Great Quotes About Little Richard

Etta James : "He was the biggest of them all. And he knew it...he wanted everyone to call him King Richard."

Paul McCartney: "I love his voice and I always wanted to sing like him."

Mick Jagger: "Little Richard is the originator and my first idol."

Jimi Hendrix: "I want to do with my guitar what Little Richard does with his voice."


Smokey Robinson: "Little Richard is the beginning of rock and roll."

Rod Stewart: "The first rock and roll record I listen to was The Girl Can't Help It by Little Richard."

Paul Simon: "When I was in high school I wanted to be like Little Richard."

Keith Richards: "The most exciting moment of my life was appearing on the same stage as Little Richard."

Elton John: "Little Richard's records were the best rock and roll records."

Michael Jackson: "James Brown, Ray Charles, Jackie Wilson, Chuck Berry and Little Richard - I think they had strong influences on a lot of people."

Quincy Jones: "Little Richard was not only a giant but a pioneer of the so-called rock and roll music industry."

David Bowie: "After hearing Little Richard on record, I bought a saxophone and came into the music business. Little Richard was my inspiration."

Wilson Pickett: "Little Richard is the architect of rock and roll."

Pat Boone: "No one has been imitated more than Little Richard."

Great Rock & Roll Guest Appearances

Edward Van Halen's guitar solo on Michael Jackson's 'Beat It' (1982).

Eric Clapton's guitar solo on the Beatles 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' (1968).

John Lennon playing guitar on David Bowie's 'Fame' (1975).

Mick Jagger singing back up on Carly Simon's 'You're So Vain' (1972).

David Bowie Singing a duet with Bing Crosby on 'Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy' (1982)
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David Gilmour playing guitar on Paul McCartney's 'No More Lonely Nights' (1984).

Mick Jagger, Keith Richards & Keith Moon singing background vocals on the Beatles' 'All You Need Is Love' (1967).

Roy Harper singing lead vocals on Pink Floyd's 'Have A Cigar' 91975).

Jimmy Page's guitar solo on the Kink's 'You Really Got Me' (1964).

U2 performing on Robbie Robertson's 'Sweet Fire Of Love' (1987).

k.d. lang singing with Roy Orbison on 'Crying' (1984).

George Harrison playing rhythm guitar on Cream's 'Badge' (1968).

Freddie Mercury Quotes

"I have fun with my clothes onstage; it's not a concert you're seeing, it's a fashion show."

"We've gone overboard on every Queen album. But that's Queen."

"I'm so powerful on stage I seem to have created a monster. When I'm performing I'm an extrovert yet inside I'm a completely different man."

"Years ago, I thought up the name Queen. It's just a name. But it's regal, obviously, and sounds splendid. It's a strong name, very universal and immediate."

"I can't win. Love is Russian roulette for me. No one loves the real me inside. They're all in love with my fame, my stardom."

"The bigger the better, in everything."

"We were disliked by the press in the early days because they couldn't put their finger on us, and that was the case with Zeppelin as well."

"We're confident people will take to us, because although the camp image has already been established by people like Bowie and Bolan, we are taking it to another level."

"I think I'm totally original. I'm sure there are many people who see themselves in me, but that's to them. I'm me, basically, and that's how I like to be."

"The carmen miranda of rock & roll. But what can I say? I'm a flamboyant personally. I like going out and having a good time."

"I won't be a rock star. I will be a legend."

David Bowie Quotes

"I'm always amazed that people take what I say seriously. I don't even take what I am seriously."

"I get offered so many bad movies. And they're all raging queens or transvestites or martians."

"I'm not a prophet or a stone aged man, just a mortal with potential of a superman. I'm living on."

"I think fame itself is not a rewarding thing. The most you can say is it gets you a seat in restaurants."

"The only thing I ever got out of fame was a better table in a restaurant. And for that I gave up being able to relate to people."

"I once asked Lennon what he thought of what I do. He said 'it's great, but it's just rock and roll with lipstick on.' "

"I re-invented my image so many times that I'm in denial that I was originally an overweight Korean woman."

"Sometimes you stumble across a few chords that put you in a reflective place."

"You would think that a rock star being married to a super model would be one of the greatest things in the world. It is."

"It would be my guess that Madonna is not a very happy woman. From my own experience, having gone through persona changes like that, that kind of clawing need to be the center of attention is not a pleasant place to be."

"I'm an instant star. Just add water and stir."

"I don't know where I'm going from here, but I promise it won't be boring."