«i'm dead, bitch!»
an LAPD spokesman said that fifty-six-year-old «super freak»-singer rick james, a musical icon of the 1980s who helped define the «punk funk» style of that decade, was found dead of in his home this morning by his caretaker. according to james' personal physician, the singer's death was the result of «existing medical conditions»«i'm trying to change the root of funk, trying to make it more progressive, more melodic and more lyrically structured.» ~rick james, né james johnson jr.
