Bobby Bones

“My mom got pregnant when she was 15. She dropped out of high school. She died in her forties, but before she died, she went back and finished high school.”

“Like many other people, I grew up with so much adversity and negativity, it would have been easy to get overwhelmed and give in. But by turning negatives into positives, losing into a journey to winning, I have been able to overcome the odds that were against me and change them into motivation for my success.”

“Charlamagne Tha God on 'The Breakfast Club' is, in my opinion, the best personality on the radio right now. We talk weekly. We couldn't be any different format wise, but we have a very similar background and approach.”

“Having grown up a trailer park kid on welfare and food stamps, becoming jaded is impossible, although now I make a good living, which I'm not ashamed of; when you've been poor, it never leaves you.”

“If I put a statement about being the best interviewer into the universe, I must now live up to it, or at least be held accountable for it. Either way, I'm going to work that much harder.”

“I have figured out that you never completely figure it out.”

“I'm a decent writer, barely a decent guitar player, and a terrible singer.”

“As long as everyone is having fun, especially our listeners, that's what counts. I try to put my team in the best spot possible for them to win and to deliver a great show to our listeners.”

“The radio show is absolutely the most important thing. It always comes first.”

“While I can hold my own with great talents and have an opinion in the face of big personalities, I'm just a regular guy. I've accepted my position in life: that I'm never going to be that cool. And I'm okay with that.”

“I think the role was great; I loved working with all of the people at 'Idol.'”

“The first book was a life story that I was hesitant to write anyway because I didn't feel like I had a real life story... It was a surprise hit.”

“For me, success isn't even about money. It's about getting to do what you love and supporting yourself. Everything that comes after that is bonus, unless your only goal is to be rich. If that's your goal, you're going to find out that once you have a little bit, you want a lot. Then once you have a lot, you want a lot more.”

“All I care about - I can either be someone of the industry, or I can be someone of the people. And I chose to be someone of the people at the sake of burning a lot of small bridges within the industry.”

“I've built a career on the survival skill I honed early on: being a smart aleck who is good with a fast comeback.”

“I'm from Arkansas, so I didn't even know who Howard Stern was until I was about 18 or 19. I only kind of knew what I had heard about him; then I saw him doing his thing. That's what I really liked about him.”

“For me, it has always been about using my platform to help others.”

“I take pride in how I interview people. One of the things people come to our show for most is the interaction I have with the artists; it feels very peer-to-peer.”

“I'm the best interviewer in the whole format. Except for Howard Stern, I'd put myself against anybody. Because I ask human questions.”

“Authenticity in any format is important, so I try as hard as I can to stay as real as possible.”