I think rap definitely has its place in the art world. I think it is an art form. But, just like any art form, you can misuse it.
I'm too old to do crazy things anymore.
I don't have aluminum foil on my windows anymore.
I had always been a free spirit and always gotten what I wanted.
I'm trying to change the root of funk, trying to make it more progressive, more melodic and more lyrically structured.
If anything I consider myself non-violent, I'm from the hippy era, peace, love, groovy.
I mean, Rick James was just a man-made image, the image I created. Just trying to live Rick James almost killed me.
I wrote and produced millions and millions of selling records, so my publishing company alone was worth millions of dollars. I didn't have to work anymore in life because when the rappers started sampling... I'm the most sampled artist in history.
I just live one day at a time.
I'm really not tailored for responsibility.
I'm a long way from Ike Turner.
