--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: I'd always fought against presenting…" description: "\"I'd always fought against presenting radio really, because my father was a radio DJ in Australia. He's just recently retired. And I kind of didn't want..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54e/jarvis-cocker-4176_against_i-d-always-fought-against-presenting-rad_2747111.png" --- # I'd always fought against presenting radio really, because… ![“I'd always fought against presenting radio really, because my father was a radio DJ in Australia. He's just recently retired. And I kind of didn't want to follow in his footsteps. But I suppose, as we all find as we become older, to some extent we do all become our parents.” quote by Jarvis Cocker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54e/jarvis-cocker-4176_against_i-d-always-fought-against-presenting-rad_2747111.png) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54e/jarvis-cocker-4176_against_i-d-always-fought-against-presenting-rad_2747111.png) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54e/jarvis-cocker-4176_against_i-d-always-fought-against-presenting-rad_2747111.png) > “I'd always fought against presenting radio really, because my father was a radio DJ in Australia. He's just recently retired. And I kind of didn't want to follow in his footsteps. But I suppose, as we all find as we become older, to some extent we do all become our parents.” [Jarvis Cocker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarvis-cocker/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The speaker reflects on resisting a familial career path, acknowledging that as we age we often inherit traits and choices from our parents. **In simple terms:** We often become like our parents over time. Key Takeaway Embrace personal growth beyond inherited expectations. Themes family identity career generational influence self‑discovery Mood reflective nostalgic Type personal narrative When to use this quote - Career counseling - family discussions - personal memoirs - creative collaborations - life planning Key Concepts Psychology Sociology Narrative identity Questions to Reflect On - How do you balance personal ambition with family legacy? - What aspects of your heritage shape your choices? A Different Perspective Breaking away can cause familial tension. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Against](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/against/) [Always](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/) [Australia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/australia/) [Because](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/because/) [Become](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/become/) [Dj](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dj/) [Extent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/extent/) [Father](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/father/) [Father Radio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/father-radio-3046106/) [Find](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/find/) [Follow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/follow/) [Footsteps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/footsteps/) [Fought](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fought/) [Fought Presenting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fought-presenting-3070464/) [He](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/he/) [His](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/his/) [Just](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/just/) [Kind](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kind/) [Older](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/older/) [Our](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/our/) [Parenting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/parenting/) [Parents](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/parents/) [Presenting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/presenting/) [Presenting Radio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/presenting-radio-3070463/) [Radio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/radio/) [Radio Dj](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/radio-dj-247123/) [Radio Really](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/radio-really-776309/) [Really](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/really/) [Recently](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/recently/) [Retired](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/retired/) [Some](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/some/) [Suppose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/suppose/) [Want](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/want/) ## Related quotes > [Even though my father was a radio comedian, it wasn't cool to say, at a young age, 'I want to be a comedian.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-brooks/even-though-my-father-was-a-radio-comedian-it-wasn-t-cool-to-say-at-a/) [Albert Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-brooks/) > [I mean, I'm an 'X Factor' reject presenting on Radio 2, what's going on?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rylan-clark-neal/i-mean-i-m-an-x-factor-reject-presenting-on-radio-2-what-s-going-on/) [Rylan Clark-Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rylan-clark-neal/) > [Growing up, I actually wanted to be a professional Baseball player, instead of a radio DJ. Believe it or not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/casey-kasem/growing-up-i-actually-wanted-to-be-a-professional-baseball-player/) [Casey Kasem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/casey-kasem/) > [I've called all sports. I was a radio DJ, club DJ, talk show host, hockey, basketball, football; you name it, I've done it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mauro-ranallo/i-ve-called-all-sports-i-was-a-radio-dj-club-dj-talk-show-host-hockey/) [Mauro Ranallo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mauro-ranallo/) > [As a radio DJ, I was on WRIN-WLQI. And even when I repeat it, it's horrifying. My morning sign-on, because it was in Rensselaer,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-o-heir/as-a-radio-dj-i-was-on-wrin-wlqi-and-even-when-i-repeat-it-it-s/) [Jim O'Heir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-o-heir/) > [I was doing a late-night round as a milkman in 1978 when I heard a radio DJ announce that he was leaving. I marched…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-dale/i-was-doing-a-late-night-round-as-a-milkman-in-1978-when-i-heard-a/) [Alan Dale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-dale/) > [The big difference between the radio show and the TV work is that I don't have to work by committee on the radio show.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-calamar/the-big-difference-between-the-radio-show-and-the-tv-work-is-that-i/) [Gary Calamar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-calamar/) > [I am a Radio 1 DJ and campaigner for women feeling confident at every size.