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" I think interviews are good when you are an actual fan of the person you are interviewing. "
Elvis Duran
Interviewing
You
Think
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" Radio isn't just a jukebox for music anymore because you can get music anywhere. "
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" Sometimes fame overshadows an artist's music, and we forget just how incredibly talented these people truly are. "
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" 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. "
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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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" 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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" 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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" I love Justin Bieber. There are times where people only report negative things about him, but everyone forgets how incredibly talented he really is. "
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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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" 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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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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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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Right
" 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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" I was never hiding from being gay; I just never talked about it. "
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" 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. "
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" Traditional radio is not going to die; it's going to evolve. "
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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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" 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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" 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. "
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" My voice was awkward. I had a deep Texan accent. "
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" I definitely don't ever see a time I want to retire. Ever. "
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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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" I'm still me, no matter if I'm gay or straight or whatever. "
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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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