"Total Request Live"

HBO presents

February 28, 2001

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Jaycee: Are you going to the Oscars? And what will you wear?

Carson Daly: Don't have any plans on going to the Oscars, but if I do, Jaycee, what would you suggest I wear?

Jim: If there was anywhere in the world you could host TRL from, where would that be?

Carson Daly: I'd like to take the show wherever I go. It's not so much where it is; it's just that I like to host it. I've been traveling a lot recently. I wish I could take the show with me everywhere I go.

Jenna C: Carson, if your house was burning down, what's the one thing you would have to get out?

Carson Daly: Tara. And then Stoli, our dog. Then my guitars. Sorry I couldn't keep it to one thing, but definitely Tara.

Mad65: Who's your favorite comic?

Carson Daly: I don't know if he's a comic, but I think Jimmy Kimmel is the funniest guy I've ever met or ever seen. He's on Comedy Central.

LuckyKitty: If you were a professional athlete, what sport would you play?

Carson Daly: Any one where eating and drinking doesn't hinder your performance. I'm partial to golf and bowling.

GCanyon: What advice do you have for new bands?

Carson Daly: Get good! Just kidding! Tour and don't rely on anybody to make you famous. Make it happen yourself. Play anywhere, anytime for nothing if you have to, and bug your local radio stations or DJ to death -- and be patient.

Zamboni19: What's your most memorable moment on MTV?

Carson Daly: Oh Zamboni, why do you have to ask that? It's like asking Lagasse his favorite meal. There've been so many. Here are some highlights: Spring Break is always fun. VMAs. U2 playing on TRL was a highlight. Going to Jamaica was a highlight. New Year's Eve was a highlight.

Zamboni19: Do you have any other plans in the future then just doing TRL?

Carson Daly: Yeah. I have lots of plans; too many to mention. Hide and watch! But TRL is priority number one right now.

GCanyon: How has MTV changed in the time you've been there?

Carson Daly: Why do all you kids on computers write such like smart questions? It's like asking how would I change the world? I don't know. How has it changed? I would say better shows. Times Square studio location was brand new when I got there; that was a great acquisition. Higher ratings. And Britney Spears! What more do you want?

GCanyon: Do you still enjoy the music business?

Carson Daly: Yes I do. I enjoy the music, not the business. It's just that the business is very political - a lot of phone calls and rhetoric. The music is always live and great and full of passion. It's what brought me into it, but I don't enjoy them together.

GCanyon: Is there anyone in the music business you haven't met yet but would like to?

Carson Daly: Stevie Wonder, Trent Reznor, and Billy Joel

GCanyon: Will you ever be too old to cover rock and roll?

Carson Daly: No. You know there's Kurt Loder and Dick Clark and Jann Wenner. After that, I think I've got some years. I should be OK.

GCanyon: What's your favorite band?

Carson Daly: I can't answer that question; that's like a Willy Wonka secret. Know what I mean? Like the recipe for Coke. It's under lock and key!

GCanyon: How do you keep it all together?

Carson Daly: A safety pin! And beer. That's how I keep it all together. Priorities are everything. I recommend everybody who is achieving to be "successful"to go broke first. That's a great starting place, so if you ever go back, you won't mind it. I recommend a 40 oz. beer in San Francisco. Just a metaphor from my past.

GCanyon: How many hours a week do you work?

Carson Daly: I don't know. It's not a nine-to-five job. It varies everyday. It's not really work, I don't look at it like that; it's like a lifestyle. You're so engulfed and entrenched, and it's who I am, so it depends. Like this is an extra hour if this is called work. I don't really know how to answer that. When I get a real job, I'll tell ya!

GCanyon: Do you play any musical instruments yourself? Sing?

Carson Daly: I don't sing when anybody's around -- I sing in the shower. I have about 6 guitars and I kind of mess around with them, but I suck. I don't possess any incredible musical talent.

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