At www.rickjames.com scroll 2 the bottom of the page and click on the link 4 the 2004 interview, he mentions touring with Prince in 1980 in this radio interview at about the 8:00 min. mark.

It's funny 2 me that even 20 years later Rick Can't except the fact that Prince took his girls and his glory. Rick was a bad brother back in the day but he's no Prince. I think that Rick may have hit that pipe 1 2many times. His brain is fried chicken.