Morris recalled that "was an exceptional, warm man", and credits him for suggesting he do a cover of "Hush", the first hit for his band, Somebody's Image. "He was such a huge star, but his door would always be open for any 16-year-old kid who came into his studio with a record." In 1989 Keith Glass issued a single, "When Stan Was the Man", in homage "I grew up listening to [him on 3KZ... was the best disc jockey in Australia... who played the newer sounds that other stations did not want to go with at the time."