Whether You're Rich Or Poor, Life's Still

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

I Try To Make The Audience Forget All Their Problems -- For An Hour And A Half Or So Get Them Out Of Themselves, And Space, And Time, And Consciousness.

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 Wanted My Show To Look Like The Fourth Of July.

I Wanted To Play The Apollo Theater Because I Didn't Think I Was Going To Be On The Earth Long.