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Shockingly Cocky Quotes: No. 5


"I am the innovator. I am the originator. I am the emancipator. I am the architect of rock 'n' roll!"
-- Little Richard







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RollingStoner

Well, Little Richard IS holding up considerably better than Michael Jackson. The man says what he thinks and is consistently humble toward God.

August 30 2009 at 10:42 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Timmy

If I recall correctly, Elvis was doing Little Richard covers, not the other way around. Hell, Pat Boone was famous for doing Little Richard covers. He didn't invent it but he was in the lab with Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, and the folks that did.

August 18 2009 at 2:49 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Gene Goodreau

Elvis was actually imitating Jackie Wilson imitating Elvis! You can hear him talk about it on some of the Sun session tapes. Little Richard's hits were waning when Elvis bought the rights to record four of Richard's songs. The Elvis rebirth of these songs, (Tutti Frutti, Long Tall Sally, Ready Teddy and Rip it Up)allowed his manager ("Bumps" Blackwell) to ballyhoo that Elvis was just an imitator. Richard was the Original! It's all show business hype.

August 05 2009 at 2:18 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
terrellmidw

little richards wearing a lil too much blush lol

August 02 2009 at 2:25 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Heinz

rock n' roll was black slang for sex.

May 19 2009 at 12:48 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
joenetnav

All true. Being givin air play an AM radio in the 1950's as an African American was unheard of, but he did it. Elvis was great, but he broke into music by singing black music because most of the black writers and singers couldn't get picked up by record labels or get AM stations to play black music unless it was sung by a white man. I know I'll get a lot of crap for this but anybody who grew up in the '50s and was aware of the music sceen knows it's true. And know disrespect to Elvis, he's still the king.

November 28 2008 at 1:35 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
tamraann

Yes, you are!

November 02 2008 at 4:57 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
gehniss451f

Go Little Richard..he does have it right.

October 25 2008 at 7:45 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Guitarismysex

You haven't felt bad for a person until you see a man who wishes he was Elvis.

October 21 2008 at 4:36 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
andy

A TRUE AMERICAN LEGEND.

October 10 2008 at 4:33 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply