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."

Rod Stewart Quotes

"What I do now is all my dad's fault, because he bought me a guitar as a boy, for no apparent reason."

"Instead of getting married again, I'm going to find a woman I don't like and just give her a house."

"Well, there's not a day goes by when I don't get up and say thank you to somebody."

"I've been out with some extremely beautiful women who have no sex appeal whatsoever. It really is a lot more than skin deep."

"I've got Ferraris coming out me bum."

"I've still got a brilliant head of hair, which refuses to lay down."



"I don't think people expect Bruce Springsteen to come out in a pink satin jacket, but Rod Stewart they do."

"Elvis was the king. No doubt about it. People like myself, Mick Jagger and all the others only followed in his footsteps."

"If there's one thing I've learned about women, which I try to pass on to my boys, it's listening."

"You go through life wondering what is it all about but at the end of the day it's all about family."

"There's no reason why I should retire."