I Was Going To Get

I Decided To Build Up My Band In Buffalo Because Buffalo Was Where I Had Originally Built Up My Own Musical Strength.

Prison Was A Blessing. Going To Prison Was The Greatest Thing That Happened To Me. It Showed Me That I Wasn't Infallible. It Showed Me That I Was Just Human. It Showed Me That I Can Be Back With My Ghetto Brothers I Grew Up With And Have A Good Time. It Taught Me To Cool Out. It Taught Me Patience. It Taught Me That I Didn't Ever Want To Lose My Freedom. It Taught Me That Drugs Bring On The Devil. It Taught Me To Grow Up.

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.

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 Think The People Are Just Looking For Freedom In Music...there's A Lot Of She-bop She-bop Going On Out There. Maybe They're Tired Of That Same Old Thing.