Quotes by Little Richard

About Little Richard:

Richard Wayne Penniman is an American recording artist, songwriter and musician.
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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?

Little Richard

God gives us the ability, but rock 'n' roll was created by men.

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I just want the world to know that God is present, that he's alive for ever more.

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And I think a woman should find it a joy to be female because God made both male and female.

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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.

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If I had my life to live over, I would want to be a man.

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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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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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Plus I love Tanya Tucker and I love country music.

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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.

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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 don't think a woman has to act like a man to show that she has strength.

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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.

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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.

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I've never seen the devil create music.

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But men are so full of greed today, they'll sell anything for a little piece of money.

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Author Bio

  • NameLittle Richard
  • DescriptionAmerican pianist, singer and songwriter
  • AliasesRichard Wayne Penniman
  • BornDecember 5, 1932
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionSinger; Pianist; Musician; Songwriter
  • AwardsGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award