Whether you're rich or poor, life's still cold-blooded.

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

My music is pretty honest. I can't rap on science fiction. Punk is from the street.

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.

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

If I told you Jesus Christ was black you're going to be afraid of me because I'm telling you the truth. That's where I always come from.

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.