Little Richard Quotes

American - Musician Born: December 5, 1932

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.

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Elvis may be the King of Rock and Roll, but I am the Queen.

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Black people lived right by the railroad tracks, and the train would shake their houses at night. I would hear it as a boy, and I thought: I'm gonna make a song that sounds like that.

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And I'd like to give my love to everybody, and let them know that the grass may look greener on the other side, but believe me, it's just as hard to cut.

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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.

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I try to be a guide for people, to make their darkness bright and to make the pathway light, and never to condemn or control or criticize.

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A lot of people call me the architect of rock & roll. I don't call myself that, but I believe it's true.

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

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I never heard nobody in my audience call me any kind of names.

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I tried to look presentable for a show, but not for sexual attraction. It was strictly for show business.

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I would wear flamboyant clothes and long hair, and most singers at the time didn't.

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I've never gotten money from most of those records. And I made those records: In the studio, they'd just give me a bunch of words, I'd make up a song! The rhythm and everything. 'Good Golly Miss Molly'! And I didn't get a dime for it.

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