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

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

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

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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 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'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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" One of the things I've done on my shows is tell stories and do interviews. "

" 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. "

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

" I'm a pretty big news junkie. "

" 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 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. "

" Guys like Howard Stern, Bill O'Reilly, Jim Rome, Bill Maher, those are the guys I love and respect as broadcasters. "

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

" Jon Bon Jovi is remarkable. "