Facts about Little Richard

Occup.Musician
FromUSA
BornDecember 5, 1932
Age91 years

Summary

Little Richard is a famous Musician from USA, he/she is 91 years old and still alive, born December 5, 1932.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac sagittarius, who is known for Philosophical, Motion, Experimentation, Optimism. Our collection contains 41 quotes who is written / told by Little.

Related authors: Jimi Hendrix (Musician), Bob Dylan (Musician), Billy Preston (Musician), Robert Plant (Musician)

41 Famous quotes by Little Richard

Small: I was always my own person
"I was always my own person"
Small: I think they saw me as something like a deliverer, a way out. My means of expression, my music, was a w
"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"
Small: I think God made a woman to be strong and not to be trampled under the feet of men. Ive always felt thi
"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"
Small: I only wore makeup when I went onstage
"I only wore makeup when I went onstage"
Small: I love God, and Im a follower
"I love God, and I'm a follower"
Small: I let people know that it was all right to do the kinds of things I did
"I let people know that it was all right to do the kinds of things I did"
Small: I dont give the devil credit for creating nothing
"I don't give the devil credit for creating nothing"
Small: Greed has taken the whole universe, and nobody is worried about their soul
"Greed has taken the whole universe, and nobody is worried about their soul"
Small: God gives us the ability, but rock n roll was created by men
"God gives us the ability, but rock 'n' roll was created by men"
Small: But when I went on the stage to do a show, I would put on makeup because I felt that it enhanced my act
"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"
Small: And I dont get down on nobody else for doing whatever else they do. To each his own
"And I don't get down on nobody else for doing whatever else they do. To each his own"
Small: Some situations you cause yourself
"Some situations you cause yourself"
Small: I always knew I was a man, always felt that I was a man, always wanted to be a man
"I always knew I was a man, always felt that I was a man, always wanted to be a man"
Small: And Id like to give my love to everybody, and let them know that the grass may look greener on the othe
"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"
Small: If I had my life to live over, I would want to be a man
"If I had my life to live over, I would want to be a man"
Small: I also think that whats wrong with all of us is that we dont show enough love toward each other
"I also think that what's wrong with all of us is that we don't show enough love toward each other"
Small: But Im a rock n roll singer thats my livelihood, my occupation
"But I'm a rock 'n' roll singer; that's my livelihood, my occupation"
Small: But I was singing loud, and most singers werent singing loud
"But I was singing loud, and most singers weren't singing loud"
Small: And I think a woman should find it a joy to be female because God made both male and female
"And I think a woman should find it a joy to be female because God made both male and female"
Small: Im here to sing
"I'm here to sing"
Small: I tried to look presentable for a show, but not for sexual attraction. It was strictly for show busines
"I tried to look presentable for a show, but not for sexual attraction. It was strictly for show business"
Small: I think people who dont believe in God are crazy. How can you say there is no God when you hear the bir
"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?"
Small: Plus I love Tanya Tucker and I love country music
"Plus I love Tanya Tucker and I love country music"
Small: Now they have banging guitar and no bass and call it rock, but thats not what I call rock
"Now they have banging guitar and no bass and call it rock, but that's not what I call rock"
Small: I think that a man should be caring
"I think that a man should be caring"
Small: I never accepted the idea that I had to be guided by some pattern or blueprint
"I never accepted the idea that I had to be guided by some pattern or blueprint"
Small: I also like the banging piano - that old good-time piano
"I also like the banging piano - that old good-time piano"
Small: I would wear flamboyant clothes and long hair, and most singers at the time didnt
"I would wear flamboyant clothes and long hair, and most singers at the time didn't"
Small: I never heard nobody in my audience call me any kind of names
"I never heard nobody in my audience call me any kind of names"
Small: I dont think a woman has to act like a man to show that she has strength
"I don't think a woman has to act like a man to show that she has strength"
Small: God is omnipotent, He is omniscient, and He is ever present
"God is omnipotent, He is omniscient, and He is ever present"
Small: To me, true rock n roll has a lot of bottom in it
"To me, true rock 'n' roll has a lot of bottom in it"
Small: No, Ive never truly been a minister
"No, I've never truly been a minister"
Small: I thank God for making me a man
"I thank God for making me a man"
Small: I did what I felt, and I felt what I did, at all costs
"I did what I felt, and I felt what I did, at all costs"
Small: Rock n roll offered me a platform to speak what I felt. It also offered me a platform to support my mam
"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"
Small: I just want the world to know that God is present, that hes alive for ever more
"I just want the world to know that God is present, that he's alive for ever more"
Small: I dont think that you have to be effeminate to be sensitive
"I don't think that you have to be effeminate to be sensitive"
Small: Gay people are the sweetest, kindest, most artistic, warmest and most thoughtful people in the world.
"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"
Small: But men are so full of greed today, theyll sell anything for a little piece of money
"But men are so full of greed today, they'll sell anything for a little piece of money"
Small: When you sit down and think about what rock n roll music really is, then you have to change that questi
"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"