We can't make it important to anybody else. Some of the audience we serve doesn't really care about what you did yesterday and you have to be cognizant of that...But it's important to us.

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Somebody had to come along and do the format better than we were doing; that...

Somebody had to come along and do the format better than we were doing; that...

We wish you love, peace, and soul!

We wish you love, peace, and soul!

Whats funny is I really thought I would be handicapped in Los Angeles because the...

Whats funny is I really thought I would be handicapped in Los Angeles because the...

I'm trying to use euphemisms here, trying to avoid saying there was no television for...

I'm trying to use euphemisms here, trying to avoid saying there was no television for...

I've been accused of not being up on hip-hop or not being a fan of...

I've been accused of not being up on hip-hop or not being a fan of...

We got another sound comin' out of Philly that's a sure 'nough dilly.

We got another sound comin' out of Philly that's a sure 'nough dilly.

Stevie Wonder is the epitome of soul.

Stevie Wonder is the epitome of soul.

I was never exposed to a great deal of racism, but the Chicago I grew...

I was never exposed to a great deal of racism, but the Chicago I grew...

There were individuals at the time who were on the proverbial wish list, and before...

There were individuals at the time who were on the proverbial wish list, and before...

It's always a pleasure to find something that matters.

It's always a pleasure to find something that matters.

We just seem to be surrounded on this anniversary show by all of our personal...

We just seem to be surrounded on this anniversary show by all of our personal...

I figured as long as the music stayed hot and important and good, that there...

I figured as long as the music stayed hot and important and good, that there...

I dont know anybody who can define it. Its like trying to define hip-hop. You...

I dont know anybody who can define it. Its like trying to define hip-hop. You...

You can bet your last money, it's gonna be a stone gas, honey!

You can bet your last money, it's gonna be a stone gas, honey!

I always felt a love for music, but I never got my nerve up enough...

I always felt a love for music, but I never got my nerve up enough...

I saw the general-market world, the white world. I felt that it was my mission...

I saw the general-market world, the white world. I felt that it was my mission...

I had a burning desire to see black people presented on television in a positive...

I had a burning desire to see black people presented on television in a positive...

I went crazy. I was sending angry letters to every newspaper editorial board in the...

I went crazy. I was sending angry letters to every newspaper editorial board in the...

In my neighborhood, it was all jazz for a while. Then we grew up into...

In my neighborhood, it was all jazz for a while. Then we grew up into...

A guy like me cant be doing 'love, peace and soul!' shtick for the rest...

A guy like me cant be doing 'love, peace and soul!' shtick for the rest...