Dick Clark

We don't compete with the Grammys. The Grammys compete with us. They have taken the stance that anybody who performs on 'The American Music Awards' cannot appear on 'The Grammys.' I don't agree with that philosophy.

Rock had a huge impact. Anything that the older generation hates is usually loved by kids. Nothing much changes - that still continues today.

First job I had, I was 17 years old. I was primarily the mail room boy at the radio station. An FM station. And in those days, nobody listened to FM.

Personally, I'd like to visit every corner of the earth. But I don't know as I'll ever be able to accomplish that.

It's real good to be back with you again this year.

Between Alan Freed in Cleveland and Bob Horn and Lee Stewart in Philadelphia and George 'Hound Dog' Lorenz in Buffalo, they began to find out that white kids liked black music. It was a very significant period of time before I got there.

I played records, the kids danced, and America watched.

I had made a great deal of money, and I was proud of it. I was a capitalist.

I was roundly criticized for being in and around rock & roll music at its inception. It was the devil's music: it would make your teeth fall out and your hair turn blue, whatever the hell. You get through that.

It can be embarrassing. People come up to me and say, 'I love your show,' and I have no idea which one they're talking about.

I love what I do. I love the invigoration of doing things I haven't done before.

Well, I'm using a cane, so what? So what if they shot me sitting in a wheelchair? That's life!