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

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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? "

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

" 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 known Bret Michaels forever. "

" The only time people get pressured into doing reunions to make more money is when the current lineup is underperforming. And by bringing back the other guy, it increases their draw. "

" I have never said anything critical about Ozzy that he didn't say about himself many times. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" Jon Bon Jovi is remarkable. "

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

" 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. "

" When I do interviews, I never pre-plan them at all, radio or TV. "

" 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.' "

" People tell me all the time I should stop and smell the roses, but I can't. I'm always thinking of what I can do to make what I have better and do more. "

" 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 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. "