Dick Clark
Dick Clark
Richard Augustus Wagstaff "Dick" Clark Jr.was an American radio and television personality, as well as a cultural icon who remains best known for hosting American Bandstand from 1957 to 1987. He also hosted the game show Pyramid and Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, which transmitted Times Square's New Year's Eve celebrations. Clark was also well known for his trademark sign-off, "For now, Dick Clark — so long!", accompanied with a military salute...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth30 November 1929
CityMount Vernon, NY
CountryUnited States of America
The faultless formulas of television-the ones that last-are simple.
Age ain't got nothing to do with how old you are.
It's rare when an artist's talent can touch an entire generation of people. It's even rarer when that same influence affects several generations. Elvis made an imprint on the world of pop music unequaled by any other single performer.
The music of your youth stays with you throughout your life.
The problem is when you try to impose today's standards on people living back then. It's the politically correct thing to do, but it was a different era, a different country then.
I don't set trends. I just find out what they are and exploit them.
When I looked at him, I would say to myself, 'I've stolen from him,' as everybody has who's a talker on television.
Last year I had a stroke. It left me in bad shape. I had to teach myself how to walk and talk all over again. It was a long hard fight. My speech is not perfect but I'm getting there.
I don't make culture. I sell it.
Music is the soundtrack of your life.
If you want to stay young-looking, pick your parents very carefully.
If you fall down, get up and walk again. If you can't walk, crawl. If that idea fails, have another one It doesn't happen by accident. It takes a lot of hard work.
Jet lag is for amateurs.
Success is finding something you love to do, getting paid to do it and finding someone to share it with.