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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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" 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. "

Eddie Trunk

People

Stop

" 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. "

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

Eddie Trunk

Love

Also

" It's hard for people to realize now, but my gosh, when I was in school, you could not name a group that was less cool than Kiss. Going in to school with a Kiss T-shirt, you were asking for ridicule. In '77, they were one of the biggest bands in the world, but by '80, there was a severe backlash. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" I am so appreciative of all the attention I've gotten, especially since I don't ever consider myself anything more than a fan. "

Eddie Trunk

Anything

Myself

" 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. "

Eddie Trunk

Think

Great

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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? "

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

" 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 known Bret Michaels forever. "

Eddie Trunk

Forever

Known

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

Eddie Trunk

Rock

Metal

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

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

" Metal has always been somewhat marginalized, and I love to prove the perception and stereotypes that go with it wrong. "

Eddie Trunk

Perception

Stereotypes