I love marijuana - Mary Jane - and you can print that! I smoke it every day and it's the greatest thing since ice cream and I'm not afraid to say it.

I was angry about the fact that my father would beat my mother on a daily basis, that my mother would like take it in turn and beat on me. I was an abused child. I was mad about all those things, very bitter and very angry.

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.

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

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.

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

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