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jameela-jamil/i-am-a-radio-1-dj-and-campaigner-for-women-feeling-confident-at-every/) [Jameela Jamil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jameela-jamil/) > [I am amazed at radio DJ's today. I am firmly convinced that AM on my radio stands for Absolute Moron. I will not begin…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jasper-carrott/i-am-amazed-at-radio-dj-s-today-i-am-firmly-convinced-that-am-on-my/) [Jasper Carrott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jasper-carrott/) > [You know, radio DJ's must really love to talk to theirselves. Especially when they have the graveyard shift. 'Hey this is Ellen with 89.1.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/you-know-radio-dj-s-must-really-love-to-talk-to-theirselves/) [Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/) > [In 1990 if you heard a song on the radio and you really wanted to hear it again you'd have to buy it on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/girl-talk/in-1990-if-you-heard-a-song-on-the-radio-and-you-really-wanted-to/) [Girl Talk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/girl-talk/) > [My folks had a lot of Motown records, so that was a kind of an early inspiration. I grew up on the radio really.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-ervin-beam/my-folks-had-a-lot-of-motown-records-so-that-was-a-kind-of-an-early/) [Samuel Ervin Beam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-ervin-beam/) > [You know, radio was a really easy way to do the shows. You'd come in, do a read-through, there'd be a few rehearsals, then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-shearer/you-know-radio-was-a-really-easy-way-to-do-the-shows-you-d-come-in-do/) [Harry Shearer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-shearer/) > [Radio is a really strange business now, too. There's a very narrow door and a very few people control what gets played.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-hanson/radio-is-a-really-strange-business-now-too-there-s-a-very-narrow-door/) [Taylor Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-hanson/) > [We listen to oldies when we go on tour. Beach Boys radio was really clutch; that was definitely our favorite Pandora station.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-eazy/we-listen-to-oldies-when-we-go-on-tour-beach-boys-radio-was-really/) [G-Eazy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-eazy/) ## More by Jarvis Cocker > [The things in my songs are the edited highlights of my life. I don't go seeking out strange sexual experiences every day of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarvis-cocker/the-things-in-my-songs-are-the-edited-highlights-of-my-life-i-don-t/) [Jarvis Cocker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarvis-cocker/) > [I appreciate people who try and use language in an interesting way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarvis-cocker/i-appreciate-people-who-try-and-use-language-in-an-interesting-way/) [Jarvis Cocker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarvis-cocker/) > [You get to a certain age and you just want to prove that you can still rock - that you've still got it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarvis-cocker/you-get-to-a-certain-age-and-you-just-want-to-prove-that-you-can/) [Jarvis Cocker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarvis-cocker/) > [I don't think people should abuse the fact that they are in showbiz. You still have to be human. I think that's the point.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarvis-cocker/i-don-t-think-people-should-abuse-the-fact-that-they-are-in-showbiz/) [Jarvis Cocker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarvis-cocker/) > [I'm always nervous when I perform anyway.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarvis-cocker/i-m-always-nervous-when-i-perform-anyway/) [Jarvis Cocker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarvis-cocker/) > [“I love your body 'cause I've lost my mind If you want someone to talk to, you're wasting your time If you want someone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarvis-cocker/i-love-your-body-cause-i-ve-lost-my-mind-if-you-want-someone-to-talk/) [Jarvis Cocker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarvis-cocker/) > [It’s interesting that most gadgets are called ‘iPhone’ and ‘iPod,’ with that ‘i’ prefix, which is ego. But most creativity is not ego-led –…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarvis-cocker/it-s-interesting-that-most-gadgets-are-called-iphone-and-ipod-with/) [Jarvis Cocker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarvis-cocker/) > [“And as I touch your shoulder tonight this room has become the centre of the entire universe.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarvis-cocker/and-as-i-touch-your-shoulder-tonight-this-room-has-become-the-centre/) [Jarvis Cocker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarvis-cocker/) > [Don't think that the things around you don't count, because they do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarvis-cocker/don-t-think-that-the-things-around-you-don-t-count-because-they-do/) [Jarvis Cocker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarvis-cocker/) > [The good thing about people really is their iffy-ness and dodginess, isnt it?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarvis-cocker/the-good-thing-about-people-really-is-their-iffy-ness-and-dodginess/) [Jarvis Cocker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarvis-cocker/) > [The thing with Disney songs is they're very manipulative, very sentimental, but they do get you, you know - there's a kind of sadness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarvis-cocker/the-thing-with-disney-songs-is-they-re-very-manipulative-very/) [Jarvis Cocker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarvis-cocker/) > [ \[Jeffrey Lewis is\] The best lyricist working in the US today. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarvis-cocker/jeffrey-lewis-is-the-best-lyricist-working-in-the-us-today/) [Jarvis Cocker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarvis-cocker/) > [I guess I'm fairly insistent and maybe consistent. If I decide I'll do something, I generally will.