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.
Now that we've got computers, you can pump up anything that anybody ever uttered.
I keep everything. It's one of my problems. I'm a saver.
Rock had a huge impact. Anything that the older generation hates is usually loved by kids. Nothing much changes - that still continues today.
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.
Humor is always based on a modicum of truth. Have you ever heard a joke about a father-in-law?
