Eddie Trunk Quotes
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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.
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Guys like Howard Stern, Bill O'Reilly, Jim Rome, Bill Maher, those are the guys I love and respect as broadcasters.
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VH1 Classic is the destination for people who would be interested in a music talk show.
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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.
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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.
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I have an iPod, but I put my music in it from my CDs, and then I have that CD in my library.
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Black Sabbath invented heavy metal, in my opinion.
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Metal has always been somewhat marginalized, and I love to prove the perception and stereotypes that go with it wrong.
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My father will go see Trans-Siberian Orchestra every single year. I mean, he's completely into it.
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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.
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When I do interviews, I never pre-plan them at all, radio or TV.
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Jon Bon Jovi is remarkable.
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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.
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Skid Row would probably be my favorite Jersey band.
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If you're not in a major city, many bands don't come your way, and you have to really travel to see them.
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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.
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I've known Bret Michaels forever.
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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.
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Metal never goes away. It drifts in and out, but the true fans are always there for it.
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I still love radio, but TV is also an awesome platform.
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One of the things I've done on my shows is tell stories and do interviews.
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Anytime rock and metal can get on mainstream TV at all, it's a good thing.
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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.
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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?