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Little Richard: I Am Everything

When I first wrote"Tutti Frutti," it was "Tutti frutti, People want it to be a thing,you...

When I first wrote
"Tutti Frutti," it was "Tutti frutti,
good booty." Audience: [cheering] People want it to be a thing,
you know?

Full Transcript

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When I first wrote "Tutti Frutti,"
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it was "Tutti frutti, good booty."
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Audience: [cheering]
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People want it to be a thing, you know?
Duration
12 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
01:18:03
Uploaded
Apr 19, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
Bungalow Media + Entertainment,CNN Films,Rolling Stone Films

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Movie Summary

The life and career of Little Richard, the one-of-a-kind rock 'n' roll icon who shaped the world of music.
I mean, this night, - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:14
I mean, this night,
[laughs] - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:05
[laughs]
Richard was who he wanted to be when he wanted to be - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:08
Richard was who he wanted to be when he wanted to be
Well, I haven't been, uh, involved in sex in 14 years. - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:06
Well, I haven't been, uh, involved in sex in 14 years.
That's not my main thing in life, period, anymore. - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:05
That's not my main thing in life, period, anymore.
Whether you're homosexual - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:07
Whether you're homosexual
He could be openly gay in some ways, - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:06
He could be openly gay in some ways,
Nyong'o: As a queer person myself, - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:06
Nyong'o: As a queer person myself,
Misunderstood as an individual identity, right? - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:06
Misunderstood as an individual identity, right?
As if we have a single truth that we can never change. - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:07
As if we have a single truth that we can never change.
He was flamboyant - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:06
He was flamboyant
♪ Great God Almighty, been a long time coming ♪ - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:06
♪ Great God Almighty, been a long time coming ♪
He would say to the crowd, - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:09
He would say to the crowd,
He'd break me off $100, break Keith off $100, - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:06
He'd break me off $100, break Keith off $100,
I've never met someone that was so real. - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:06
I've never met someone that was so real.
Nyong'o: Queer communities know this well, - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:07
Nyong'o: Queer communities know this well,
Glenn: We all really loved him and cared about - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:07
Glenn: We all really loved him and cared about
- [indistinct chatter] - [camera shutters clicking] - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:10
- [indistinct chatter] - [camera shutters clicking]
Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, the Everly Brothers, - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:09
Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, the Everly Brothers,
Nyong'o: There was a ceremony, but Richard wasn't there. - Little Richard: I Am Everything 00:05
Nyong'o: There was a ceremony, but Richard wasn't ...