Chubby Checker ,quotes

History was made the day Chub...

History was made the day Chubby Checker went on 'Bandstand' with 'The Twist.'

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I am the Alexander Graham Bel...

I am the Alexander Graham Bell of the phone company, the Christopher Columbus of America because after 'The Twist' everything changed, .. Watch the films from 1958 up to 1959, and watch American Bandstand during that time. After the song came out, everything was different.

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By 11th grade, I was in show ...

By 11th grade, I was in show business as a professional.

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Of all the '60s - there was E...

Of all the '60s - there was Elvis, there was the Beatles, there was the British invasion, Jimmy Hendrix, and Woodstock - the No. 1 record was 'The Twist.'

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Fame was a mixed blessing for...

Fame was a mixed blessing for me because I thought I could be as big as I wanted to be, and then I realized that I couldn't because of the racist element in the record business.

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Homey don't quit. What else a...

Homey don't quit. What else are you gonna do? It's like those guys in the cartoon they get up in the morning, check the clock and fight all day and after it's over they check the clock and go home. That's how it goes.

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This is my greatest regret - ...

This is my greatest regret - that my music is not being played, and more people aren't seeing Chubby Checker. That's very painful for me. Many nights, I have tears in my eyes about that.

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When I go on stage, I'm a dif...

When I go on stage, I'm a different man. I become Chubby Checker, And when I'm not Chubby Checker, I'm preparing to be him.

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I was 17 or 18 when 'The Twis...

I was 17 or 18 when 'The Twist' came along, and the rest is history. Sometimes I regret it. I would have gotten more into acting. I would have been more of a legitimate performer onstage like Liza Minnelli. But I got so caught up in the dance thing that I never got into theater.

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Ever see a little kid walking...

Ever see a little kid walking around talking to himself? I'm the same way.

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Everybody in the '80s, well, ...

Everybody in the '80s, well, we hate rap. Now, the biggest rapper in the world... Eminem. Rap's a black thing.

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Chubby Checker changed the da...

Chubby Checker changed the dance floor.

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I compare the Twist to the el...

I compare the Twist to the electric light, The Twist is me, and I'm it. I'm the electric light.

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Justin Timberlake, Britney Sp...

Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears all the rappers, they're doing my dances and they're making billions doing my dances. When they do that little thing they do with their hands that's The Fly and The Pony.

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People don't do the Macarena ...

People don't do the Macarena together. Or if they do, they do it to get closer, to get together. It's the same thing with the Electric Slide.

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I'm in a crazy business. The ...

I'm in a crazy business. The music industry is really tough, and I fight for my life. I just want to make everybody happy.

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When I hear 'The Twist,' some...

When I hear 'The Twist,' sometimes I hear it, and I go, 'Wow - I really did that song. It could have been anybody, but it was me. Isn't that great.'

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I want to play main rooms in ...

I want to play main rooms in Vegas. I want to play every day like Elvis did, not just weekends.

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Do you go to gym and exercise...

Do you go to gym and exercise to music? Before Chubby Checker, that never happened.

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When I play in Atlantic City,...

When I play in Atlantic City, I perform Tuesdays through Sundays for two weeks, and I have 91-percent attendance. No one else plays six days a week, two shows per night, and does that kind of business.

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