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarvis-cocker/i-guess-i-m-fairly-insistent-and-maybe-consistent-if-i-decide-i-ll-do/) [Jarvis Cocker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarvis-cocker/) > [Pornography takes all the reality out of sex and Disney does that to family life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarvis-cocker/pornography-takes-all-the-reality-out-of-sex-and-disney-does-that-to/) [Jarvis Cocker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarvis-cocker/) > [My basic position is that the more mixed the society and the more mobility there is in it, the better. That's what makes things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarvis-cocker/my-basic-position-is-that-the-more-mixed-the-society-and-the-more/) [Jarvis Cocker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarvis-cocker/) [Explore all 115 Jarvis Cocker quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarvis-cocker/) ## More Against quotes > [I love casting against type and doing things you wouldn't expect, because I think you get more interesting performances that way. Hollywood loves to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-s-goyer/i-love-casting-against-type-and-doing-things-you-wouldn-t-expect/) [David S. Goyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-s-goyer/) > [I think I am against stereotype. Generally, Asian guys are more quiet - they study and have a good work ethic. Generally, I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-lee/i-think-i-am-against-stereotype-generally-asian-guys-are-more-quiet/) [Bobby Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-lee/) > [I'm not against gay people. I have a relative who is also gay. We can't help it if they were born that way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manny-pacquiao/i-m-not-against-gay-people-i-have-a-relative-who-is-also-gay-we-can-t/) [Manny Pacquiao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manny-pacquiao/) > [It's going to be used in the last days to get people to come against Christ, and that's the issue: they come against the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-lahaye/it-s-going-to-be-used-in-the-last-days-to-get-people-to-come-against/) [Tim LaHaye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-lahaye/) > [We do not know which irresponsible Israeli prime minister will take office and decide to use nuclear weapons in the struggle against neighboring Arab…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mordechai-vanunu/we-do-not-know-which-irresponsible-israeli-prime-minister-will-take/) [Mordechai Vanunu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mordechai-vanunu/) > [In France they spend six months training policemen, then they give them a gun and put them on the streets, and I don't know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mathieu-kassovitz/in-france-they-spend-six-months-training-policemen-then-they-give/) [Mathieu Kassovitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mathieu-kassovitz/) > [France has not only built a bureaucratic barrier against American culture, it has constructed a notorious intellectual case against it as well. The French…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyler-cowen/france-has-not-only-built-a-bureaucratic-barrier-against-american/) [Tyler Cowen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyler-cowen/) > [My problems are sort of more on a nuisance level. I can't stand scratchy clothes, I've got to have soft kinds of cotton against…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/my-problems-are-sort-of-more-on-a-nuisance-level-i-can-t-stand/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) > [I don't have any regrets or hold any grudge against anyone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cooper-kupp/i-don-t-have-any-regrets-or-hold-any-grudge-against-anyone/) [Cooper Kupp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cooper-kupp/) > [Ronaldo will always score against everyone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giorgio-chiellini/ronaldo-will-always-score-against-everyone/) [Giorgio Chiellini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giorgio-chiellini/) > [Well, just that there would be somebody in the office and the voters - it was more or less an understanding in the entire…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-breyer/well-just-that-there-would-be-somebody-in-the-office-and-the-voters/) [Stephen Breyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-breyer/) > [The Constitution is very clear on the - on the declaration of war or reacting to international crimes - crimes against nations. It is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-pitts/the-constitution-is-very-clear-on-the-on-the-declaration-of-war-or/) [Joe Pitts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-pitts/) > [It goes way, way back when we were under Sweden's rule. We always think they are better than us. We played against them so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saku-koivu/it-goes-way-way-back-when-we-were-under-sweden-s-rule-we-always-think/) [Saku Koivu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saku-koivu/) > [I'm against unanswerable concentrations of power, whether that be government or private industry or religious figures - anybody who is not accountable to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-suarez/i-m-against-unanswerable-concentrations-of-power-whether-that-be/) [Daniel Suarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-suarez/) > [I'm an Indian and I shall not do anything that goes against my ethos.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherlyn-chopra/i-m-an-indian-and-i-shall-not-do-anything-that-goes-against-my-ethos/) [Sherlyn Chopra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherlyn-chopra/) [Browse all 2,190 Against quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/against/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'd always fought against presenting radio really, because my father was a radio DJ in Australia. He's just recently retired. And I kind of didn't want to follow in his footsteps. But I suppose, as we all find as we become older, to some extent we do all become our parents.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jarvis Cocker" }, "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarvis-cocker/i-d-always-fought-against-presenting-radio-really-because-my-father/", "about": { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Against" }, "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarvis-cocker/i-d-always-fought-against-presenting-radio-really-because-my-father/#quotation", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54e/jarvis-cocker-4176_against_i-d-always-fought-against-presenting-rad_2747111.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54e/jarvis-cocker-4176_against_i-d-always-fought-against-presenting-rad_2747111.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54e/jarvis-cocker-4176_against_i-d-always-fought-against-presenting-rad_2747111.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'd always fought against presenting radio really, because my father was a radio DJ in Australia. He's just…” — Jarvis Cocker", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Jarvis Cocker", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarvis-cocker/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "I'd always fought against presenting radio...", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarvis-cocker/i-d-always-fought-against-presenting-radio-really-because-my-father/" } ], "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarvis-cocker/i-d-always-fought-against-presenting-radio-really-because-my-father/#breadcrumb" }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```