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" I am so appreciative of all the attention I've gotten, especially since I don't ever consider myself anything more than a fan. "

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" My books are personal: I'm not saying they're the Bible of music. "

" Metal has always been somewhat marginalized, and I love to prove the perception and stereotypes that go with it wrong. "

" Black Sabbath invented heavy metal, in my opinion. "

" I still love physical product. I still hold out for actual CDs, because in radio, everyone just wants to send you a file to play. "

" The biggest compliments I've heard about 'That Metal Show' are the ones from people that say that they don't even listen to this kind of music, but, 'We love watching the show.' "

" Guys like Howard Stern, Bill O'Reilly, Jim Rome, Bill Maher, those are the guys I love and respect as broadcasters. "

" I've been urged by people forever to try and start a real Rock Hall of Fame. I've had some very, very preliminary discussions about doing it. Obviously, I can't do it myself, but there are a lot of people interested in that. "

" My interviewing style and my approach to things is that, yes, it's okay to be sincere; it's okay to be yourself; it's okay to be real. "

" Metal never goes away. It drifts in and out, but the true fans are always there for it. "

" I still love radio, but TV is also an awesome platform. "

" I want to be the Letterman of metal. I want five nights a week, Monday to Friday, 11 to 12, live. I always shoot for the moon. "

" I think that, for me, the great books like that, autobiographies, are great when the artists who write them throw caution to the wind and really put it out there as they saw it. "

" When I was a kid just starting out on the radio, I would always watch people. And I'd see the interest they'd have in trying to get a photo with an artist or get a ticket stub signed. I guess, to me, that's the ultimate thing - to know that what you've done is important enough to other people that they want to take a picture with you. "

" It's hard for people to realize now, but my gosh, when I was in school, you could not name a group that was less cool than Kiss. Going in to school with a Kiss T-shirt, you were asking for ridicule. In '77, they were one of the biggest bands in the world, but by '80, there was a severe backlash. "

" One thing people would be surprised about is that although hard rock and heavy metal are without question 90% of what I listen to and my passion, there are other things I enjoy. My first ever favorite band in my life before KISS was a power-pop band called The Raspberries. "

" The one thing that's changed for 'That Metal Show' is that it's now global; it's now on in places outside of America. "

" Anytime rock and metal can get on mainstream TV at all, it's a good thing. "

" I have literally been working in music just about my entire life. "

" People tell me all the time I should stop and smell the roses, but I can't. I'm always thinking of what I can do to make what I have better and do more. "

" I wasn't a good student in high school. I mean, I got through it, but unless it had something to do with music, it didn't really interest me. "

" The power chords in 'Come Sail Away' were super heavy to me as a kid. Metal? No. Hard rock? At times, for sure. "

" How do you possibly say that a cover band is better than the band that created and wrote the material? It's absurd. "

" People sometimes tell me that I don't talk or act or look like a metal fan. Well, what does a metal fan look like? I've found people from all walks of life who love metal. "

" Jersey gets a bad rap. Most people make an assessment of this state on the ride from Newark Airport into Manhattan. "

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" I've always supported new music from classic bands, especially if it's good. "

" I've known Bret Michaels forever. "

" Skid Row would probably be my favorite Jersey band. "