Tina's heart: When we spoke at MTV, I raved about her Private Dancer dress. A few weeks later a package arrived at the studio. As I tore it open I saw the red lace peeking out. She sent me the dress! I wore it at a VMA and it is now at the
@rockhall
Well, MTV News is signing off for good, so here’s
@MarthaQuinn
giving us some
@MTVNEWS
on 2 March 1984 on Missing Persons, topped off with a Van Halen mention.
Just woke up, saw husband looking at Jimmy Buffet on his phone. Me: “What’s up in Margaritaville?” Then, total shock.Jimmy passed away. You could always count on Jimmy to be somewhere, spreading joy and searching for that lost shaker of salt. There’s a little bit of
#ParrotHead
If you are an early MTV'er, certain artists live in our hearts from those days.
@gregkihn
is one. Greg passed away on Tuesday at 75, after a battle with Alzheimer's. My condolences go out to his loved ones, and thank you Greg for the Rock KIHN Roll
Happy 41st birthday to the pop culture meteor that enrolled us all in the greatest school of rock ever-
#MTV
High! Can you remember the first video you saw? Where were you??
Just got asked about my health, in case you've wondered too last week's post-chemo scan showed "no evidence of disease." 🤗 Each clear scan is a step out of the woods, that was scan # 2 🚶♀️🌳
Wow I'm sorry to his family, loved ones, all of us. What a tragic tragic loss. Not one single person reading this will feel anything other than the floor dropping out beneath them. I know we all wish him happy trails until we meet again but I'm so sad. God Bless Eddie Van Halen
What a sad day for music, for rock 'n roll. Jeff Beck. Died suddenly yesterday after contracting bacterial meningitis. He lived for 78 years and rocked every single day. May his loved ones find comfort in his legacy 🙏
What was the biggest hurdle or event that life presented you with in 2023? Mine was getting diagnosed with endometrial cancer in May. I still can't believe it tbh but now all my chemo / radiation sessions are behind me. Thank u for your kind wishes this year! From miHeart to your
Eddie would be proud! In some moments I spied his dad shining thru
@WolfVanHalen
, in others totally
@Wolfiesmom
! Complete side-note shout out to
@JustinHawkins
suit I want one lol. TY
@GregRenoff
4 putting this on my radar as always u rock 🍎✏️📓
⚡️When MTV, ALL about music ALL of the time completely blew our minds. Try try try to understand, it was a magic time. We were kids
@rudysarzo
! TY
@GregRenoff
Here’s a
@MTV
clip featuring
@MarthaQuinn
interviewing
@rudysarzo
& the late Kevin DuBrow regarding how Rudy came to join QR. filmed approximately late summer ‘83 when METAL HEALTH was just about to go Gold.
Hey Mark
@goodymade
take my hand we’ll make I swear… into the pool of life celebrating another year of you being awesome! Happy Birthday 🎂🎂🎂 Love uuu ❤️📺🎸
40 years ago today every single
#MTV
staffer including me crammed into the tiny director's booth to watch JJ Jackson host the legendary
#Kiss
unmasking reveal. Do you remember this event??
Broadcasting icon, my brother through JJ Jackson,
@JimLaddRocks
has passed away at 75. Jim pioneered his unique brand of freeform rock radio in LA, and was JJ's best friend. My deepest condolences go out to his wife Helene 🙏🎙️
#legend
The world was shakin' the walls were quakin'! And we never looked at television the same way again. Happy Birthday MTV! (celebrate with the first 2 hours click
@VJsForRockHall
's link below!)
Of all the interviews I've ever done, of all the questions I've ever asked, I'm perhaps proudest of this. To hear
@RobertPlant
respond to the query about JJ Jackson fills my heart with joy to this day
Have enjoyed
@MarthaQuinn
’s recent reminiscences about the late great OG
@MTV
VJ J.J. Jackson’s role in helping to break
@ledzeppelin
in the US in 1968 when he was a
@WBCN
DJ.
Here is
@RobertPlant
himself, in a very entertaining 1990 interview, telling Martha about JJ.
I most definitely do want to spend New Year’s Eve with Nina Blackwood, Alan Hunter, JJ Jackson and
@goodymade
. Fire up the Delorean please pretty please!
Happy Birthday
#MTV
! Enjoy the REAL 1st hours. Mark
@goodymade
was supposed to be 1st VJ, but tapes mixed up so was Alan Hunter! Shout out Neil Giraldo, 1st guitar solo ever on MTV 📺🎸🎂
Ringing in the New Year for each time zone, blazing new trails for live tv events, these
#MTV
parties were epic. No matter which side of the tv you were on you felt it. Here we are in 2023 still feelin it! Hope you’re having a
#HappyNewYear
tonight!
MTV’s
@MarthaQuinn
@NinaBlackwood
& Alan Hunter wish Happy New Year 1985 to the Central Time zone. The Hooters played live that night. A huge year for that Philly band!
