Little Richard

I think they saw me as something like a deliverer, a way out. My means of expression, my music, was a way in which a lot of people wished they could express themselves and couldn't. ↗

— Little Richard

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I tried to look presentable for a show, but not for sexual attraction. It was strictly for show business. ↗

— Little Richard

#business #i #i tried #look #sexual

I was always my own person. ↗

— Little Richard

#i #my own #own #person

I was really kind of shy as a child. But I would do things for attention. ↗

— Little Richard

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I would wear flamboyant clothes and long hair, and most singers at the time didn't. ↗

— Little Richard

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I'm here to sing. ↗

— Little Richard

#i #sing

I've never seen the devil create music. ↗

— Little Richard

#devil #i #music #never #seen

If I had my life to live over, I would want to be a man. ↗

— Little Richard

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It was a way out of poverty. It was a way to success. It was a way to education. And it was a way to a brighter day for me. ↗

— Little Richard

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Like, my mother would have company over, and I would sing so they'd pay attention to me. ↗

— Little Richard

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