>> mtv made you feel like those artists were in the room. you had a personal concert, all day. >> when you have the rotation of, say, maybe, a hundred different videos being rotated over and over on mtv. they do a great job of exposing new acts. >> ahead of the curve. they had a ton of video in their inventory and that was what paved the way for this accidental, second british invasion. >> if you look at some of the groups on the popular music charts today, you can't help but ask where on earth did they come from? the answer is the same today as it was two decades ago. they come from britain. >> got to understand they were 20 years ago. we are a new generation and a new wave.