Quotes by 'Little Richard'

Little Richard

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

ems bops dishes

I was washing dishes at the Greyhound bus station at the time and I said, 'Awap bop a lup bop a wop bam boom, take 'em out!'

men thank-god

I thank God for making me a man.

children attention shy

I was really kind of shy as a child. But I would do things for attention.

happy-friday ideas patterns

I never accepted the idea that I had to be guided by some pattern or blueprint.

ministers

No, I've never truly been a minister.

mother pay attention

Like, my mother would have company over, and I would sing so they'd pay attention to me.

thinking joy males

And I think a woman should find it a joy to be female because God made both male and female.

rocks occupation singers

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

omniscient omnipotent

God is omnipotent, He is omniscient, and He is ever present.

rocks rock-n-roll fans

I am the architect of rock n' roll. I have to be a fan of all its forms.

creating giving devil

I don't give the devil credit for creating nothing.

thinking sensitive

I don't think that you have to be effeminate to be sensitive.

makeup

I only wore makeup when I went onstage.

littles revival ministers

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