I’d like to do radio just like pictures – leave the imperfect stuff on the cutting-room floor. – Al Jolson
I once did a three-hour interview with Radio Oxford only to be told the microphone hadn’t picked me up. – Noam Chomsky
I listen to Radio 4 and put the iPod on shuffle. I like the randomness of, say, the Stones, then something from Nina Simone, Nick Drake or Bob Dylan. – Catherine McCormack
But I also think it’s up to the fan base to call in the radio stations and demand that the more mature artists be played as well. – Nickolas Ashford
If I had been thrown out into a radio tour when I was 18, or 17, and given a record deal, I don’t think… it would have been a total nightmare. – Maren Morris
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting distributes an annual appropriation that we provide in accordance with a statutory formula, the vast majority of which goes directly to public radio and television stations. – Earl Blumenauer
Daft Punk wouldn’t have normally fit into anything that was pop on the radio, but they just did it. – Danger Mouse
Yes, I get a report from BMI about the frequency of performances, and it is very surprising. They played one of my most advanced pieces, and one of my most unusual ones on the radio. – Elliott Carter
Radio news is bearable. This is due to the fact that while the news is being broadcast, the disk jockey is not allowed to talk. – Fran Lebowitz