Born on August 8th

"The power chords in 'Come Sail Away' were super heavy to me as a kid. Metal? No. Hard rock? At times, for sure."

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

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

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

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

"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've known Bret Michaels forever."

"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."

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

"Jon Bon Jovi is remarkable."

"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 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."

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

"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."

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

"I wasn't a good student in high school. I mean, I got through it, but unless it had something to do with music, it didn't really interest me."

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

"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."

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

"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."

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

"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."

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

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

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

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

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