Little Richard
Little Richard
Richard Wayne Penniman, known by his stage name, Little Richard, is an American musician, singer and songwriter...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth5 December 1932
CityMacon, GA
CountryUnited States of America
flash kids music pan people roll
People called rock & roll 'African music.' They called it 'voodoo music.' They said that it would drive the kids insane. They said that it was just a flash in the pan - the same thing that they always used to say about hip-hop.
architect believe people
A lot of people call me the architect of rock & roll. I don't call myself that, but I believe it's true.
gay thoughtful people
Gay people are the sweetest, kindest, most artistic, warmest and most thoughtful people in the world. And since the beginning of time all they've ever been is kicked.
being-strong mother strong-women
I think God made a woman to be strong and not to be trampled under the feet of men. I've always felt this way because my mother was a very strong woman, without a husband.
bops explanation
A-bop-bop-a-loom-op-a-lop-bop-boom.
selfish heart race
God would be a very selfish god if he gave all the soul to one race. ... When one sings from the heart and it reaches another heart, that's soul.
kids rocks people
People called rock & roll 'African music.' They called it 'voodoo music.' They said that it would drive the kids insane. They said that it was just a flash in the pan - the same thing that they always used to say about hip-hop.
block rocks devil
Rock 'n' roll doesn't glorify God. You can't drink out of God's cup and the devil's cup at the same time. I was one of the pioneers of that music, one of the builders. I know what the blocks are made of because I built them.
queens kings rock-and-roll
Elvis may be the King of Rock and Roll, but I am the Queen.
fame reason fortune
I got fame and fortune, and I lost my sense of reasoning.
size ships wave
It's not the size of the ship; it's the size of the waves.
years given thousand
Elvis was God-given, there's no other explanation. A Messiah comes around every few thousand years, and Elvis was it this time.
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.