Quote by Kanye West

I'll know I'm reaching the total American market when I'm asked to do a video for MTV.

— Leonard Slatkin

Today, MTV doesn't play videos anymore, but YouTube certainly has become the next MTV.

— Christopher Bollen

I never really got any attention until I was on MTV. I became a household name because I was on every day from 3-4…

— Simon Rex

The videos are sometimes the only way for people across the country and different places to see and hear the music. They may not…

— Kid Ink

People tend to think they know you when u come into their tv's every week. They think you are different than who you are.…

— Kaley Cuoco

I never really got any attention until I was on MTV. I became a household name because I was on every day from 3-4pm.…

— Simon Rex

I grew up watching MTV, so it's very surreal to me to think that there might be someone out there watching MTV, looking at…

— Davey Havok

I always used to say that I wanted to be the next MTV, the next ESPN, the next CNN rolled up into one, and…

— Shane Smith

Our music is being played on MTV and the radio. That's something that still blows us away. And we did it our way.

— Synyster Gates

The blessing is that everyone knows who I am because of the commercials.

— Carrot Top

The thing about the show is that we are playing ourselves. So people feel they know us, which they do.

— James Murray

I'm in constant battle with MTV to see where the line falls. You know, the things I do and say and the things they…

— Michael Sorrentino