The bear is not feeling much like dancing today. Founding Grateful Dead member Phil Lesh passed away this morning, he was 84. Thank you for your legacy Phil, you made us feel like we were all your friends ☮️
Jeopardy
@gregkihn
was a staple in MTV’s rotation. Somewhere Weird Al was watching. In 1984 Al released I Lost On Jeopardy. Commemorating Greg today, enjoy the great version of the Jeopardy video below 🙏
This day in 1984 caused a cultural shift.
@midgeure1
and Bob Geldof put together maybe the most impactful pop song ever in terms of actions it caused to be taken ☮️❤️🌍
#OTD
London, 1984. Everyone in this photo gathered together to record the Band Aid single 'Do They Know It's Christmas?'. Four days later it was released in the UK and is played all over the world at this time of year every year! We'll always remember it.
Alex Van Halen revealed to
@Billboard
this moment that touched my Van Halen-loving heart. Alex was discussing his upcoming memoir Brothers, due out 10/22
Ha an excellent point. MTV was the og binge-watch experience. Just one more video, just one more video, just one more video {Three hours later} just one more video… too much is never enough 😁
😍😍 Humbled by your honor
@gregrenoff
! I'll say this much, when I talked
@VanHalen
, I meant it. To my soul. Like you and many here, still do. To my soul 🎸
Ladies and Gentlemen, rock 'n roll. Then...the video that launched our generation. Salute! Video Killed The Radio Star 📺🎸
@Trevor_Horn_
@asiageoff
<-- The Buggles!
Watch: 'Video Killed The Radio Star', performed by The Buggles, was the first video featured on MTV at it's launch on August 1st 1981. Catch the complete music video here:
If you're a regular listener to
#TheMarthaQuinnShow
you've prob noticed I've been off for about a month. Here's why. She said with a lump in her throat and eyes stinging with tears
Been a long time…my fellow MTV VJ JJ Jackson passed away this day in 2004. When DJ on WBCN JJ drove a young Led Zeppelin around Boston in his beat-up station wagon, and was one of 1st US DJ’s to give them airplay. They never forgot
I'm sorry to hear about the passing of Mojo Nixon. I received his attention in 1987 with this song from the Frenzy lp, connecting us in the musical universe ever since
🙏 Phil Donahue passed away yesterday at 88. Phil shook up the talk show format, making it human-to-human. I always remember this 80s episode where he hosted punk rockers and their shocked parents
@MarthaQuinn
Not quite sure why yer getting those vibes! I think you're about to crack 50 right!!!!!! We all still need the youngest VJ! Happy birthday Quinsky. 😘😘
@Wolfiesmom
@WolfVanHalen
I'm so sorry for your family's loss. I don't know if this helps at all but the world grieves with you, of course not to your extent. God Bless
OTD back in 1985, the Live Aid concerts were held in London and Philadelphia to raise💰 for famine relief in Ethiopia.🇪🇹
@MarthaQuinn
was there for
@MTV
- here’s her 🎤 interview with
@judaspriest
’s Rob Halford
Heartbreak. Eddie Money has passed away. To the
@ImEddieMoney
family I am so sorry for your loss and am holding close in my heart during this difficult time
Wow Meatloaf. His Bat Out Of Hell album blew our collective minds and is still one of best-sellers of all time. Passed away last night at 74.
What a guy, makes you cry.
And I did
Happy Birthday
#MTV
! So true
@VJsForRockHall
, we were in the basement of a bar in Fort Lee
#NewJersey
watching the launch. Their cable was on 1 of the few systems that took a chance on this crazy music on tv 24/7 365 idea 📺🎸🎶
@thespecials
I'm so sorry to hear this. Between
@thespecials
(Day-One MTV artists) &
#FunBoyThree
& being co-writer of Our Lips Are Sealed with
@janewiedlin
, Terry Hall's creativity shaped the sound of the 80s. My condolences to his loved ones who number many 🙏
In honor of the forthcoming remastered
Expanded Edition of Van Halen’s For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge … here’s a throw back to 1991 ….. when
@MarthaQuinn
gave us this intro to VH’s 🍰 POUNDCAKE 🍰 on MTV.
Amazing pic. JJ Jackson was a rock legend way before he set foot on the MTV set. You know who knew it?
@DrBrianMay
, he recommended JJ to MTV visionary
@PittmanRadio
📺🎸Thank you
@80sMTVmemories
😍
Ric Ocasek, The Cars set tone of
#80s
before 80s even started - Just What I Needed, BestFriend's Girl, Good Times Roll. The Shake It Up & Heartbeat City lps brought motorcade of hits to our decade. Dad to 6 sons. Rock Hall of Famer. Thank u for it all Ric
You know why the
#80s
were so amazing? This is not a costume. This is not an outfit a stylist put together. This is how we went to the grocery store!
(bonus points if u can name the vid)
Hi Twitter fam, wanted to let you know I'm not on
@iHeart80sRadio
today as I'm returning home from my mom's memorial service. It was beautiful but hey mom: miss you already❤️
Move over Yoda, May the 4th is now... Woohoo For
@duranduran
Day!! Duranies showed UP giving DD almost a million fan votes.
