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ByA. C. Grimes

He was a weird guy, the kind who might take home your mother. But he'd never let your spirits down because he was often high.

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Rick James was pretty wild now, Rick James the Super Freak, the kind of guy you read about, which is why you're reading about him now. James was like a roller coaster ride without restraints — full of ups, downs, danger, and an inevitable fall from the glorious heights he reached.

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But let's not forget that Rick James was also an amazing musician.

An icon of funk and defier of convention, he blended different music styles seamlessly and produced numerous hits, adding his name to the list of Motown greats and cementing his legacy as the King of Punk-Funk. At times an enemy of his own success, James ravaged his health and career with drugs. But he also engaged in madcap antics, left a huge impression on a number of people's faces, and nearly came to blows with Prince.

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