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NORTHRIDGE, Calif. - From the outside, not much distinguishes Jerry Williams Jr.'s ranch-style home from those around it on a quiet suburban street in Northridge.

Step through the front door, though, and it's apparent that somebody unusual lives here.

There's the entryway lined with gold and platinum records. There's the cozy bedroom into which a white grand piano has been squeezed. And out back there's the swimming pool, empty of all but a few inches of murky water, with a painting on the bottom depicting Williams astride an enormous white rat.

The image will be familiar to fans of Williams' alter ego, the funk eccentric