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"Little Richard - he was the first one that really got to me. Little Richard and, of course, Elvis Presley." "I don't know if it was because of James Brown and Little Richard, I always preferred a high energy vocal, a hard full-force vocal. I liked Little Richard better than Elvis, and I liked James Brown better than the Beatles...but the Miracles were a heavy influence on me, too... I always preferred the more energized vocals." (Late-1981 radio interview from segerfile.com) (pt) |
