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" I wasn't a good student in high school. I mean, I got through it, but unless it had something to do with music, it didn't really interest me. "

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" In a way, Jersey really supports rock, maybe more than New York City and Long Island. I know plenty of bands that tour and do much better at Starland or other clubs in New Jersey than others in the tri-state area. "

" Jon Bon Jovi is remarkable. "

" The biggest compliments I've heard about 'That Metal Show' are the ones from people that say that they don't even listen to this kind of music, but, 'We love watching the show.' "

" 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. "

" 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'm a pretty big news junkie. "

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

" 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 still love radio, but TV is also an awesome platform. "

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

" Black Sabbath invented heavy metal, in my opinion. "

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

" How do you possibly say that a cover band is better than the band that created and wrote the material? It's absurd. "

" I have an iPod, but I put my music in it from my CDs, and then I have that CD in my library. "

" Metal never goes away. It drifts in and out, but the true fans are always there for it. "

" I've been urged by people forever to try and start a real Rock Hall of Fame. I've had some very, very preliminary discussions about doing it. Obviously, I can't do it myself, but there are a lot of people interested in that. "

" One thing people would be surprised about is that although hard rock and heavy metal are without question 90% of what I listen to and my passion, there are other things I enjoy. My first ever favorite band in my life before KISS was a power-pop band called The Raspberries. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

" I truly believe that you have to bring more content to the table to survive in radio than saying, 'There was AC/DC, and here's Journey,' because computers can do that. "

" 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. "

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

" To have survived in radio for 30 years is pretty remarkable. Even more remarkable is to have been able to do it in the same market I've lived in my whole life. "

" 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. "

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

" 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? "