Blue Oyster Cult

Buck Dharma tells UCR that after more than 50 years, the band isn't ready to quit.

"We're all at the mercy of the cowbell sketch in different ways," Buck Dharma says.

Buck Dharma recalls how the famous sketch starring Christopher Walken and Will Ferrell turned an "afterthought" into a necessity.

While some older acts floundered, they took advantage of the new decade and its new gimmick, MTV.