You can't have rock and roll without drugs, you can't have rock and roll without sex. — Rick James Drug Copy Share Image
That girl is pretty kinky, the girl's a super-freak, I'd really like to taste her. — Rick James Copy Share Image
My teacher said I would either be a hoodlum, or a great entertainer. — Rick James Entertainer Copy Share Image
I wanted to play the Apollo because I didn't think I was going to be on the earth long. — Rick James Apollo 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
I love marijuana - Mary Jane - and you can print that! I smoke it every day and it's the greatest thing… — Rick James Copy Share Image
I get some letters from girls that if their mothers knew what they were writing me in these letters, they'd get their… — Rick James Girl Copy Share Image
I'm trying to change the root of funk, trying to make it more progressive, more melodic and more lyrically structured. — Rick James Funk 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 Copy Share Image
I don't think the white establishment will ever respect or appreciate a black man who speaks the truth. — Rick James Copy Share Image
I can't hang out as loose as I used to, but I can still go down Jefferson Avenue and look in the… — Rick James Copy Share Image
I mean, Rick James was just a man-made image, the image I created. Just trying to live Rick James almost killed me. — Rick James Copy Share Image
I had $20 million in the bank, girls are following me all over the f - place, people call my name everywhere… — Rick James Copy Share Image
If we try to get to know each other you might find you couldn't trade me for another. — Rick James Funk Copy Share Image
It's called illusions of grandeur. Every musician wants to be big. — Rick James Grandeur Copy Share Image
If anything I consider myself non-violent. I'm from the hippy era, peace, love, groovy. — Rick James Eras 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
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
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 try to make the audience forget all their problems -- for an hour and a half or so get them out… — Rick James Audience Copy Share Image
