Page 2 - Dig Dignitaries News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Thing that the president now is barack obama, african-american. >> it's almost ridiculous to say i look robin on who happens to be a black woman. people say is that calculated? i couldn't care what color she was. i was desperate. i needed somebody fantastic on the radio. who had a fabulous laugh and got my humor, knew when to back off and let me roll and when to come in and save me. and that was robin. i never could -- in fact, i met robin over the phone. i didn't know she was black. the program director said let me hear you talk. we talked. it was effortless. that's -- that's robin. so this w...

Show, robin and fred and gary. all the people i work with. i said to myself, why am i doing this anymore? it makes me crazy. i hate getting up early in the morning. and i don't particularly like doing the show. i am driven by a neurotic compulsion to do that show. and it doesn't seem enjoyable. i go home every night and say, i didn't get it right, i didn't do it right, i did a horrible job, the show was horrible. >> how much of that comes from that early experience with your parents? i read about you watching your father praising people that he really respected and you craving that praise. and...

This world that's off limits to adults. i had all these fantasies about it. quite frankly, there are so many people hopped up on regular drugs out there, pharmaceutical drugs that it hardly makes a difference at this point. everyone's high on something. i think a show like mine is actually healthy because when kids do listen to it, i can say to them, this didn't work for me, here's why, i tried it and almost lost my mind doing it. >> i'm going to come back with the only drug you really seem to really delight in partaking in is the drug of love with your wife. >> i'm in love with my wife. i'm i...

On, anything i said here today, jay leno might be upset with what i said today. i'm willing to accept responsibility. do you feel bad that you had me on your show -- >> no, of course not. the more outrageous the better. >> right. i mean, why not? and david felt most comfortable talking to me. and that's what i'm proud of. and i'm also proud of the fact that i'm the type of broadcaster where when you come on my show, people tell me they forget they're on the radio. and to me, that's a good sign. i'm doing something right. so, no, i don't feel guilty about what i do. i'm proud of what i do. >> l...

Are you nervous about three months down the road? >> no, no. you should be. the king of all media is a big title. muhammad ali, eventually someone comes along and knocks you out. >> it hasn't happened in 30 years. >> but you're no spring chicken. >> i'm getting older. that's true. i'm hoping to get out before anybody knocks me out. >> that's true. >> are you worried? >> about what? >> this interview is doing pretty well. you're thinking, hang on a sec, this could be a problem. >> i don't think you got anything out of me. what, that i have a small penis? everybody knew that. come on, piers, let...