the earth long. — Rick James Apollo 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
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
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
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 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
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
My music is pretty honest. I can't rap on science fiction. Punk is from the street. — Rick James Fiction 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
I'm still James Johnson. Rick James is a stage name. James Johnson keeps Rick James on the ground... Kind of sort of. — 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 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
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