@rockhall
heard you and agreed!!! You Better Run to see the complete list here including...
If you are a Veteran or active duty military member, this is your much-deserved time for honor & appreciation.
#VeteransDay2023
Please shout out your branch/ years of service, and military occupational specialty. You rock and we salute you! 🇺🇸
Journey performing ”Don't Stop Believin” in Houston, 1981.
Freddie Mercury was once asked, "What is it like to be the best singer in the world?"
His response was "I don't know, ask Steve Perry!"
This is one of the greatest songs ever composed.
#StevePerry
We say goodbye to a legend. Songwriter Kris Kristofferson passed away at his home in Hawaii yesterday, at 88. He wrote Janis Joplin’s classic “Me and Bobby McGee,” and to many he is A Star Is Born’s og heartthrob. My condolences to his loved ones 🙏
This morning, Tito Jackson passed away. His guitar talent inspired father Joe to create a Jacksons music group, that turned into a dynasty. Tito once said I Want You Back brought black & white, young & old, together. Today, together, we mourn his loss🙏
Home computers?? In 1984 they weren't on my radar at all, still enamored with Selectric typewriter that could white-out letters. I prob thought Crazy Eddie was indeed insane!
3/6/1984 MTV airdate.
@MarthaQuinn
promoting the Lost Weekend with
@VanHalen
contest. At the end you also get a commercial for Crazy Eddie's greatest home computer sale ever...!! 😃
Eddie was a guitar hero alongside Jimi, Eric, Jimmy...but Ed was MTV generation's guitar hero. Innovative like no one had ever seen, blew our minds with his talent, and fun! So many remembering...his smile. Agree with chalk message amidst flowers and candles, forever in our ❤️s.
A small memorial has appeared in Pasadena near Allen and Villa, right where VAN HALEN is carved into the curb, courtesy of Ed and Al, way before they were famous. RIP EVH.
Like all your fans
@Huey_Lewis_News
sad to hear this news but your health most important take care of the YOU that has given us so much joy and music! Heart of rock 'n roll always beating for you! Much love, Martha
Their lp was released July 8 1981, got to
#1
first all-female band playing own instruments to achieve this feat. Here's
@officialgogos
awesome pre big-budget vid
If you remember when M meant MUSIC this is gonna make your day!!
@jimmyfallon
and
#PaulRudd
's You Spin Me Right Round is EPIC! You don't want to miss! Click and flip out! via
@iHeart80sRadio
SaturdayNight! Join us tomorrow night for the
@axstv
premiere of the 90 minute EXTENDED edition of the concert, ‘Night Ranger: 40 Years and a Night with Contemporary Youth Orchestra’.
This incredible concert performance begins Saturday at 7:30p ET on AXS TV! 🤘📺
#nightranger
Ah-ha-ha-ha 🕺💃 This week in 1977 an iconic movie came out that showed John Travolta was more than a Sweathog, the Bee Gees had a 2nd chapter in them, & influenced how every kid went to school dances. Happy 46th
#SaturdayNightFever
!
You can clearly see why I felt like I was working with the coolest people ever. Like mom told my older brothers and sister they had to babysit me for the day and I was in heaven. Great find
@GregRenoff
Here is a flashback to Mark
@goodymade
Goodman handing it off to
@MarthaQuinn
on March 6, 1984 on MTV — but not before giving us a Van Halen LOST WEEKEND contest update!
Happy International Women's Day to my
#MTV
VJ sister for life,
@NinaBlackwood
😍 Here we are with two random guys who photobombed our selfie😁😁
#iHeartWomensDay
What awesome women are you celebrating today??
A massive rock 'n roll farewell,
#RIPRobbieRobertson
. His songs like The Weight, Up On Cripple Creek, and The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down are woven into the songbooks of all of our lives. My deepest condolences to his loved ones, who number many.
On Ytube Take On Me has been seen a billion times. Add to that all the MTV airplay, gotta be at least 2 billion views! Who remembers seeing this for the first time??
#MTV43
@aha_com
Merry 🎄🎁🎄! If Rudolph or Prancer are still hanging around, treat them to a Rock ‘n Roll, a Reggae, and a Party Christmas! Enjoy all MTV’s Christmas videos, including an oft forgotten but legendary one by Joe King Carrasco 🌶️🎄💚
The Zeus of British blues. Many of the greats came through his band, the Bluesbreakers. Among them Clapton, Peter Green & Mick Taylor. He didn’t need to be “inducted” into the Rock Hall, he was one of it’s architects.
Musician John Mayall, often referred to as the “godfather of the British blues,” whose bands of the late '60s and early '70s featured some of the most notable rock instrumentalists of the era, died Monday at age 90. His death comes just months before he was to be inducted into
Dear First Responders, When I think of you I'm filled with awe and gratitude. You who ran to the aid of the crumbling Twin Towers this day in 2001
#NeverForget
You who today in 2024, would do exactly the same thing. You cannot be thanked enough. God Bless🇺🇸