'Little Richard: I Am Everything,' a documentary on the life of the rock and roll icon, opens this Friday. We talked to director Lisa Cortés about Richard’s relevance today, as both a musical rebel and a transgressive superstar.
What drew you to Little Richard’s story? What inspires you most about him, and why is Little Richard “everything”?
Well, I think the myth of American rock and roll has not posited Richard for the essential role that he played. And it’s not only about the music, but it’s like, as Richard said, Black and white people were not listening to the same music, they were not celebrating, they were not partying together. And he brings teenagers, Black and white, together, which—an act in itself—is pretty radical. And he does this still at a time when Emmett Till was killed for [allegedly assaulting] a white woman.
You feature a lot of heavyweights in the film—Nona Hendryx, among others. Of course, Mick Jagger. I’m just curious: what wild stories did Mick tell you about the Stones’ first tour in ’63 with Little Richard? I think there’s a very compelling argument made in the film about appropriation and obliteration. And as we know with obliteration, it not only negates your contribution but it also affects your ability to make money. And that’s something that we saw have a serious effect in Richard’s life.
You see other legends like Dionne Warwick being very active on social media today. How dope would Little Richard have been on Twitter?
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