Off stage it's cool-out time. You can't funk and roll ALL the time.
Now is my time. Everything I've done up to this point is just a warm up. This is where it all begins.
That girl is pretty kinky, the girl's a super-freak, I'd really like to taste her.
I'm trying to change the root of funk, trying to make it more progressive, more melodic and more lyrically structured.
When I'm about Rick James, it's all about get out there and kill 'em.
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.