Rick James
Rick James
Rick Jameswas an American musician, composer and actor...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFunk Singer
Date of Birth1 February 1948
CityBuffalo, NY
CountryUnited States of America
thinking play long
I wanted to play the Apollo Theater because I didn't think I was going to be on the earth long.
done warm my-time
Now is my time. Everything I've done up to this point is just a warm up. This is where it all begins.
song enough feels
I feel that I have to say something in a song and that it's not just enough to lay down the music.
long way turner
I'm a long way from Ike Turner.
locked
I'm finally locked into the now, and it's great.
crazy crazy-things
I'm too old to do crazy things anymore.
sex trying music-is
I don't try to hide sex in my music. Music is very sexual. I don't hide it.
facts doe closed-minded
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.
space trying half
I try to make the audience forget all their problems -- for an hour and a half or so get them out of themselves, and space, and time, and consciousness.
mean men trying
I mean, Rick James was just a man-made image, the image I created. Just trying to live Rick James almost killed me.
art rap thinking
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 can misuse it.
responsibility tailored
I'm really not tailored for responsibility.
eras violent peace-love
If anything I consider myself non-violent. I'm from the hippy era, peace, love, groovy.
july looks persona
I wanted my show to look like the fourth of July.