What takes away Rick James' life?

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BEIJING, Aug. 10 (Xinhuanet) -- The death of Flamboyant funk music pioneer Rick James has stired the world, the cause of it, too.
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This dynamic performer, 56, whose sensuous 1981 dance hit Super Freak came to embody the ruinous excesses of his colorful life, died in his sleep on Friday at his home in Los Angeles.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-08/10/content_1752753.htm

[mountainvue]

1. He partied too hard.

Also, it appears he may have still been partying-with a pacemaker in him! If only we could get Cheney to do the same.