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" I have no deep desire to hit the pavement and audition for TV projects or raise money to produce a show. "
Elvis Duran
Deep
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Money
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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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" Social media has given us the world at our fingertips every morning. And we watch it change, live. In the morning, in the old days, we'd read the 'Post,' and that was what we had. "
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" I don't think of me as, quote, 'coming out,' because I was never 'in.' I rarely, if ever, spoke about my private life and remain as neutral as possible. "
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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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" As far as radio goes, it really isn't what listeners get; it's how they get it. Social media gives us new and fun ways to stay more directly connected to people who listen to us, and it also helps us make decisions faster. "
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" I was never hiding from being gay; I just never talked about it. "
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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. "
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" Our sole mission on this show is to make people think, make people feel, and make people happy as much as we can. "
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" If I played golf, I'd be on the golf course every day, but I just can't wear those dumb pants. "
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" I love what I do. I love the music, and I'm honored to be presented with a star by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. "
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Hollywood
Commerce
Star
" I really feel that leading by example is the best way for people to see who you are and let them connect with you. "
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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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" If you're born and raised a New Yorker, you're probably pretty to-the-point, and you don't care so much about hurting people's feelings as you do about saying what's on your mind, because you assume they'll get over it. "
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" I have no problem with someone who disagrees with my life. That's your right to feel that way. "
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Feel
Life
" 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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Try
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" I miss being able to pig out sometimes. "
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Sometimes
Pig
" Here at Z100, we're kind of famous for breaking new artists and watching their careers bloom. "
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" Traditional radio is not going to die; it's going to evolve. "
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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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Fun
Easy
Always
" Crank-calling people is the oldest bit in the world. "
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World
People
Bit
" I was sort of a loner as a kid, so radio was where I turned for companionship. I loved the music and how the DJs talked about the artists and used words to paint pictures to evoke emotion. "
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Words
Pictures
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" Radio isn't just a jukebox for music anymore because you can get music anywhere. "
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" I had a little radio, and I listened to music in my bedroom when I was supposed to be sleeping. I was probably 6 or 7 years old, and I loved the DJs who would come on and talk about the artists and the songs they were singing, and they gave away prizes. I was like, 'This is a cool job!' "
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" Halloween is not only about putting on a costume, but it's about finding the imagination and costume within ourselves. "
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" I never interned. The first job I ever had was a very low-paying job, and the guy running the radio station was so poor, he couldn't pay us sometimes - so it's almost like an internship, right? "
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Poor
Sometimes
Right
" Having the gastric sleeve procedure and losing 120 pounds, it was a huge difference in how I look in such a short amount of time. It really garnered all the attention. "
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" I have no desire to spend my off-hours listening to other shows. Unless it's Howard Stern, of course. "
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" One of our rules for the show, I guess the filter we try to pass everything through, is it's a safe place for women to be. It's not a show for women, because we're basically 50/50 men/women in our audience, but it's a safe place where women win. Women never lose on our show. I think that's very important. It's very unusual. "
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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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" 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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