Quotes by 'Little Richard'

Little Richard

Richard Wayne Penniman, known by his stage name, Little Richard, is an American musician, singer and songwriter...

ministers

No, I've never truly been a minister.

names household hard

It's hard to have a friend when your name's a household word.

devil

I've never seen the devil create music.

song crowds reactions

A lot of songs I sang to crowds to get their reaction. That's how I knew they'd hit.

fun expression tonight

We're gonna have some fun tonight.

uncles aunt long

I saw Uncle John with Long Tall Sally, he saw Aunt Mary coming and he ducked back in the alley.

world want alive

I just want the world to know that God is present, that he's alive for ever more.

way poverty brighter-days

It was a way out of poverty. It was a way to success. It was a way to education. And it was a way to a brighter day for me.

littles revival ministers

I'm a conductor of revivals. The only minister in the whole package. Little Richard, the evangelist.

makeup attention stage

But when I went on the stage to do a show, I would put on makeup because I felt that it enhanced my act; it drew attention to what I was doing.

rocks occupation singers

But I'm a rock 'n' roll singer; that's my livelihood, my occupation.

singing singers loud

But I was singing loud, and most singers weren't singing loud.

rocks rock-n-roll tempo

That's what Tina Turner did, too - sang blues up-tempo - and they called it rock 'n' roll.

doors thank-god lord

I thank God for Elvis Presley. I thank the Lord for sending Elvis to open the door so I could walk down the road....