Howard Stern
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Listen, when I was on the radio and it was brutal. In order to get an audience and to maintain an audience, every 15 minutes they take the ratings in radio. It isn't like this, like where you go, you know what, we have a lot of people listening. You know, it could be three people listening to this. Nobody knows, nobody cares. But you're on the radio and every 15 minutes they take ratings.
Listen, when I was on the radio and it was brutal. In order to get an audience and to maintain an audience, every 15 minutes they take the ratings in radio. It isn't like this, like where you go, you know what, we have a lot of people listening. You know, it could be three people listening to this. Nobody knows, nobody cares. But you're on the radio and every 15 minutes they take ratings.
Listen, when I was on the radio and it was brutal. In order to get an audience and to maintain an audience, every 15 minutes they take the ratings in radio. It isn't like this, like where you go, you know what, we have a lot of people listening. You know, it could be three people listening to this. Nobody knows, nobody cares. But you're on the radio and every 15 minutes they take ratings.
And what are you going to do to hold people's attention? But you found all these people like this, like kind of... But look, I found people that I was interested in. I'll never forget the day. I was on the radio and I took a little bathroom break and I walked by my green room. The lights went up. I'm looking at the room and there he is. Beetlejuice. Beetlejuice. Jason, you ever hear my show?
And what are you going to do to hold people's attention? But you found all these people like this, like kind of... But look, I found people that I was interested in. I'll never forget the day. I was on the radio and I took a little bathroom break and I walked by my green room. The lights went up. I'm looking at the room and there he is. Beetlejuice. Beetlejuice. Jason, you ever hear my show?
And what are you going to do to hold people's attention? But you found all these people like this, like kind of... But look, I found people that I was interested in. I'll never forget the day. I was on the radio and I took a little bathroom break and I walked by my green room. The lights went up. I'm looking at the room and there he is. Beetlejuice. Beetlejuice. Jason, you ever hear my show?
In high school, I listened to it a lot. There was a guy named Beetlejuice who's very popular, even to this day on the internet. It's insanely popular. Right, right. So, you know, I said, this guy's a star. He's going to be fantastic.
In high school, I listened to it a lot. There was a guy named Beetlejuice who's very popular, even to this day on the internet. It's insanely popular. Right, right. So, you know, I said, this guy's a star. He's going to be fantastic.
In high school, I listened to it a lot. There was a guy named Beetlejuice who's very popular, even to this day on the internet. It's insanely popular. Right, right. So, you know, I said, this guy's a star. He's going to be fantastic.
This guy's going to be a star. And sure enough, he was. No, I mean, I was always looking for interesting people.
This guy's going to be a star. And sure enough, he was. No, I mean, I was always looking for interesting people.
This guy's going to be a star. And sure enough, he was. No, I mean, I was always looking for interesting people.
No, not self-sabotage. Well, here's the truth. In my family, words meant nothing. My mother would say actions only mean anything. And I guess I took her literally. Yeah.
No, not self-sabotage. Well, here's the truth. In my family, words meant nothing. My mother would say actions only mean anything. And I guess I took her literally. Yeah.
No, not self-sabotage. Well, here's the truth. In my family, words meant nothing. My mother would say actions only mean anything. And I guess I took her literally. Yeah.
I had a miserable failure in Detroit. I got hired to be the morning man at WWWW in Detroit, which are the worst call letters for a radio station. I get on there and go, WWWW Detroit W4. I don't know what I'm doing, so I... I was hired to be the morning man. I had had some success in Hartford. Not a huge success, but success. And I got hired in Detroit.