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Chubby Checker
Chubby Checker
American Musician
Born: Oct 3, 1941
Business Chubby Just Me Music You
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I'm just grateful to be on this planet. I have no enemies that I know of. I'm just the guy who makes happy. Chubby Checker
Happy Grateful Enemies Guy Know Makes Just Planet Who
You have to be very strong to play my music. The drummer has to be in great shape. Same with the guitarist. You have to be a monster to play with Chubby! Chubby Checker
Music Great You Strong Guitarist Monster Chubby Shape Drummer Very Same Play
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. Chubby Checker
Together People Same Thing Slide Get Same Closer Get Together Electric Thing
It takes a real soldier to stay in the music industry and live off the things that have been put before me and be able to survive all this time because it has not been easy. Chubby Checker
Music Time Me Before Live Music Industry Soldier Easy Stay Able Put Takes Industry Because Real Been Off Survive To Survive Things
Before I got in this business I was in the chicken business. Chubby Checker
Business Before Got Chicken
Besides, at 62 years old I look like I'm about 27. Chubby Checker
Old Besides About Like Look Years
Everybody in the '80s, well, we hate rap. Now, the biggest rapper in the world... Eminem. Rap's a black thing. Chubby Checker
Hate World Rapper Black Everybody Rap Eminem Well Biggest Now Thing
Dancing, apart to music with a beat, is my legacy. Chubby Checker
Music Dancing Beat Legacy Apart
When I'm onstage they know I'm honest, and I try to be as humble as I can. Chubby Checker
Humble Try Onstage Know Honest
Ever see a little kid walking around talking to himself? I'm the same way. Chubby Checker
Way Kid See Himself Talking Around Walking Same Little Little Kid Ever
I want people to look at a checkerboard and think of me! Chubby Checker
Me People Think Look Want
I was born in South Carolina. On my dad's farm, I didn't have much. I'm just a poor kid who worked in a produce market. Chubby Checker
Farm Market Carolina Kid Born South South Carolina Just Poor Produce Worked Much Who Dad
Michael Jackson is the most awesome person who ever walked onstage. He was just incredible. Chubby Checker
Awesome Incredible Onstage He Most Michael Walked Michael Jackson Person Jackson Just Who Ever
I don't get the airplay that one in my position deserves. 'Twist and Shout' gets more airplay than 'The Twist,' and that's not right. Chubby Checker
More Than Get Gets Shout Deserves Right Twist Position
I want to play main rooms in Vegas. I want to play every day like Elvis did, not just weekends. Chubby Checker
Day Every Day Every Elvis Weekends Main Vegas Like Did Just Want Rooms Play
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. Chubby Checker
Business Else Kind Sundays City Atlantic Per Week Through Weeks No-One Attendance Perform Days Does Six Six Days Shows Play Night Two Two Weeks Plays
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. Chubby Checker
History Regret Sometimes Dance Rest Would More Onstage Never Performer Along Like Got Caught Gotten Came Been Up Legitimate Theater Acting Thing Twist
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.' Chubby Checker
Great Me Song Sometimes Wow Could Go Hear Been Did Anybody Really Twist
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. Chubby Checker
Me Business Blessing Thought Big Record Record Business Could Because Mixed Fame Wanted Realized Then Element
The only difference between The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Aerosmith, and Chubby Checker is that they get their music played on the radio. Chubby Checker
Music Chubby Bruce Bruce Springsteen Only Only Difference Between Aerosmith Springsteen Get Rolling Stones Rolling Stones Difference Radio Played
I love food, and the food industry is huge, and I just love dealing in it. Chubby Checker
Love Food Food Industry Industry Dealing Huge Just
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. Chubby Checker
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