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This was so wonderful. I cried several times. As a Black, queer visual artist and singer, I remember growing up watching little Richie go through the different phases of his life. I was born in 1960 I remember when Little Richard got born again for the second time. Everyone in my house it is not going to stick. And it didn’t. Because we must be ourselves in this documentary revealed just how to do that. Little Richard, influenced prints, Michael Jackson, the Rolling Stones, the Beatles I remember watching the Grammys in 1988 I was28 years old with a little, Richard stood up on the stage and say “y’all never gave me nothing, I am the architect, I am the king of rock ‘n’ roll. And then the accolades started coming in. .As happy as I am, that he received his flowers, it was really too late, for me. It was really disgusting to see Pat Boone claim Little Richards, Music, it was always disgusting for me to see Elvis claim hound, dog, and everything else but these people stole from Black artists! As Carlos Santana once said, all music is is African/Black Music! This documentary was superb absolutely superb. As I stated earlier I cried several times.I truly sobbed when little Richard was in London, and he had to decide what type of music he was going to play, and he just became himself again. I found myself crying, and saying, yes! Yes! You have to be yourself! always choose you! For me to witness the catharsis of Little Richard just made me understand that I always MUST be true and PROUD to be FULL myself. A Black queer/lesbian artist. Thank you for this documentary. it’s extraordinary. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾💛💛💛💛💛