Little Richard quotes

Little Richard was an American pianist, singer, and songwriter, widely recognized as a founding figure of rock and roll. His energetic performances and flamboyant style broke social and musical barriers in the 1950s. He inspired generations of musicians with his iconic songs and electrifying stage presence. Here are 82 of his quotes:

I came from a family where my people didn't like rhythm and blues. Bing Crosby - "Pennies from Heaven" - Ella Fitzgerald, was all I heard. (Little Richard)

A lot of songs I sang to crowds to get their reaction. That's how I knew they'd hit.

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There's something I prefer not saying, I will say this. I'm a believer in the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. I believe the seventh-day Sabbath is God's way. I believe we should eat kosher. I was invited to a party night before last. Rod Stewart's. I didn't go, because I open the Sabbath on Friday.

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I appreciate being picked one of the top 100 performers, but who is number one and who is number two doesn't matter to me anymore. Because it won't be who I think it should be. The Rolling Stones started with me, but they're going to always be in front of me. The Beatles started with me - at the Star Club in Hamburg, Germany, before they ever made an album - but they're going to always be in front of me. James Brown, Jimi Hendrix - these people started with me. I fed them, I talked to them, and they're going to always be in front of me.

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The average person, when they see a black man, they would say "Man, he got soul cos' his color." But I disagree with that. I think that God would be a very selfish God if He gave all the soul to one race. He lets his rain fall on the red flowers, the green flowers, the blue flowers; the good, the bad, no races, so He lets His blessings fall on all races. So I think that there are types of souls, like there are different types of cars. But they're all cars. You know, I think that, when a white guy sing[s], if he have soul, that don't mean that he had to copy no negro to get it. I believe if he feels, when one sings from the heart and it reaches another heart, that's soul.

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Well, you know I used to play piano for the church. You know that spiritual, 'Give Me that Old Time Religion', most churches just say, [sings] "Give me that old time religion" but I did, [sings] "Give me that old time, talkin' 'bout religion," you know I put that little thing in it you know, I always did have that thing but I didn't know what to do with the thing I had. So the style has always been with me... I always had my little thing I wanted to let the world hear, you know.

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I woke up this mornin', Lucille was not in sight, I asked my friends about her but all their lips was tight, Lucille, please come back where you belong, I've been good to you baby, please don't lead me along.

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I call my music the healing music ... It makes the blind feel that they can see, the lame feel that they can walk, the deaf and dumb that they can hear and talk.

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I did what I felt, and I felt what I did, at all costs.

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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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Greed has taken the whole universe, and nobody is worried about their soul. (Little Richard)

I also think that what's wrong with all of us is that we don't show enough love toward each other.

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

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I think people who don't believe in God are crazy. How can you say there is no God when you hear the birds singing these beautiful songs you didn't make?

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

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His rhythm is the only one I can sing my songs to.

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I got a gal, named Sue, she knows just what to do, I got a gal, named Sue, she knows just what to do. She rocks to the East, she rocks to the West, She is the gal that I love best. Tutti frutti, oh rutti.

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

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I thank God for making me a man.

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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. (Little Richard)

I always knew I was a man, always felt that I was a man, always wanted to be a man.

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.

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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.

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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.

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Occupation: American Pianist
Born: December 5, 1932
Died: May 9, 2020
Quotes count: 82
Wikipedia: Little Richard

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