Rick James Quotes

I wrote and produced millions and millions of selling records, so my publishing company alone was worth millions of dollars. I didn't have to work anymore in life because when the rappers started sampling... I'm the most sampled artist in history.
Rick James

Life, Work, History

You can't have rock and roll without drugs, you can't have rock and roll without sex.
Rick James

Rock, Sex, Roll

If anything I consider myself non-violent, I'm from the hippy era, peace, love, groovy.
Rick James

Love, Peace, Consider

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 crazy, sex, drugs and rock and roll.
Rick James

Crazy, Rock, Sex

I believe everything happens under God's plan anyway.
Rick James

God, Everything, Plan

I don't have aluminum foil on my windows anymore.
Rick James

Anymore, Windows, Foil

I had always been a free spirit and always gotten what I wanted.
Rick James

Free, Wanted, Spirit

I just live one day at a time.
Rick James

I love kids.
Rick James

I love rap.
Rick James

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

Live, Mean, Trying

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.
Rick James

Art, Place, Rap

I wanted to play the Apollo because I didn't think I was going to be on the earth long.
Rick James

Long, Play, Wanted

I was angry about the fact that my father would beat my mother on a daily basis, that my mother would take it in turn and beat on me. I was an abused child. I was mad about all those things, very bitter and very angry.
Rick James

Mother, Angry, Father

I was going to get drafted, but I didn't really want to go into the Army.
Rick James

I went to India, lived, and studied.
Rick James

Lived, India, Studied

I'm a long way from Ike Turner.
Rick James

Long, Ike, Turner

I'm finally locked into the now, and it's great.
Rick James

Great, Finally, Locked

I'm really not tailored for responsibility.
Rick James

I'm too old to do crazy things anymore.
Rick James

Crazy, Old, Anymore

I'm trying to change the root of funk, trying to make it more progressive, more melodic and more lyrically structured.
Rick James

Change, Trying, Funk

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Biography

Nationality: American

Born: February 1, 1948

Died: August 6, 2004

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