Little Richard is a former gay. I suspect he went to it first because of molestation at bus stations where he picked up tricks. Early in his entertainment career he was a transvestite singer, too.
David Bowie was resentful that the (homofascist) media never let him live down his acknowledgement of bisexual relations. He got married several times. Raised kids. Molested a girl with one of his wives. But you s*** one c***....
I personally know some others. Wife, kid. Jealous girls because they didn’t “grab him” first when he became available. Good business, stable income, some level of national success.
They are out there.
Little Richard on David Letterman 1982 (7:32-8:30, and story is his dad was murdered for bootlegging liquor before he ever left home)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqxbyZDoFnk
Richard had been recording as Little Richard since around 1952 for RCA (then Peacock then Specialty).
He learned piano from Eskew Reeder (Esquirita, who died of AIDS in the 80s). They met in a bus station in Georgia. (cruising, oh boy!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMAJUJ_lEKc
Esquirita, Maybe Baby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ht6bFob4z0
And it is true that James Brown started with Little Richard. He had to do Little Richard’s live gig while Richard was out of state recording in the studio. Richard’s manager called Little Richard “the hardest working man in showbiz” because he was in two places at once. He took up as James’ manager because he really did see that James was hardest working.