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" I look back on my life, comin' out of Macon, Georgia - I never thought I'd be a superstar, a living legend. I never heard of no rock and roll in my life. "
Little Richard
Thought
Life
My Life
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" I think my legacy should be that when I started in show business, there wasn't no such thing as rock n' roll. When I started with 'Tutti Frutti,' that's when rock really started rocking. "
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" I never accepted the idea that I had to be guided by some pattern or blueprint. "
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" Plus I love Tanya Tucker and I love country music. "
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Say
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Never
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