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- People
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People don't do the Macarena together. Or if they do, they do it to get closer, to get together. It's the same thing with the Electric Slide.
- Invasion
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Of all the '60s - there was Elvis, there was the Beatles, there was the British invasion, Jimmy Hendrix, and Woodstock - the No. 1 record was 'The Twist.'
- Position
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I don't get the airplay that one in my position deserves. 'Twist and Shout' gets more airplay than 'The Twist,' and that's not right.
- Music
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Do you go to gym and exercise to music? Before Chubby Checker, that never happened.
- Fight
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I'm in a crazy business. The music industry is really tough, and I fight for my life. I just want to make everybody happy.
- Every Day
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I want to play main rooms in Vegas. I want to play every day like Elvis did, not just weekends.
- City
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When I play in Atlantic City, I perform Tuesdays through Sundays for two weeks, and I have 91-percent attendance. No one else plays six days a week, two shows per night, and does that kind of business.
- History
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I was 17 or 18 when 'The Twist' came along, and the rest is history. Sometimes I regret it. I would have gotten more into acting. I would have been more of a legitimate performer onstage like Liza Minnelli. But I got so caught up in the dance thing that I never got into theater.
- Grade
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By 11th grade, I was in show business as a professional.
- Chubby
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Chubby Checker changed the dance floor.
- Me
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When I hear 'The Twist,' sometimes I hear it, and I go, 'Wow - I really did that song. It could have been anybody, but it was me. Isn't that great.'
- Go
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When I go on stage, I'm a different man. I become Chubby Checker, And when I'm not Chubby Checker, I'm preparing to be him.
- Blessing
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Fame was a mixed blessing for me because I thought I could be as big as I wanted to be, and then I realized that I couldn't because of the racist element in the record business.
- Difference
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The only difference between The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Aerosmith, and Chubby Checker is that they get their music played on the radio.
- God
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I hope that I am out of the music business when I meet God.
- Food Industry
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I love food, and the food industry is huge, and I just love dealing in it.
- Me
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This is my greatest regret - that my music is not being played, and more people aren't seeing Chubby Checker. That's very painful for me. Many nights, I have tears in my eyes about that.
- Humility
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