Quotes by Nina Blackwood

About Nina Blackwood:

Nina Blackwood is an American disc jockey and music journalist, who was the first of the original five MTV VJs. She has also been an actress and model.
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I am like the little rock n' roll backseat driver.

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I grew up in Ohio, and I was a musicologist since I was little; it is all that I would ever read.

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We put all these things together into a tangible product that is The Rock N' Roll Mystery Tour.

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I have two syndicated radio shows though United Stations Radio Network.

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I was in the pilot for Spinal Tap before it was a movie.

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I get real excited when I hear my shows on the radio.

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First of all, you needed a budget to do the video. The record companies would pick and choose who got videos.

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Interviewing people is pretty natural for me.

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I am a curious person and, believe it or not, I really do like to sit back and listen to people's stories.

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My reading is always about musical biographies. I have an innate interest and passion for that.

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The hardest and worst interview that I have ever done was with Frank Zappa.

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When I worked for Entertainment Tonight I got to emcee Paul McCartney's press conference.

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People that really know me will tell you that I am not a video vixen.

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Because I was the blonde, I was promoted as the video vixen.

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The thing that they were more freaked out was that I had done a spread for Playboy years before, and as Playboy always does, they exploit the exploitation and re-release different pictures.

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I'm a little bit to the left of things anyway.

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When you are young your imagination is so clear.

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I could not do the film Spinal Tap because I was already at MTV and it was occupying all my time.

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Now that the 90's are over and more time has gone by, the 80's sound fresh again.

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Absolute 80's is three hours of mainstream 80's music. I also do New Wave Nation that is more cutting edge. It is more punk stuff from the 70's to the 90's.

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Author Bio

  • NameNina Blackwood
  • DescriptionAmerican Disc jockey
  • BornSeptember 12, 1955
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor