Radio Quotes

Small: When radio stations started playing music the record companies started suing radio stations. They thought now
"When radio stations started playing music the record companies started suing radio stations. They thought now that people could listen to music for free, who would want to buy a record in a record shop? But I think we all agree that radio stations are good stuff"
Niklas Zennstrom, Scientist
Small: I do it because I love acting, I love working, and whether its radio, television, films, theater, I dont care
"I do it because I love acting, I love working, and whether it's radio, television, films, theater, I don't care as long as I can get out there and do it"
Joan Collins, Actress
Small: But in those days - in the mid-50s, early 60s - there was less than 300 radio stations that were playing count
"But in those days - in the mid-'50s, early '60s - there was less than 300 radio stations that were playing country music and a lot of that wasn't full time"
Mel Tillis, Musician
Small: The one thing the blues dont get is the backing and pushing of TV and radio like a lot of this garbage you hea
"The one thing the blues don't get is the backing and pushing of TV and radio like a lot of this garbage you hears. They choke stuff down people's throat so they got no choice but to listen to it"
John Lee Hooker, Musician
Small: And rather than hide that, I would rather put that out on the radio and let someone see the full range of emot
"And rather than hide that, I would rather put that out on the radio and let someone see the full range of emotions. If you're going to be strong on the radio, you got to let it all out, even the ugly stuff. And you can't apologize for it"
Howard Stern, Entertainer
Small: I listen to National Public Radio, which, to me at least, presents the most rounded view of things
"I listen to National Public Radio, which, to me at least, presents the most rounded view of things"
Ed Harris, Actor
Small: I was an avid radio fan when I was a boy, as well as a great lover of comic strips
"I was an avid radio fan when I was a boy, as well as a great lover of comic strips"
Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Novelist
Small: Turn up your radio. Watch lots of telly and eat loads of choc. Feel guilty. Stay up all night. Learn everythin
"Turn up your radio. Watch lots of telly and eat loads of choc. Feel guilty. Stay up all night. Learn everything in six hours that has taken you two years to compile. That's how I did it"
Dawn French, Comedian
Small: I love sports. Whenever I can, I always watch the Detroit Tigers on the radio
"I love sports. Whenever I can, I always watch the Detroit Tigers on the radio"
Gerald R. Ford, President
Small: A lot of times in this business, we are taking advantage of hot times in our career to do a lot of TV and a lo
"A lot of times in this business, we are taking advantage of hot times in our career to do a lot of TV and a lot of radio and that sort of thing, and George is able to be so humble that he can get away with not doing those things"
Lee Ann Womack, Musician
Small: I watch a lot of baseball on the radio
"I watch a lot of baseball on the radio"
Gerald R. Ford, President
Small: There are things that I wont do on the radio. I mean, the next logical question is, what wont you do.
"There are things that I won't do on the radio. I mean, the next logical question is, what won't you do. I say, well, you know, you've got to find out when you're on the air"
Howard Stern, Entertainer
Small: When Paul and I were first friends, starting in the sixth grade and seventh grade, we would sing a little toge
Art Garfunkel
"When Paul and I were first friends, starting in the sixth grade and seventh grade, we would sing a little together and we would make up radio shows and become disc jockeys on our home wire recorder. And then came rock and roll"
Art Garfunkel, Musician
Small: Im the kind of person who can hear that stuff. If you sing along to the radio and youre not going to sing unis
Art Garfunkel
"I'm the kind of person who can hear that stuff. If you sing along to the radio and you're not going to sing unison with the melody, but find the harmony, I find that pretty easy to do"
Art Garfunkel, Musician
Small: There is not a lot that keeps me glued to the radio as I used to be
"There is not a lot that keeps me glued to the radio as I used to be"
Boz Scaggs, Musician
Small: People in America, when listening to radio, like to lean forward. People in Britain like to lean back
"People in America, when listening to radio, like to lean forward. People in Britain like to lean back"
Alistair Cooke, Journalist
Small: Im a bit of a nerd, I wouldnt mind working in a shop selling records, or having a radio show where I could pla
"I'm a bit of a nerd, I wouldn't mind working in a shop selling records, or having a radio show where I could play obscure singles"
Bjork, Musician
Small: Rodgers and Hammerstein didnt mean anything to me. I just wanted to have a hit, I just wanted to be like those
Art Garfunkel
"Rodgers and Hammerstein didn't mean anything to me. I just wanted to have a hit, I just wanted to be like those people on the radio. It was all of a case of the present tense with no projecting into the future, particularly"
Art Garfunkel, Musician
Small: The thing that interests me least about the radio business is the radio business. But Ive had to learn a littl
"The thing that interests me least about the radio business is the radio business. But I've had to learn a little bit about it. It's not rocket science: You get ratings, that's good"
Al Franken, Comedian
Small: The right wing has had a radio apparatus for years and years, so theyve had minor leagues - theyve had local r
"The right wing has had a radio apparatus for years and years, so they've had minor leagues - they've had local rightwing guys who've become national rightwing guys, and who build slowly, and that's how it goes. We haven't had that. It isn't like we have a farm team"
Al Franken, Comedian
Small: Yeah, but you need an experienced radio veteran who is a liberal advocate. And there just hadnt been any radio
