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Rick James Biography

Rick James (born James Ambrose Johnson Jr. February 1, 1948 – August 6, 2004) was an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer.

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When I'm about Rick James, it's all about get out there and kill 'em.

Ems, James, Kill, Rick

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 tired of that same old thing.

Freedom, Music, Old Things, Thing, Thinking, Tired

I'm really not tailored for responsibility.

Responsibility, Tailored

I'm a long way from Ike Turner.

Long, Turner, Way

I'm still James Johnson. Rick James is a stage name. James Johnson keeps Rick James on the ground. . . Kind of sort of.

James, Kind, Names, Rick, Stage

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

Melodic, Progressive, Roots, Structured, Trying

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.

Alone, Artist, Company, Dollars, Life, Rapper

I decided to build up my band in Buffalo because Buffalo was where I had originally built up my own musical strength.

Band, Buffalo, Musical, Originally

Now is my time. Everything I've done up to this point is just a warm up. This is where it all begins.

Done, Everything, My Time, Point, Warm

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.

Butts, Girl, Girls, Mother, Mothers, Writing

You can't outdo 'Street Songs' and I didn’t even try. [It] had that special magic that comes with timing and good vibrations and you can't even try to capture that exactly again.

Capture, Magic, Song, Songs, Special, Vibrations

Funkers are people who dig the funk; Little funkers, Big funkers, Old funkers, Young funkers, Foxy funkers, Mother funkers, Papa funkers.

Dig, Foxy, Funkers, Mother, Papa, People

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

Era, Eras, Hippy, Love, Peace

You and I, we'll be together 'til the six is nine.

Nine, Six, Together

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.

Crazy, Kissing, Persona, Roll, Sex

That girl is pretty kinky, the girl's a super-freak, I'd really like to taste her.

Girl, Kinky, Like, Pretty, Quality

I feel that I have to say something in a song and that it's not just enough to lay down the music.

Song, Enough, Feels, Music, Lay

I mean, Rick James was just a man-made image, the image I created. Just trying to live Rick James almost killed me.

Created, Image, Killed, Mean, Men, Trying

I don't think the white establishment will ever respect or appreciate a black man who speaks the truth.

Appreciate, Man, Men, Think, Thinking, White

She's the kind you don't take home to mother.

Friendship, Home, Mother, Take

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