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
men thank-god
I thank God for making me a man.
men wanted felt
I always knew I was a man, always felt that I was a man, always wanted to be a man.
caring thinking men
I think that a man should be caring.
men thinking having-strength
I don't think a woman has to act like a man to show that she has strength.
men greed today
But men are so full of greed today, they'll sell anything for a little piece of money.
men rocks giving
God gives us the ability, but rock 'n' roll was created by men.
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.
bedroom
My mother died, and I couldn't stand to look at her bedroom any more. I'd get sick. I've always been a momma's boy.
life
If I had my life to live over, I would want to be a man.
bunch dime good gotten miss money rhythm
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.
business
I think my legacy should be that when I started in show business, there wasn't no such thing as rock n' roll. When I started with 'Tutti Frutti,' that's when rock really started rocking.
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.
names household hard
It's hard to have a friend when your name's a household word.
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.