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`It's not exactly war - I've known Jonathan Ross for 20 years'.
Chris Tarrant is frequently hailed as one of UK radio's greatest breakfast show presenters of all time but, aside from occasional programmes for the likes of Radio Two, he has been absent from our airwaves in the four years since he quit Capital Radio.
But that will change on July 26 when he begins hosting a weekly 10am to 1pm Saturday programme broadcast on eight GMG radio stations. The show, which will air on the group's Real, Century and Smooth Radio stations, will just happen to go out at the same time as Jonathan Ross's award- winning Radio Two programme. Ahead of the new show's launch, Music Week caught up with the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire host to quiz him about his return to radio and being up against Ross.
Since you left the Capital breakfast show four years ago you must have been inundated with offers to return to radio. Why now and why GMG Radio?
I had lots of approaches, including Capital. Firstly, I was absolutely physically and mentally exhausted from doing radio. I spent 17 years getting out of bed and somebody worked out that was 4,800 alarm calls, but I did love it. I was very proud of it and I loved it to bits, but I wasn't just physically exhausted, I was `musiced-out'. I'd had enough of records. Bearing in mind all the Tiswases I did as well, I've always loved my music and the first thing you do when you get a brand new house is get a music system, but I couldn't be arsed with it.
I didn't care if I didn't hear another record in my life. I remember taking the kids on the school run, which I hadn't done for years, and we'd have half an hour in the car of Bam Bam and as soon as the kids got out I went across to Alan Brazil. I went a year hardly playing a record, but what got me interested again was Live 8 and seeing Pink Floyd.
What was it you missed about radio?
I love the immediacy of radio. If you have an idea on telly, if you're lucky in four years you might get a pilot made and in five years you might get it on ITV. They say radio eats up ideas, but I love it.
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