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    Shockingly Cocky Quotes: No. 5

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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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    M Dubat 2-26-2008

    well this is the truth so .....hey

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    mmtilleyat 10-08-2008

    No the architect of rock n roll is Elvis..... get it right.. Richie is just a follow up

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    G3M1N1at 10-08-2008

    I agree with the elvis part

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    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!

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    Cee-Ceeat 9-15-2009

    elvis ?? the architect of rock n roll ? .. i think not... he's a copy cat... he just tried to replicate the soul of the african american singers of that time... white ppl didnt know what to do with themselvs when they saw some1 with rhym...

    and of course .. all the fame went to elvis..

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    Poison freakat 2-29-2008

    Is he black or white? He needs to make up him mind.

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    Jessieat 3-01-2008

    this is nothing new...hesays this all the time and he is one of the pioneers of rock and roll...

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    esteeat 3-01-2008

    i suppose that's some what true but what about elvis?

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    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....

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    pat 3-01-2008

    The gay liberator!

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    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.

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    malloryat 6-30-2008

    What about Chuck Berry?

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    debraat 3-01-2008

    Thats micheal jackson in a few more years.lollllllllllllllllll.tooty frooty all rooty.......

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    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.

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    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.

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    reefsaverat 3-01-2008

    All he needed was to say "One of the innovators, etc. Then he'd be right.

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    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!

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    Karenat 3-01-2008

    I love Little Richard, he is an original. I love watching him, he puts a smile on my face.

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    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!

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    Norma LaDonisat 5-18-2009

    Lol comin from a tooty frooty, don't worry; it's all rooty!

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