Bad but hardly surprising news.

[apolla]

Funk star Rick James found dead.

Hope you find the funky corner of heaven, pal.

Altogether now: "She's a very kinky girl..."

Comments

[elseinane.livejournal.com]

"The kind you don't take home to mother"

Although he did produce one of the most annoying and painful songs of all time (ie Eddie Murphy's "Party All The Time").
*shudder*

[apolla.livejournal.com]

If anything, surely that goes to show you can't polish a turd?

For example, even George Martin couldn't make Sean Connery (or any of the people on the record) sound good on 'In My Life'

[elseinane.livejournal.com]

Or the classic expression of: "You can't make chicken salad out of chicken shit".

[annearchy.livejournal.com]

Rick James?? You don't think it could've been DRUGS, do you??...

[apolla.livejournal.com]

That was my first thought too. BUT! The BBC said the police were called to a 'natural' death. Whether that means he just wasn't killed by someone else, I don't know.

[elseinane.livejournal.com]

"Natural death" as one that is inevitable after decades of taking more chemicals then is produced annually by Union Carbide :P

[apolla.livejournal.com]

Quite. I suspect a number of drug dealers in the area may going onto the dole in the next few days.