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 More Quotes by Little Richard More Quotes From Little Richard I am the innovator. I am the originator. I am the emancipator. I am the architect of rock 'n' roll! Little Richard architectrock-n-rollrocks 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 thoughtfulgaypeople I was directed and commanded by another power. The power of darkness. The power that you've heard so much about. The power that a lot of people don't believe exists. The power of the Devil. Satan. Little Richard darknessbelievepeople A-bop-bop-a-loom-op-a-lop-bop-boom. Little Richard bopsexplanation Greed has taken the whole universe, and nobody is worried about their soul. Little Richard greedtakensoul I did what I felt, and I felt what I did, at all costs. Little Richard feltcost 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 fake-peoplecuttingbelieve I don't think that you have to be effeminate to be sensitive. Little Richard sensitivethinking 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 rocksbelievepeople 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. Little Richard strong-womenbeing-strongmother 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? Little Richard crazysongbeautiful Elvis may be the King of Rock and Roll, but I am the Queen. Little Richard rocksqueenskings 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 rockskidspeople God would be a very selfish god if he gave all the soul to one race. ... When one sings from the heart and it reaches another heart, that's soul. Little Richard selfishraceheart I also think that what's wrong with all of us is that we don't show enough love toward each other. Little Richard enough-loveenoughthinking My true belief about Rock 'n' Roll--and there have been a lot of phrases attributed to me over the years--is this: I believe this kind of music is demonic. ... A lot of the beats in music today are taken from voodoo, from the voodoo drums. If you study music in rhythms, like I have, you'll see that is true. I believe that kind of music is driving people from Christ. It is contagious Little Richard rockstakenbelieve God gives us the ability, but rock 'n' roll was created by men. Little Richard rocksgivingmen 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!' Little Richard greyhoundsbopsems But men are so full of greed today, they'll sell anything for a little piece of money. Little Richard greedpiecesmen I invented rock & roll. Jimi Hendrix was my guitar player. James Brown was my vocalist. Little Richard rocksguitarplayer
