I don't think the white establishment will ever respect or appreciate a black man who speaks the truth. Rick James More Quotes by Rick James More Quotes From Rick James I can't hang out as loose as I used to, but I can still go down Jefferson Avenue and look in the faces of winos, pimps and junkies, all the things I'm made of. Rick James pimpfaceslooks Funkers are people who dig the funk; Little funkers, Big funkers, Old funkers, Young funkers, Foxy funkers, Mother funkers, Papa funkers. Rick James papamotherpeople Whether you're rich or poor, life's still cold-blooded. Rick James poor-liferich-or-poorcold 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. Rick James rapperdollarsartist I just live one day at a time. Rick James four-agreementsone-day-at-a-timejust-live 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. Rick James mary-janeice-creammarijuana She's the kind you don't take home to mother. Rick James motherhomefriendship Now is my time. Everything I've done up to this point is just a warm up. This is where it all begins. Rick James my-timewarmdone You and I, we'll be together 'til the six is nine. Rick James sixninetogether My teacher said I would either be a hoodlum, or a great entertainer. Rick James entertainerssaidteacher You can't have rock and roll without drugs, you can't have rock and roll without sex. Rick James rock-and-rollrockssex If anything I consider myself non-violent. I'm from the hippy era, peace, love, groovy. Rick James eraslovepeace 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. Rick James girlmotherwriting I'm still James Johnson. Rick James is a stage name. James Johnson keeps Rick James on the ground... Kind of sort of. Rick James stagekindnames I'm in love with mary jane. she's my main thing. she makes me feel alright. she makes my heart sing. and when I'm feeling low, she comes as no suprise. turns me on with her love, takes me to paradiiiiise do you love me mary jane, yeah now do you think you love me mary jane don't you play no game. Rick James weedheartthinking 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. Rick James painspiritualmean I'm trying to change the root of funk, trying to make it more progressive, more melodic and more lyrically structured. Rick James progressiverootstrying I don't try to hide sex in my music. Music is very sexual. I don't hide it. Rick James music-istryingsex I'm a long way from Ike Turner. Rick James turnerlongway I believe everything happens under God's plan anyway. Rick James gods-planplansbelieve
