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" I love Justin Bieber. There are times where people only report negative things about him, but everyone forgets how incredibly talented he really is. "
Elvis Duran
Love
People
Everyone
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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. "
Elvis Duran
Start
Pink
Back
" I miss being able to pig out sometimes. "
Elvis Duran
Being
Sometimes
Pig
" My voice was awkward. I had a deep Texan accent. "
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Accent
Voice
Texan
" I never graduated from college. While I was in a mass communication class at North Texas State University, I was on the air weekends in Dallas and knew more about major-market radio than the guy teaching. When I told him that, he failed me. "
Elvis Duran
Me
Communication
College
" I was never hiding from being gay; I just never talked about it. "
Elvis Duran
Being
Hiding
About
" 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. "
Elvis Duran
Feel
Now
Old
" 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. "
Elvis Duran
Think
Planning
Night
" Radio in my beginning days was going into a room for four hours, playing a bunch of music, and screaming about the artists... radio now has come out of the radio, on to the net, and on to video and on stages; it's a multiplatform thing. It's nothing I expected ever to see. "
Elvis Duran
Beginning
Nothing
Now
" 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. "
Elvis Duran
Words
Pictures
Paint
" I am honored to be named Godfather for Norwegian Bliss. This incredible ship and all the innovative activities onboard, from the race track to Broadway shows, perfectly reflect the energy and excitement of our morning show, and we are looking forward to bringing our loyal listeners along for this once-in-a-lifetime experience. "
Elvis Duran
I Am
Ship
Morning
" At 14, I began working in radio. I ran the board at a little radio station in Dallas. "
Elvis Duran
Little
Dallas
Working
" To be the Grand Marshal of the most recognized Halloween parade in the world is so much fun. People plan for months and months to design their costumes, and it is amazing. It is a true competition and amazing to watch everyone. "
Elvis Duran
People
Amazing
Competition
" I really feel that leading by example is the best way for people to see who you are and let them connect with you. "
Elvis Duran
Way
See
You
" 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. "
Elvis Duran
Losing
Time
Short
" I'd love to write a book and dabble in TV a little more - but only if it's right. I'm not going to go out there and beg anyone for a job. "
Elvis Duran
Book
Right
More
" I've always been very comfortable with me and the people I work with, and my family have always been very plugged into who I am with my personal life. "
Elvis Duran
Life
I Am
Family
" 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
" I've never been truly closeted on the air; it's just something I never really made a big deal out of because I never felt like I wanted to push an agenda or push it any further than I felt comfortable with. "
Elvis Duran
Big
Air
Push
" 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. "
Elvis Duran
Hollywood
Commerce
Star
" I definitely don't ever see a time I want to retire. Ever. "
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See
Want
Time
" I have no desire to spend my off-hours listening to other shows. Unless it's Howard Stern, of course. "
Elvis Duran
Other
Course
Desire
" I wash my own dishes; I do my own laundry. I'm not a glamorous person at all, not at all. "
Elvis Duran
Person
My Own
Glamorous
" If an artist is going through a lot of bad publicity, I don't want to ask them about that. If they want to talk about it, I'll make them comfortable enough where they can bring that up on their own. Not only do I want them to feel comfortable, I want them to come back. "
Elvis Duran
Feel
Bad
Back
" Radio isn't just a jukebox for music anymore because you can get music anywhere. "
Elvis Duran
Just
You
Radio
" 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. "
Elvis Duran
Care
You
Saying
" Here at Z100, we're kind of famous for breaking new artists and watching their careers bloom. "
Elvis Duran
New
Watching
Here
" 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. "
Elvis Duran
Beach
Pride
Memory
" I think it's a wonderful thing, turning 50. I think everyone should do it at least once. "
Elvis Duran
I Think
Think
Wonderful
" 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. "
Elvis Duran
Morning
Old
Live
" 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. "
Elvis Duran
Think
Coming
Possible