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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.
I was angry about the fact that my father would beat my mother on a daily basis, that my mother would 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 wrote and produced millions and millions of selling records, so my publishi... (more Rick James quotes)
He suffered a stroke after completing a two-hour show in Denver's Mammoth Events Center.
He joined the navy when he was fifteen.
He was the lead vocalist for the R&B/Soul group The Mynah Birds.
He has three children: Tazman, Ty and Rick James, Jr.
Teena Marie was his protege.... (more Rick James trivia)
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