"Yeah, but you need an experienced radio veteran who is a liberal advocate. And there just hadn't been any radio that did that. And so they weren't trained - they had developed all these bad habits of being objective and balanced and stuff like that"
Al Franken, Comedian
Small: I had a hit single on the radio for 30 days before I graduated from high school
Will Smith
"I had a hit single on the radio for 30 days before I graduated from high school"
Will Smith, Actor
Small: The future is electronic. Its radio, television and the Internet its not really newspapers anymore
"The future is electronic. It's radio, television and the Internet; it's not really newspapers anymore"
Will McDonough, Writer
Small: So I went and did an audition and became the biggest radio actor in Sydney, and thats how it all started
"So I went and did an audition and became the biggest radio actor in Sydney, and that's how it all started"
Rod Taylor, Actor
Small: Also theres two sides of it, I mean, a band like us, at our level and the way we have to promote ourselves and
"Also there's two sides of it, I mean, a band like us, at our level and the way we have to promote ourselves and usually radio just completely turns their back on us, at the same time I think Mp3s help promote us somewhat, spreading the word about the album and stuff"
Kenny Hickey, Musician
Small: Country radio certainly widens the boundaries of what I can do. Other artists may do something more edgy that
"Country radio certainly widens the boundaries of what I can do. Other artists may do something more edgy that gets on radio and that opens the door for me to be more edgy, I think"
Clint Black, Musician
Small: Its American Alternative radio stations that bug me. Were considered Alternative, but dont expect us to be pla
"It's American Alternative radio stations that bug me. We're considered Alternative, but don't expect us to be played next to Blink 182 and Offspring. We're hardly of that generation"
Thurston Moore, Musician
Small: Well over fifty years ago I was making radio loudspeakers and radio sets in Rochester, New York pretty young a
"Well over fifty years ago I was making radio loudspeakers and radio sets in Rochester, New York; pretty young and inexperienced; but we survived the depression"
Stuart Symington, Businessman
Small: I was a kid, and I remember my mother singing. She was also a radio soap opera actress, but my mother sang
Ruben Blades
"I was a kid, and I remember my mother singing. She was also a radio soap opera actress, but my mother sang"
Ruben Blades, Musician
Small: Super casual music listeners. Thats most of the people in the world. And you have to understand, thats why Top
"Super casual music listeners. That's most of the people in the world. And you have to understand, that's why Top 40 radio exists. It's not there for people who seek out music and who love music"
Michael Stipe, Musician
Small: Basically, right before college I got into the Guinness book for my feet and started to do local commercials a
Matthew McGrory
"Basically, right before college I got into the Guinness book for my feet and started to do local commercials and little radio spots, just little things and found I really liked it"
Matthew McGrory, Actor
Small: But if you pick up every other magazine, it is the peanut butter diet, or the cabbage soup diet, and then you
Richard Simmons
"But if you pick up every other magazine, it is the peanut butter diet, or the cabbage soup diet, and then you go to the radio and you hear that you can drink some solution and you will lose weight overnight. It just does not work that way!"
Richard Simmons, Celebrity
Small: I love the fact that 35 years later, I still hear my songs on the radio
"I love the fact that 35 years later, I still hear my songs on the radio"
Ronnie Spector, Musician
Small: You know, a left-winger, the barrier to success if youre on the left in commercial radio is a mile and a half
"You know, a left-winger, the barrier to success if you're on the left in commercial radio is a mile and a half higher than it is if you're on the right"
Robert McChesney, Critic
Small: In this drawing we just let our imagination run wild. We visualized Superman toys, games, and a radio show - t
"In this drawing we just let our imagination run wild. We visualized Superman toys, games, and a radio show - that was before TV - and Superman movies. We even visualized Superman billboards. And it's all come true"
Joe Shuster, Artist
Small: The copycat effects of media violence, similar to those previously attributed to westerns, radio serials and c
"The copycat effects of media violence, similar to those previously attributed to westerns, radio serials and comic books, are easy to exaggerate"
Hugh Mackay
Small: Its really hard in this day and age, with radio and MTV being so consolidated, to get new music out there.
"It's really hard in this day and age, with radio and MTV being so consolidated, to get new music out there. I think we've become a really legitimate, viable avenue for getting new music out there"
Josh Schwartz, Producer
Small: The bosses of our mass media, press, radio, film and television, succeed in their aim of taking our minds off
"The bosses of our mass media, press, radio, film and television, succeed in their aim of taking our minds off disaster. Thus, the distraction they offer demands the antidote of maximum concentration on disaster"
Ernst Fischer, Writer
Small: Yes, I get a report from BMI about the frequency of performances, and it is very surprising. They played one o
"Yes, I get a report from BMI about the frequency of performances, and it is very surprising. They played one of my most advanced pieces, and one of my most unusual ones on the radio"
Elliott Carter, Composer
Small: For years everyone looked toward the demise of radio when television came along. Before that, they thought tal
"For years everyone looked toward the demise of radio when television came along. Before that, they thought talking movies might eliminate radio as well. But radio just keeps getting stronger"
Casey Kasum