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" 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. "
Eddie Trunk
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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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. "
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" 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. "
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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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" 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. "
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" I have an iPod, but I put my music in it from my CDs, and then I have that CD in my library. "
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iPod
Music
" I'm a pretty big news junkie. "
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News
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" I wrote the music column in my high school newspaper. "
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Music
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" 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? "
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" 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. "
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