Chubby Checker quotes

Chubby Checker is an American musician and singer, famous for popularizing the dance style known as "The Twist." His energetic performances and hit songs in the 1960s sparked a worldwide dance craze. He continues to influence music and dance culture around the globe. Here are 17 of his quotes:

Before I got in this business I was in the chicken business. (Chubby Checker)
Do you realize that I have had five albums in the Top 30. Elvis and The Beatles have never done that. I had five singles in the Top 5, I mean, no one's ever done that. View quote
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I want my flowers while I'm alive. View quote
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I'm just grateful to be on this planet. I have no enemies that I know of. I'm just the guy who makes happy. View quote
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It takes a real soldier to stay in the music industry and live off the things that have been put before me and be able to survive all this time because it has not been easy. View quote
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God's got something for me. I have faith it'll be OK. View quote
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When I'm onstage they know I'm honest, and I try to be as humble as I can. View quote
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Besides, at 62 years old I look like I'm about 27. View quote
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My outlet is my music, and it's been this way since I was 4 years old. View quote
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I want people to look at a checkerboard and think of me! View quote
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Everybody in the '80s, well, we hate rap. Now, the biggest rapper in the world... Eminem. Rap's a black thing. (Chubby Checker)
Dancing, apart to music with a beat, is my legacy. View quote
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I compare the Twist to the electric light, The Twist is me, and I'm it. I'm the electric light. View quote
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Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears all the rappers, they're doing my dances and they're making billions doing my dances. When they do that little thing they do with their hands that's The Fly and The Pony. View quote
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What turns me on is to walk into a sold-out venue. The audiences are so much the same as they were in the '60s. It's just an amazing thing. I can't explain it, but I hope it never stops. View quote
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Homey don't quit. What else are you gonna do? It's like those guys in the cartoon they get up in the morning, check the clock and fight all day and after it's over they check the clock and go home. That's how it goes. View quote
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Ever see a little kid walking around talking to himself? I'm the same way. View quote
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