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" I don't think we have to make a big thing about being gay, except for when we get together for these gay pride events. "
Elvis Duran
Gay
Together
Think
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" Crank-calling people is the oldest bit in the world. "
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" I look at old pictures of me... and I don't feel like I'm that guy anymore, but then I look at pictures of me now, and I'm not quite sure I'm this guy. "
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" To meet an artist when they first start out is like having a seat on the 50-yard line and watching them get a touchdown... The Weeknd, Pink, Harry Styles, Lorde, Miley Cyrus, Niall Horan, Kesha - these are all artists I interviewed back before anyone knew who they were. To watch them turn into these superstars is just amazing. "
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" I used to come to the gay pride parades in New York. I've been to a few down in Miami Beach, if memory serves. "
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" One thing that makes me optimistic is other media from the digital world coming at radio. MTV tried to kill the radio star back in the '80s. And with all the digital services coming at us, people say it's a thing of the past - it's not. "
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" Radio was always a fun, geeky thing to be a fan of - the history of radio, where it is, and where it's going - but it was really also a pretty easy job. "
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" The only thing about politics I do discuss is, be into them: Read what's online. Read what the candidates are talking about. Try to understand why people are fighting over what the candidates are standing for. "
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" I've found in the past that if we planned the show a night before, once we slept and woke up, we weren't in that mood anymore. Because I really think doing a live show means you should be exploring your live feelings, and planning is not good. "
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" I miss being able to pig out sometimes. "
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" My voice was awkward. I had a deep Texan accent. "
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" I wash my own dishes; I do my own laundry. I'm not a glamorous person at all, not at all. "
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" At 14, I began working in radio. I ran the board at a little radio station in Dallas. "
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" I love taking time with an interview. Time with an artist relaxes them; it makes them want to be there and answer all your questions. "
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