I went to India, lived, and studied.
When I'm about Rick James, it's all about get out there and kill 'em.
I'm good. Or maybe people just like me.
I'm still James Johnson. Rick James is a stage name. James Johnson keeps Rick James on the ground... Kind of sort of.
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.
I'm trying to change the root of funk, trying to make it more progressive, more melodic and more lyrically structured.