"I walk down the street now or go to a football game and people shout, 'Hey, Andy!' And I hate that." "I spent my first 50 years trying to become well known as a writer, and the next 30 trying to avoid being famous," he said. Andy Rooney on eBooks and eReaders This one is just adorable. But befitting his trademark crotchety nature, he voiced one parting complaint: He doesn't like being famous, nor does he like being bothered by fans. Andy Rooney, the '60 Minutes' commentator known to generations for his wry, humorous and contentious television essays - a unique genre he is credited with. Andy Rooney on Bill Gates and Computers Let me see that fifty year old typewriter of yours serve up a game of minesweeper. Rooney said in his farewell piece that he has lived a lucky life, luckier than most.
Then when he began his weekly A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney in 1978, he began saying them on camera himself, though not as a television personality, but as "a writer who reads what he's written."
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Rooney began his long career by writing the words for people to say who were on TV or radio. "I probably haven't said anything here that you didn't already know or have already thought," he said.
Andy Rooney, 92, who delivered regular essays on 60 Minutes since 1978, had his last spot aired on Sunday night's broadcast.
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