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" 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. "

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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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" I've had the privilege of meeting and/or interviewing most of the top metal and hard rock artists at various points in my career and sharing their stories and music with millions of fans on air through TV and radio. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" If you're not in a major city, many bands don't come your way, and you have to really travel to see them. "

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

" 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? "

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

" Years ago, I carved out an identity, and it has always been about having a voice to tell people about stuff I love. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Jon Bon Jovi is remarkable. "

" I'm completely open about the fact that I don't love every genre of metal. I like what I like. It's got to have some vocal quality and some semblance of melody. "

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

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

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

" I wrote the music column in my high school newspaper. "

" I've known Bret Michaels forever. "

" 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. "