Eddie Trunk Quotes

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?

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

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

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

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.

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.

Jon Bon Jovi is remarkable.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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 still love physical product. I still hold out for actual CDs, because in radio, everyone just wants to send you a file to play.

VH1 Classic is the destination for people who would be interested in a music talk show.

Hard rock for me is AC/DC, Def Leppard, Tesla, Kiss. Metal tends to be louder, ruder, darker, like Judas Priest, Slayer, Iron Maiden.

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.

I'm a pretty big news junkie.

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

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.

Black Sabbath invented heavy metal, in my opinion.

If you're not in a major city, many bands don't come your way, and you have to really travel to see them.

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.

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.

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

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.