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" I have never said anything critical about Ozzy that he didn't say about himself many times. "

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

" One thing I've learned, and I don't really blame anybody for this: most people who have a lot of money are the people that want to make money more than anyone. I've seen it with athletes, I've seen it with musicians, you know? "

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

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

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

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

" I've got to say, my parents have always been very supportive. I used to sit in my bedroom and read every liner note and listened to records. My parents are rock fans. "

" I've known Bret Michaels forever. "

" VH1 Classic is the destination for people who would be interested in a music talk show. "

" 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. "

" Hard rock for me is AC/DC, Def Leppard, Tesla, Kiss. Metal tends to be louder, ruder, darker, like Judas Priest, Slayer, Iron Maiden. "

" The only time people get pressured into doing reunions to make more money is when the current lineup is underperforming. And by bringing back the other guy, it increases their draw. "

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

" I truly believe that you have to bring more content to the table to survive in radio than saying, 'There was AC/DC, and here's Journey,' because computers can do that. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" I have an iPod, but I put my music in it from my CDs, and then I have that CD in my library. "

" Jon Bon Jovi is remarkable. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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 of the things I've done on my shows is tell stories and do interviews. "

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

" My father will go see Trans-Siberian Orchestra every single year. I mean, he's completely into it. "