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> [Advertising. I'd definitely like to try that. In fact, it was a genuine second choice career-wise. I'd be good at selling stuff - I've got the gift of the gab.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-blackburn/advertising-i-d-definitely-like-to-try-that-in-fact-it-was-a-genuine/)

[Tony Blackburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-blackburn/)

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## More by Tony Blackburn

> [I remember filling my car up in London when an 85-year-old man said to me, 'You've done our age group proud.' That made me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-blackburn/i-remember-filling-my-car-up-in-london-when-an-85-year-old-man-said/)

[Tony Blackburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-blackburn/)

> [I'm not a showbiz person. I just enjoy talking nonsense on the radio. I'm not bothered about going to clubs or the paparazzi, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-blackburn/i-m-not-a-showbiz-person-i-just-enjoy-talking-nonsense-on-the-radio-i/)

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> [When I go to see live music I tend to want to really listen to it, so when people get up and dance it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-blackburn/when-i-go-to-see-live-music-i-tend-to-want-to-really-listen-to-it-so/)

[Tony Blackburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-blackburn/)

> [I'm quite good at water skiing. Dave Clark, from the 1960s band Dave Clark Five, taught me how to water ski in Spain one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-blackburn/i-m-quite-good-at-water-skiing-dave-clark-from-the-1960s-band-dave/)

[Tony Blackburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-blackburn/)

> [One time I picked it up and a voice goes, 'Hi, it's Sinatra. Can you play me a record?' I was like, 'Oh yeah,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-blackburn/one-time-i-picked-it-up-and-a-voice-goes-hi-it-s-sinatra-can-you-play/)

[Tony Blackburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-blackburn/)

> [A woman called Rose has written to me every day for the last 15 years. That's dedication. It's not quite fan mail, but a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-blackburn/a-woman-called-rose-has-written-to-me-every-day-for-the-last-15-years/)

[Tony Blackburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-blackburn/)

> [Splashing about in mud in the cold is not my thing. I made an attempt to go to the Isle Of Wight Festival in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-blackburn/splashing-about-in-mud-in-the-cold-is-not-my-thing-i-made-an-attempt/)

[Tony Blackburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-blackburn/)

> [Will Young. He's a great white soul singer. But he was slightly disappointing when I met him - not that friendly. Perhaps he was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-blackburn/will-young-he-s-a-great-white-soul-singer-but-he-was-slightly/)

[Tony Blackburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-blackburn/)

> [For me, the highlight was meeting all the Motown acts, as I adore black soul music. I met Stevie Wonder who I love, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-blackburn/for-me-the-highlight-was-meeting-all-the-motown-acts-as-i-adore-black/)

[Tony Blackburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-blackburn/)

> [Robert Redford, ha ha! He's a very attractive man and I'm not. Or Noel Edmonds, as he's a friend of mine and knows me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-blackburn/robert-redford-ha-ha-he-s-a-very-attractive-man-and-i-m-not-or-noel/)

[Tony Blackburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-blackburn/)

> [I originally wanted to be a singer, but I was average. I made 18 records, but none were that great. I was in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-blackburn/i-originally-wanted-to-be-a-singer-but-i-was-average-i-made-18/)

[Tony Blackburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-blackburn/)

> [Advertising. I'd definitely like to try that. In fact, it was a genuine second choice career-wise. I'd be good at selling stuff - I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-blackburn/advertising-i-d-definitely-like-to-try-that-in-fact-it-was-a-genuine/)

[Tony Blackburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-blackburn/)

> [Not interested. I didn't try very hard. I went to boarding school on a sports' scholarship after I bowled a cricket ball into my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-blackburn/not-interested-i-didn-t-try-very-hard-i-went-to-boarding-school-on-a/)

[Tony Blackburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-blackburn/)

> [I'm a bit obsessive. I've just bought this Wi-Fi radio, which can pick up 7,500 stations from all over the world. I'm boring my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-blackburn/i-m-a-bit-obsessive-i-ve-just-bought-this-wi-fi-radio-which-can-pick/)

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> [I've never liked what's meant to be cool. I was asked to do Glastonbury the year before last actually, but I couldn't make it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-blackburn/i-ve-never-liked-what-s-meant-to-be-cool-i-was-asked-to-do/)

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