Every few weeks, I try to give my take (for those that care) on books I’ve picked up over the past few weeks. As much as my girl hates it, I’m an avid reader. It’s one of two ways that allow for me to clear my mind of the crazy speeds of the information superhighway that cause my brain to run @ warp speed damn near all day. The other thing allows me to forget the day? Well, she we both like that…but I digress. Here’s a few that managed to either keep my attention or made me want my time & money back.
The Confessions of Rick James: Memoirs of a Super Freak by Rick James
Suggested to me by Cookiehead as one of the books that he read during his current stay @ one of nation’s fine federal correctional institutes, this tome is raw.
Not as raw as Nikki Sixx’s autobiography. Not as polished as one would hope (there are some grammatical errors & misspells throughout). And even though Rick goes in, there’s still parts that i wish were more detailed.
Overall, still a read that will keep your attention as Richard Ambrose Johnson goes through & drops dimes on his experiences & travels throughout the entertainment industry. For younger generations, he was merely a Chappelle show skit. For ages right above that, he was best known for a few disco hits & his arrests during the mid 90′s.
But in his prime & unknown to some, Rick was a superior musical mind & truly a man of the world. Too much to truly recount, but here’s a run down some of his exploits…
– Served briefly in the military before going AWOL (I had no idea).
– Spatted with Marvin Gaye over Anna Gordy (the subsequent muse for Here, My Dear). Read the rest of this entry »
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