No, never been a DJ. I suck at records - I could never figure out how to play the things without accidentally scratching them, and couldn't get the needle to go on the track I wanted. To be a DJ you really need to be good at playing records - there's a knack to it - and I don't have it.

Thank you for the recs.

When I was growing up - I did listen to the radio a lot. Found non-talk stations with limited or no commercials. I used to tape songs off of it and make myself mixed tapes - so I could have my own playlist, and not have to put up with the songs or the talk. That's my problem with radio - I don't want to hear anything but the music, no talk, no commentary, no commercials, just music. ;-)