There are things that I won't do on the radio. I mean, the next logical question is, what won't you do. I say, well, you know, you've got to find out when you're on the air.
Howard SternI've always been about honesty, whether on the radio, whether I did a movie, whether I wrote a book. As long as you're honest, you don't lose your edge.
Howard SternMost of the things I do are misunderstood. Hey, after all, being misunderstood is the fate of all true geniuses, is it not?
Howard SternEvery time I went on the radio, I would take the crummiest radio station, the station that was like a toilet bowl. I would go on there and build up the ratings, so you couldn't do any worse.
Howard SternI'm at a point in my career, I've been around a long time now, over 35 years in broadcasting. I don't worry about much. I respect what America's Got Talent is. It is a family show. It is a show that I love.
Howard SternMy show was revolutionary, ground-breaking. When I came on the scene, people were not doing a thing.
Howard SternSet about doing good to somebody. Put on your hat and go and visit the sick and poor of your neighborhood; inquire into their circumstances and minister to their wants. Seek out the desolate and afflicted and oppressed. . . I have often tried this method, and have always found it the best medicine for a heavy heart.
Howard SternI can't imagine the biggest blow to me was that marriage not working out. That just flipped me out.
Howard SternI'm for legalizing marijuana. Why pick on those drugs? Valium is legal. You just go to a doctor and get it and overdose on it - what's the difference? Prozac, all that stuff, so why not marijuana? Who cares? It's something that grows out of the ground - why not? Go smoke a head of cabbage. I don't care what you smoke.
Howard SternI'm about being funny. If I can make a joke using profanity, I will. But for the most part, that can get awfully old and boring.
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