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.

Anybody that's old and closed-minded does not like Rick James... They don't like the fact that I'm free and I'm wide open.

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.

KISS hammered home the importance of high drama...I decided to design my show with the same goal; I wanted my fans to remember my show for the rest of their lives.

I'm too old to do crazy things anymore.

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