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"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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Reader Comments(1 of 6)
M Dubat 2-26-2008
well this is the truth so .....hey
mmtilleyat 10-08-2008
No the architect of rock n roll is Elvis..... get it right.. Richie is just a follow up
G3M1N1at 10-08-2008
I agree with the elvis part
cookiez777at 10-08-2008
Uhhh, I don't think you can compare them! :] Cuz little Richard - first of all, I want to say there's definitely two different types of rock N' Roll- was something else and so was elvis! No comparison in that!
Poison freakat 2-29-2008
Is he black or white? He needs to make up him mind.
esteeat 3-01-2008
i suppose that's some what true but what about elvis?
meaghan!at 10-08-2008
Elvis started his career a good 2 years after Little Richard, in '53. He's always considered Richard an inspiration. wikipeeeeedia....
pat 3-01-2008
The gay liberator!
Jessieat 3-01-2008
this is nothing new...hesays this all the time and he is one of the pioneers of rock and roll...
Caseyat 3-01-2008
This isn't even really a quote, it's more of a catchphrase. He's always said this and he's mostly right.
malloryat 6-30-2008
What about Chuck Berry?
debraat 3-01-2008
Thats micheal jackson in a few more years.lollllllllllllllllll.tooty frooty all rooty.......
Anaat 3-01-2008
Elvis??? Um no, Elvis might have made rock n roll popular, but he didn't invent it, and he even copied the black artists.
drwoowoocl2001at 11-28-2008
I agree, Elvis helped to popularize rock and roll, but it was people like Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Ike Turner and Fats Domino who were the REAL innovators and pioneers. Elvis simply made black music palatable for whites.
Big Macat 3-01-2008
Little Richard is da man! ho-HO! At least he got it right when he got his face done. Can't say the same for Whacko Jacko.
~BAM!
reefsaverat 3-01-2008
All he needed was to say "One of the innovators, etc. Then he'd be right.
Karenat 3-01-2008
I love Little Richard, he is an original. I love watching him, he puts a smile on my face.
Georgia Peachat 3-01-2008
Well now, he has a point! Originator: He probably was the first to openly do drag. Innovator: He probably invented botox, the man has not aged a day of 20 years. Emancipator: Long before the Village People, he made it cool for men to gay. Architet of Rock and Roll: I won't go there, it's just too easy! All I'll say is make-up!
LOL - Lighten up/ I don't hate/dislike/or disapprove of anyone's lifestyle!
Norma LaDonisat 5-18-2009
Lol comin from a tooty frooty, don't worry; it's all rooty!
harry morrowat 3-01-2008
LITTLE RICHARD IS THE TRUE KING OF ROCK'N'ROLL.