Little Richard — music icon, legend and the man behind hits such as “Tutti Frutti” and “Good Golly Miss Molly” — inspired a generation. But despite his success, there were p…
Cortés says the documentary draws parallels with “
You open with his quote, “I am the innovator. I am the originator. I am the emancipator. I am the architect of rock ‘n’ roll!” Why start there? Richard also provided a platform for many artists and was a mentor to so many. He took a teenage Billy Preston, a young keyboard player, to England and introduced him to the Beatles. Billy later became known as the Fifth Beatle.
I love that we’re able to be in conversation with him, and to call him out on things that we as the audience are wondering if there’s a little bit of embellishment that’s going on.We did a very deep dive at the beginning of the film so I could find Richard’s voice and enable him to narrate the story over the years.
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