I'm Good. Or Maybe People

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.

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

You Can't Outdo 'street Songs' And I Didn’t Even Try. [it] Had That Special Magic That Comes With Timing And Good Vibrations And You Can't Even Try To Capture That Exactly Again.

After I Saw Kiss On Stage, I Wanted My Show To Look Like The Fourth Of July. The Persona Of Rick James Was Wild And Crazy, Sex, Drugs And Rock And Roll.