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I was angry about the fact that my father would beat my mother on a daily basis, that my mother would like take it in turn and beat on me. I was an abused child. I was mad about all those things, very bitter and very angry.
Rick James
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Rick James
Age: 56 †
Born: 1948
Born: February 1
Died: 2004
Died: August 6
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