Eddie Trunk

Skid Row would probably be my favorite Jersey band.

— Eddie Trunk

I truly believe that you have to bring more content to the table to survive in radio than saying, 'There was AC/DC,…

— Eddie Trunk

One thing people would be surprised about is that although hard rock and heavy metal are without question 90% of what I…

— Eddie Trunk

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

— Eddie Trunk

To have survived in radio for 30 years is pretty remarkable. Even more remarkable is to have been able to do it…

— Eddie Trunk

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

— Eddie Trunk

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

— Eddie Trunk

I want to be the Letterman of metal. I want five nights a week, Monday to Friday, 11 to 12, live. I…

— Eddie Trunk

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

— Eddie Trunk

I wasn't a good student in high school. I mean, I got through it, but unless it had something to do with…

— Eddie Trunk

I wrote the music column in my high school newspaper.

— Eddie Trunk

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

— Eddie Trunk

It's hard for people to realize now, but my gosh, when I was in school, you could not name a group that…

— Eddie Trunk

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

— Eddie Trunk

Black Sabbath invented heavy metal, in my opinion.

— Eddie Trunk

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…

— Eddie Trunk

People tell me all the time I should stop and smell the roses, but I can't. I'm always thinking of what I…

— Eddie Trunk

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

— Eddie Trunk

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

— Eddie Trunk

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

— Eddie Trunk

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

— Eddie Trunk

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

— Eddie Trunk

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

— Eddie Trunk

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

— Eddie Trunk

I've been urged by people forever to try and start a real Rock Hall of Fame. I've had some very, very preliminary…

— Eddie Trunk