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Elton John : I heard Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis, and that was it. I didn’t ever want to be anything else. I’m more of a Little Richard stylist than a Jerry Lee Lewis, I think. Jerry Lee is a very intricate piano player and very skillful, but Little Richard is more of a pounder.
(Source : interview in Rolling Stone, 1973)
Steven Van Zandt: Elvis popularized [rock and roll]. Chuck Berry was the storyteller. Richard was the archetype.
(Source : Tweet after hearing of Little Richard's death)
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(Source : interview in Rolling Stone, 1973)
Steven Van Zandt: Elvis popularized [rock and roll]. Chuck Berry was the storyteller. Richard was the archetype.
(Source : Tweet after hearing of Little Richard's death)