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. – Little Richard
I think they saw me as something like a deliverer, a way out. My means of expression, my music, was a way in which a lot of people wished they could express themselves and couldn’t. – Little Richard
When you sit down and think about what rock ‘n’ roll music really is, then you have to change that question. Played up-tempo, you call it rock ‘n’ roll; at a regular tempo, you call it rhythm and blues. – Little Richard
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. – Little Richard
I’m a conductor of revivals. The only minister in the whole package. Little Richard, the evangelist. – Little Richard
A lot of people call me the architect of rock & roll. I don’t call myself that, but I believe it’s true. – Little Richard
And I think a woman should find it a joy to be female because God made both male and female. – Little Richard
Rock ‘n’ roll offered me a platform to speak what I felt. It also offered me a platform to support my mama and my brothers and sisters – twelve children. – Little Richard
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. – Little Richard
I also think that what’s wrong with all of us is that we don’t show enough love toward each other. – Little Richard
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. – Little Richard
I look back on my life, comin’ out of Macon, Georgia – I never thought I’d be a superstar, a living legend. I never heard of no rock and roll in my life. – Little Richard
I tried to look presentable for a show, but not for sexual attraction. It was strictly for show business. – Little Richard
