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20 quotes by Rick James

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

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

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I just live one day at a time.

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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... →

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

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I'm really not tailored for responsibility.

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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... →

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

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I'm a long way from Ike Turner.

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

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

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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... →

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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.

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