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

I wrote and produced millions and millions of selling records, so my publishing company alone was worth millions of dollars. I didn't have to work anymore in life because when the rappers started sampling... I'm the most sampled artist in history.

That girl is pretty kinky, the girl's a super-freak, I'd really like to taste her.

I wanted to play the Apollo Theater because I didn't think I was going to be on the earth long.

I mean, Rick James was just a man-made image, the image I created. Just trying to live Rick James almost killed me.

I'm too old to do crazy things anymore.

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