'American Top 40' allowed me to be current without my having to force change to keep up with things. The new songs kept us up to date, so every show sounded fresh. — Casey Kasem Copy Share Image
If I were doing a real rock show, slapping the phone book in time to the music, grooving with the songs, then it would matter to know how I felt about what I was playing. You can't fake it in… — Casey Kasem Copy Share Image
Growing up, I actually wanted to be a professional Baseball player, instead of a radio DJ. Believe it or not. — Casey Kasem Copy Share Image
If the beat gets to the audience, and the message touches them, you've got a hit. — Casey Kasem Copy Share Image
A lot of my fans are people who have grown up and don't have as much time to listen to the radio, but still… — Casey Kasem Copy Share Image
For years everyone looked toward the demise of radio when television came along. Before that, they thought talking movies might eliminate radio as well.… — Casey Kasem Copy Share Image
My agent said that I was one of the top three busiest people in the country. — Casey Kasem Copy Share Image
Songs used to be short, then they became longer, and now theyre getting shorter. But otherwise, music is about a beat and a message.… — Casey Kasem Copy Share Image
I started radio in 1950 on the Lone Ranger radio program, a dramatic show that emanated from Detroit when I was 18 years old… — Casey Kasem Copy Share Image
Interestingly, songs used to be short, then they became longer, and now they're getting shorter. — Casey Kasem Copy Share Image
I like the storytelling and reading the letters, the long-distance dedications. — Casey Kasem Copy Share Image
