--- title: "1 11Th Grade Quotes By Chubby Checker" description: "1 11Th Grade quotes by Chubby Checker. Plus more from Chubby Checker and more 11Th Grade sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ff/chubby-checker-12774_business_by-11th-grade-i-was-in-show-business-as_1143280.jpg" --- > [By 11th grade, I was in show business as a professional.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chubby-checker/by-11th-grade-i-was-in-show-business-as-a-professional/) [Chubby Checker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chubby-checker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ff/chubby-checker-12774_business_by-11th-grade-i-was-in-show-business-as_1143280.jpg) ## More by Chubby Checker > [You wave your hands up to the sky, kick your legs to the side. Are you ready, let's do the Freddie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chubby-checker/you-wave-your-hands-up-to-the-sky-kick-your-legs-to-the-side-are-you/) [Chubby Checker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chubby-checker/) > [I compare the Twist to the electric light, The Twist is me, and I'm it. I'm the electric light.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chubby-checker/i-compare-the-twist-to-the-electric-light-the-twist-is-me-and-i-m-it/) [Chubby Checker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chubby-checker/) > [When I'm onstage they know I'm honest, and I try to be as humble as I can.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chubby-checker/when-i-m-onstage-they-know-i-m-honest-and-i-try-to-be-as-humble-as-i/) [Chubby Checker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chubby-checker/) > [Everybody in the '80s, well, we hate rap. Now, the biggest rapper in the world... Eminem. Rap's a black thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chubby-checker/everybody-in-the-80s-well-we-hate-rap-now-the-biggest-rapper-in-the/) [Chubby Checker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chubby-checker/) > [Being on 'Bandstand' was like getting a Nobel Prize. From 3 o'clock in the afternoon until 5:30, nobody was on the street. They were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chubby-checker/being-on-bandstand-was-like-getting-a-nobel-prize-from-3-o-clock-in/) [Chubby Checker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chubby-checker/) > [History was made the day Chubby Checker went on 'Bandstand' with 'The Twist.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chubby-checker/history-was-made-the-day-chubby-checker-went-on-bandstand-with-the/) [Chubby Checker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chubby-checker/) > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chubby-checker/i-m-in-a-crazy-business-the-music-industry-is-really-tough-and-i/) [Chubby Checker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chubby-checker/) > [God's got something for me. I have faith it'll be OK.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chubby-checker/god-s-got-something-for-me-i-have-faith-it-ll-be-ok/) [Chubby Checker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chubby-checker/) > [My outlet is my music, and it's been this way since I was 4 years old.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chubby-checker/my-outlet-is-my-music-and-it-s-been-this-way-since-i-was-4-years-old/) [Chubby Checker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chubby-checker/) > [Ever see a little kid walking around talking to himself? I'm the same way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chubby-checker/ever-see-a-little-kid-walking-around-talking-to-himself-i-m-the-same/) [Chubby Checker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chubby-checker/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chubby-checker/i-was-born-in-south-carolina-on-my-dad-s-farm-i-didn-t-have-much-i-m/) [Chubby Checker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chubby-checker/) > [I've got a girl that I love so, hey Loddy Loddy Lo.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chubby-checker/i-ve-got-a-girl-that-i-love-so-hey-loddy-loddy-lo/) [Chubby Checker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chubby-checker/) > [I want to play main rooms in Vegas. I want to play every day like Elvis did, not just weekends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chubby-checker/i-want-to-play-main-rooms-in-vegas-i-want-to-play-every-day-like/) [Chubby Checker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chubby-checker/) > [Besides, at 62 years old I look like I'm about 27.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chubby-checker/besides-at-62-years-old-i-look-like-i-m-about-27/) [Chubby Checker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chubby-checker/) > [Fame was a mixed blessing for me because I thought I could be as big as I wanted to be, and then I realized…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chubby-checker/fame-was-a-mixed-blessing-for-me-because-i-thought-i-could-be-as-big/) [Chubby Checker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chubby-checker/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/11th-grade/chubby-checker/#itemlist", "name": "1 11Th Grade Quotes By Chubby Checker", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "By 11th grade, I was in show business as a professional.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Chubby Checker" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chubby-checker/by-11th-grade-i-was-in-show-business-as-a-professional/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ff/chubby-checker-12774_business_by-11th-grade-i-was-in-show-business-as_1143280.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ff/chubby-checker-12774_business_by-11th-grade-i-was-in-show-business-as_1143280.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ff/chubby-checker-12774_business_by-11th-grade-i-was-in-show-business-as_1143280.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“By 11th grade, I was in show business as a professional.” — Chubby Checker", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/11th-grade/chubby-checker/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/11th-grade/chubby-checker/", "name": "11Th Grade Quotes by Chubby Checker", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/11th-grade/chubby-checker/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ff/chubby-checker-12774_business_by-11th-grade-i-was-in-show-business-as_1143280.jpg" }, "description": "1 11Th Grade quotes by Chubby Checker. 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