I Went To India, Lived, And Studied.

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.

I Feel That I Have To Say Something In A Song And That It's Not Just Enough To Lay Down The Music.

I Had $20 Million In The Bank, Girls Are Following Me All Over The F - Place, People Call My Name Everywhere I Go. What Would I Change? And Then One Day You Get Onstage And You See Two Little Girls Who Look Like They Are 11 Years Old Sticking Their Tongues Out And Pulling Their Bras Down And You Quit Touring. That's What Happened To Me.

I Mean, Rick James Was Just A Man-made Image, The Image I Created. Just Trying To Live Rick James Almost Killed Me.

My Teacher Said I Would Either Be A Hoodlum, Or A Great Entertainer.