Whether with the Beatles or in a solo career, Macca says rock icon has inspired most of his way of singing and composing
Among the first architects of rock, including Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly and Eddie Cochrannobody influenced Paul McCartney more than a specific name. This is none other than Little Richard.
Who states is Paul himself. The eternal Beatle It claims to have learned “everything you know” with the author of classics like “Tutti Frutti”, “Long Tall Sally” and “Lucille”.
Whether in the form of singing or composing, with impetus to the piano and an unmistakable hoarse voice, Little Richard was a real school for Macca. In an interview available on an extra material from the album RUN DEVIL RUN (1999), the English artist reflected on a song present in the tracklist: “Shake a hand”rewritten precisely by the American.
He declared (via Beatles Bible and Far Out):
“I love that so much, I love playing this song. So we (Beatles) We played it, and it’s kind of … It’s like a gospel song. So I did it practically as Richard did. He taught me everything I know. [Ele dizia:] ‘Paul, you know I taught you everything …’ It’s true, it’s true, Richard. “
Liverpool’s FAB Four, it is said, served as Richard’s opening band during his season in Hamburg, Germany, before fame. The American doesn’t overdo it when he says British colleagues learned a lot from him.
Little Richard, idol of Paul McCartney
Born in Macon, Georgiaus United StatesLittle Richard lived until he was 87. The rock icon died in 2020 as a result of bone cancer.
At the time, Paul McCartney returned to the idol again and reaffirmed his devotion to Little Richard’s teachings. In a post on InstagramMacca initially stated:
This Sunday (10), Paul McCartney released a text on social networks to talk about the death of his idol. He said that Little Richard told other people, “I taught Paul everything he knows.” And admitted that Richard was correct.
“From ‘Tutti Frutti‘A’Long Tall Sally‘,’GOOD GOLLY, MISS MOLLY‘E’Lucille‘Little Richard arrived shouting in my life when I was a teenager. I owe a lot of what I do to Little Richard and his style. And he knew. He said, ‘I taught Paul everything he knows.’ I need to admit that he was correct. “
Then Paul remembered the aforementioned occasion when the Beatles opened to Little Richard in Hamburg. He said:
“He let us stay in the dressing room and we accompanied his pre-show rituals, with his head covered by a towel over a bowl of hot water. Out of nowhere, he would take his head to the mirror and say, ‘I can’t do anything if I’m so beautiful.’ And he was.”
Finally, McCartney said that Little Richard was “A great man with a kind sense of humor and someone who will be missing in the Rock and Roll community and much more”. He concluded:
“I thank him for everything he taught me and for his kindness for allowing me to be his friend. Goodbye, Richard, and an ‘a-wop-bop-a-loop’.”
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Source: Rollingstone
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