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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. "
Elvis Duran
Feel
Mission
People
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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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I Am
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" I was never hiding from being gay; I just never talked about it. "
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Being
Hiding
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" I had a little radio, and I listened to music in my bedroom when I was supposed to be sleeping. I was probably 6 or 7 years old, and I loved the DJs who would come on and talk about the artists and the songs they were singing, and they gave away prizes. I was like, 'This is a cool job!' "
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" Having the gastric sleeve procedure and losing 120 pounds, it was a huge difference in how I look in such a short amount of time. It really garnered all the attention. "
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Time
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" I have no problem with someone who disagrees with my life. That's your right to feel that way. "
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Feel
Life
" I don't think we have to make a big thing about being gay, except for when we get together for these gay pride events. "
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Together
Think
" My voice was awkward. I had a deep Texan accent. "
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Accent
Voice
Texan
" 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. "
Elvis Duran
Lose
Women
Win
" I miss being able to pig out sometimes. "
Elvis Duran
Being
Sometimes
Pig
" 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. "
Elvis Duran
Hollywood
Commerce
Star
" I love Justin Bieber. There are times where people only report negative things about him, but everyone forgets how incredibly talented he really is. "
Elvis Duran
Love
People
Everyone
" 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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Feel
Bad
Back
" The only thing about politics I do discuss is, be into them: Read what's online. Read what the candidates are talking about. Try to understand why people are fighting over what the candidates are standing for. "
Elvis Duran
Try
Talking
Fighting
" I have no desire to spend my off-hours listening to other shows. Unless it's Howard Stern, of course. "
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Other
Course
Desire
" I think it's a wonderful thing, turning 50. I think everyone should do it at least once. "
Elvis Duran
I Think
Think
Wonderful
" I really think there are many great organizations out there getting the word out about LGBT youth and bullying, but GLAAD has this way of making sure the stories about gay people are sent out and heard and not covered up, and I like that. "
Elvis Duran
Bullying
People
Youth
" 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. "
Elvis Duran
Beach
Pride
Memory
" 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 Am
Ship
Morning
" 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. "
Elvis Duran
Book
Right
More
" I wash my own dishes; I do my own laundry. I'm not a glamorous person at all, not at all. "
Elvis Duran
Person
My Own
Glamorous
" I just always assume no one is listening. "
Elvis Duran
Always
Listening
Assume
" If I played golf, I'd be on the golf course every day, but I just can't wear those dumb pants. "
Elvis Duran
Golf
Day
Dumb
" 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? "
Elvis Duran
Poor
Sometimes
Right
" I'm still me, no matter if I'm gay or straight or whatever. "
Elvis Duran
Me
Whatever
Still
" As far as radio goes, it really isn't what listeners get; it's how they get it. Social media gives us new and fun ways to stay more directly connected to people who listen to us, and it also helps us make decisions faster. "
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Social Media
Fun
People
" Radio in my beginning days was going into a room for four hours, playing a bunch of music, and screaming about the artists... radio now has come out of the radio, on to the net, and on to video and on stages; it's a multiplatform thing. It's nothing I expected ever to see. "
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Beginning
Nothing
Now
" I have no deep desire to hit the pavement and audition for TV projects or raise money to produce a show. "
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Deep
Hit
Money
" 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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Media
World
Say
" 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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Big
Air
Push