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I realize it was hyperbole, but HST didn't wear Chucks every day...
He appeared on Late Night with Conan several years ago to promote his book Kingdom of Fear, and they discuss the shoes he was wearing - which weren't Chucks (most likely a pair of NIKE IDs because he said he "made them" - for which Conan makes fun of him).
Clip available on youtube (jump to 6:15 timestamp):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6K1PdkAP0k