“Being in music, I fell victim to the digital side pretty early,” he said. “Downloading music has single-handedly crippled my former business, so I sort of learned the hard way about the power of the Internet. I thought, if you can’t beat them, join them.”
He transitioned to video jockey in 1998 at TRL, the afternoon music-video countdown show that catapulted Daly to nationwide popularity. He credits that experience with giving him an open mind to discovering Internet talent.
“I remember the first time we watched Eminem–a white guy rapping–and half the room was laughing,” Daly recalled. “But my view was that this guy could be insanely popular and talented. There’s a fine line between absolute ridiculousness and genius.”
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