--- title: "1 Big Moment Quotes By Paul Oakenfold" description: "1 Big Moment quotes by Paul Oakenfold. Plus more from Paul Oakenfold and more Big Moment sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b85/paul-oakenfold-24516_bigs_when-i-remixed-u2-s-even-better-than-the_3216919.png" --- > [When I remixed U2's "Even Better Than the Real Thing," that was a big moment and turning point for me. One of my remixes became "the big remix" for them and then I went on tour and was living on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-oakenfold/when-i-remixed-u2-s-even-better-than-the-real-thing-that-was-a-big/) [Paul Oakenfold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-oakenfold/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b85/paul-oakenfold-24516_bigs_when-i-remixed-u2-s-even-better-than-the_3216919.png) ## More by Paul Oakenfold > [Can you imagine Grandmaster Flash on a laptop?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-oakenfold/can-you-imagine-grandmaster-flash-on-a-laptop/) [Paul Oakenfold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-oakenfold/) > [When I started DJ'ing, it was no big thing. There was no money in DJ'ing, and you did it purely for the love of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-oakenfold/when-i-started-dj-ing-it-was-no-big-thing-there-was-no-money-in-dj/) [Paul Oakenfold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-oakenfold/) > [There is a definite Chinese pop sound developing, but I was shocked at how influenced it is by American music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-oakenfold/there-is-a-definite-chinese-pop-sound-developing-but-i-was-shocked-at/) [Paul Oakenfold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-oakenfold/) > [I've worked with everyone from Ice Cube to Snoop Dogg ... right across to working with pop stars like Justin Timberlake. Why those artists…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-oakenfold/i-ve-worked-with-everyone-from-ice-cube-to-snoop-dogg-right-across-to/) [Paul Oakenfold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-oakenfold/) > [I am here for 5 days to enjoy myself and rest. Israel is a beautiful country and the audience is full of passion and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-oakenfold/i-am-here-for-5-days-to-enjoy-myself-and-rest-israel-is-a-beautiful/) [Paul Oakenfold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-oakenfold/) > [I'm about to start working with a singer I met on my last trip: she'll get international exposure, and I'll have a song out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-oakenfold/i-m-about-to-start-working-with-a-singer-i-met-on-my-last-trip-she-ll/) [Paul Oakenfold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-oakenfold/) > [When I collaborated with Nelly Furtado, the idea for the song structure came from myself, but the lyrics and the ideas behind the songs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-oakenfold/when-i-collaborated-with-nelly-furtado-the-idea-for-the-song/) [Paul Oakenfold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-oakenfold/) > [I've been going to China every year now for more than a decade.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-oakenfold/i-ve-been-going-to-china-every-year-now-for-more-than-a-decade/) [Paul Oakenfold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-oakenfold/) > [U2 and folks like that. They all have that similar drive and that belief in themselves. They're early birds ... they're up working when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-oakenfold/u2-and-folks-like-that-they-all-have-that-similar-drive-and-that/) [Paul Oakenfold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-oakenfold/) > [When I was in the studio with Madonna, we would work 12-hour days. If you want to work with the best, then that's what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-oakenfold/when-i-was-in-the-studio-with-madonna-we-would-work-12-hour-days-if/) [Paul Oakenfold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-oakenfold/) > [I never thought electronic music would get as popular in America as it has. When I first came to Vegas in 2009 for my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-oakenfold/i-never-thought-electronic-music-would-get-as-popular-in-america-as/) [Paul Oakenfold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-oakenfold/) > [Madonna has a very unique style and comes up constantly with these great songs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-oakenfold/madonna-has-a-very-unique-style-and-comes-up-constantly-with-these/) [Paul Oakenfold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-oakenfold/) > [It's good to see that America has a hub for electronic music in Vegas, like Europe has with Ibiza.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-oakenfold/it-s-good-to-see-that-america-has-a-hub-for-electronic-music-in-vegas/) [Paul Oakenfold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-oakenfold/) > [I wish my friends at William Morris Endeavor all the best.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-oakenfold/i-wish-my-friends-at-william-morris-endeavor-all-the-best/) [Paul Oakenfold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-oakenfold/) > [For me it all started with two turntables and a mixer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-oakenfold/for-me-it-all-started-with-two-turntables-and-a-mixer/) [Paul Oakenfold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-oakenfold/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/big-moment/paul-oakenfold/#itemlist", "name": "1 Big Moment Quotes By Paul Oakenfold", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I remixed U2's \"Even Better Than the Real Thing,\" that was a big moment and turning point for me. 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