I'm trying to change the root of funk, trying to make it more progressive, more melodic and more lyrically structured. Rick James More Quotes by Rick James More Quotes From Rick James I can't hang out as loose as I used to, but I can still go down Jefferson Avenue and look in the faces of winos, pimps and junkies, all the things I'm made of. Rick James pimp faces looks Funkers are people who dig the funk; Little funkers, Big funkers, Old funkers, Young funkers, Foxy funkers, Mother funkers, Papa funkers. Rick James papa mother people Whether you're rich or poor, life's still cold-blooded. Rick James poor-life rich-or-poor cold 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 rapper dollars artist I just live one day at a time. Rick James four-agreements one-day-at-a-time just-live I love marijuana - Mary Jane - and you can print that! I smoke it every day and it's the greatest thing since ice cream and I'm not afraid to say it. Rick James mary-jane ice-cream marijuana She's the kind you don't take home to mother. Rick James mother home friendship 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 my-time warm done You and I, we'll be together 'til the six is nine. Rick James six nine together My teacher said I would either be a hoodlum, or a great entertainer. Rick James entertainers said teacher You can't have rock and roll without drugs, you can't have rock and roll without sex. Rick James rock-and-roll rocks sex If anything I consider myself non-violent. I'm from the hippy era, peace, love, groovy. Rick James eras love peace I get some letters from girls that if their mothers knew what they were writing me in these letters, they'd get their butts whipped. Rick James girl mother writing 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 stage kind names I'm in love with mary jane. she's my main thing. she makes me feel alright. she makes my heart sing. and when I'm feeling low, she comes as no suprise. turns me on with her love, takes me to paradiiiiise do you love me mary jane, yeah now do you think you love me mary jane don't you play no game. Rick James weed heart thinking Punk Funk means to be one with yourself. To be rebellious, aggressive, able to do and say what you feel at all times, without inflicting mental or spiritual pain. Rick James pain spiritual mean I don't try to hide sex in my music. Music is very sexual. I don't hide it. Rick James music-is trying sex I'm a long way from Ike Turner. Rick James turner long way I believe everything happens under God's plan anyway. Rick James gods-plan plans believe I'm good. Or maybe people just like me. Rick James like-me people
