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

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.

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

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.

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

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

I wanted my show to look like the fourth of July.