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).

Motown Quotes

Martha Reeves: "Berry Gordy turned his house into a studio and discovered over 30 acts in the city. And we're famous all over the world."

Diana Ross: "You know, you do need mentors, but in the end, you really just need to believe in yourself."

David Ruffin: "We're entertainers, not just singers."

Stevie Wonder: "You can't base your life on other people's expectations."

Marvin Gaye: "If you cannot find peace within yourself, you will never find it anywhere else."

Berry Gordy: "I have this ability to find this hidden talent in people that sometimes even they didn't know they had."

Michael Jackson: "I'm never pleased with anything, I'm a perfectionist, it's part of who I am."

Lionel Ritchie: "All artists are egotistical maniacs with inferiority complexes."

Diana Ross: "If I have someone who believes in me, I can move mountains."

Berry Gordy: "Today's business climate is not for me."

Smokey Robinson: "Once you're a Motown artist, you're always a Motown artist."

10 Facts About Edward Van Halen

1. Born In Holland (January 26th, 1955)

2. Named his son Wolfgang after Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

3. Played the guitar solo on Michael Jackson's Beat It, off the album Thriller (1982).

4. Fans named Eddie's famous red, white and black stripped guitar "Franken-Strat" because he had rebuilt it so many times.

5. Edward's middle name is Lodewijk, after Ludwig Van Beethoven.

6. According to Gene Simmons, Eddie tried to join Kiss in 1982 as a replacement for Ace Frehley.


7. Was married to actress Valerie Bertinelli.

8. Appeared on the TV show "Two And A Half Men" (2009).

9. Had hip replacement surgery in 1999.

10. His father, Jan Van Halen, plays clarinet on the song Big Bad Bill, off the album Diver Down (1982).

Best Michael Jackson Songs

Superstar Michael Jackson had many hit songs (13 number ones on Billboard singles chart) these are possibly his biggest and most defining:

1. Beat It (1982): With it's sizzling Eddie Van Halen guitar solo, this track helped Jackson cross over from R&B to mainstream rock / pop. The video features Michael in his iconic red leather jacket.

2. Billie Jean (1982): Michael mania really takes off with this track, the second single off the Thriller and the album's first number one.

3. Thriller (1982): The video was directed by John Landis (An American Werewolf In London, Coming To America) and featured monster make up by Rick Baker (also An American Werewolf In London). Horror actor Vincent Price makes a guest appearance on the single.

4. Smooth Criminal (1987): The seventh single off the album Bad. It was also featured in the movie Moonwalker (1988).

5. Say Say Say (1983): The first single off the Thriller was the duet with Paul McCartney The Girl Is Mine. The follow up collaboration between the two was Say Say Say, released off Paul's Pipes Of Peace Album.

6. Bad (1987): The title track off Michael's long awaited follow up album to Thriller. The video was directed by Martin Scorsese (Taxi Driver, Raging Bull).

7. Black Or White (1991): The first single off Dangerous. The video was also directed by John Landis, and co stars Macaulay Culkin and George Wendt (Norm from TV's Cheers).

8. Rock With You (1979): From the album Off The Wall

9. Man In The Mirror (1987): One of Jackson's most emotional songs. This song was co written by Siedah Garrett, who also duets with him on I Just Can't Stop Loving You. The video is very powerful to watch and features many famous people including Martin Luther King, Mother Teresa, Gandhi and John Lennon.

10. Don't Stop Til You Get Enough (1979): The first single from the album Off The Wall and Michael's first Number one since Ben (1972).

Michael Jackson Quotes

"I'm never pleased with anything, I'm a perfectionist, it's part of who I am."

"Me and Janet really are two different people."

"The Bee Gees who are brilliant, I just love great music."

"Before you judge me, try hard to love me."

"Know what I also love? Mannequins. I guess I want to bring them to life. I like to imagine talking to them."

"I have no problem with imitating. It's a compliment. Everybody has to start out looking up to somebody. For me it was James Brown, Sammy Davis Jr., Jackie Wilson, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly."

"Most people don't know me, that is why they write such things in which most is not true. I cry very very often because it hurts and I worry about the children, all my children all over the world. I live for them."

"People who grew up as child stars have the same thing in common. You're cute, they love you; you go through the awkward stage, they don't accept you any more. Very few make the transition to adult star."

"I put a lot of mannequins in my room in the past, and I still have mannequins in my room, because I used to be very lonely, painfully lonely."

"There's a Mother's day and a Father's day, but there's no children's day. It would mean a lot. World peace."

"I'll always be Peter Pan in my heart."