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Ft tal Rick James w a punk rocker, b "Punk meani little kid in a gl fights and speah ? 1 I -A- - wnai ne wants u James said/'ar James said hi punk-rock. "Bi musicians who'] ghettos, very m they're more s little white kids against the Que< James' punk-: ghettos of Amer it's from the ghe the ghetto isn't from a ghetto?" Through his himself from th? the ghetto. "I c want to, so I dor feel I have to tui supressed peopl James said m express their f dealing openly ' trying to set pr stigmatized tos< I AP Spona Rvgist i April April 10 a.m.at i Russell Pat or ! cal 442 pl^p:.. ; . 1 ink-funker 1 ~ R5 UULSUl it By Bill Douglas Qam*cock Staff Writer ants it known he's not a disco artist or ut a punk-funker. ng rebellious and aggressive, like a ftetto who breaks windows and runs, ;s his mind. Being aggressive, saying o say without fearing repercussions," id is a feeling." is punk-funk is not related to British ritish punks are poor-class white re punks because they're poor and in uch like black kids in the states, but uppressed," James said. "They're in England with no money that rebel jn." funk is a rebellion aeainst thp urban ? ? ?0? ? **" ica. "Our music is rebellious because itto," James said. "What person from rebellious, isn't angry, about being music James feels he has uplifted e realistic and the mental barriers of :an buy anything and do anything I l't feel supressed or depressed, I just rn my people on and try to help other e get out that situation," he said. 5 and his Stone City Band are out to reedom and style by singing tunes with sex and marijuana. "We're not ecedents or protocol to what you're seing," he said. *) wy '0 ored ration Mil 9-12 16-17 3 p.m. II riuuse io (Woi l 'British punks are white musicians w/ - ? oecause tneyre pc ghettos, very much kids in the states ?m Hick# ? GAMECOCK Rick Jarr loney, drt iiiiuca uiiiuva uiuciv uiuait uwa one-dimensional. "We're tryinj barriers; we're trying to break said. "We're trying to break d dress-alike, sing-funkin'-do rou there are no black Rod Stewart because niggers are so solo-mind to seeing groups do bull that t seeing one person up there just trying to change the norm." With the release of his Bustinj James said, he has become the fi to have a platinum album before album, Come Get It, turned doub his having to tour to promote tl first black artist ever to wi marijuana ]"Mary Jane"[ to pas Communications Commission? a top ot the charts." he said. Throughout James' albums references to grass. "It's not ju: it's about what I agree with," , sonally like marijuana; I've be long, long time. I think it's greai everything. I'm not nuts; itdoesn In the late 1960s, James played rhythm & blues group called the the other notables in the band w? James and Young were signed It but Young left the company Springfield. James stayed on witl a writer and producer and eventu Beat fop a dUartd's Sp Rpril IBtl Weems Bi ker Orientation A QQ u.u IEE USC will host a t\ Brothers animation < I ee 6 p.m. in the Russe pOOf'ClaSS filmed in making ani to're punks >Of and in A symposium on "... . V literature is schedul ' IIKB DiaCK Division of the USC in cooperation with features speakers Rick James colleges and univen Thursday and a hos formation, contact Department of Forei Film critic Paulir close this week with ane will give a publi the Business Admini will be in the USC tes autographs and talki jgs jj not diversify and is g to break down J f down stigmas," he own the doo-woop, All tines. That's why s or Mick J aggers, led; they're so used jiljHR, hey're not used to having fun. We're I Out of L-7 album, rst black solo artist its release. His first sfM?# ?le platinum without Jfe#' ne album. "I'm the j j *ite a song about js the FCC ]Federal ipgra Silent nd go through to the M there are several st about marijuana, ; James said. "I per- f; en smoking it for a jffijlgj t; it helps colds and 't freak me out." dB8$|J n 1 I in a Canadian folk? MunahirHc Dnp nf 1 ' as Neil Young. Both liBfe S >y Motown Records, I %|M(|ipp?*gMi to form Buffalo | \ f A h Motown to work as fc> <-* -K" J* v ally a punk-funker. lecial Olympic "I (19th rain date) at kin Track inril 1 fith R. H Rallrmrn ;0-5:00 I /o-day sale of original Walt Di >^1 1 rn._ .?.?J?? paintings iuuay iiiiu i uesuaj 1 House Lobby. More than 200 mated films will be offered for s, German exile literature and id for April 19-21 at USC. 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