Too many DJs today want to be the headline act without ever knowing what it takes to be the local DJ who's… — Hardwell Copy Share Image
I have been DJing in clubs for years. I always dreamed to be a famous DJ in Holland. And now it's worldwide.… — Tiesto Copy Share Image
The most important thing is how you program and how you choose your records. That really does sort out who is a… — John Digweed Copy Share Image
The scary thing is when I did my set in Texas everyone was excited. The show was great. I was done and… — Peter Hook Copy Share Image
I go to clubs and if I notice the DJs are playing the records faster, then I'll push the beats a little… — Jermaine Dupri Copy Share Image
I've been a DJ, janitor, ditch digger, waitress, computer instructor, programmer, mechanic, web developer, clerk, manager, marketing director, tour guide and dorm… — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
I'm really excited about our DJ set. That's probably the most exciting of all. It's selfish but it's always your own thing… — Jack Black Copy Share Image
DJs play a big responsibility of what hip-hop is doing... At the end of the day, it's up to us to control… — Nas Copy Share Image
Being a die-hard Knicks fan, I remember hunting down these orange-and-blue Nikes that they only released in England. And I used to… — Mark Ronson Copy Share Image
DJs should not be just pressing play with a USB stick, or getting wasted and throwing cake. I don't think [stunts like… — Paul van Dyk Copy Share Image
I grew up in the '80s and '90s listening to Public Enemy and Mobb Deep and the Smashing Pumpkins. I don't even… — Mayer Hawthorne Copy Share Image
Watching people reach a higher level of consciousness. A fixation. For a few moments in their lives, they transcend and become lost… — Jeff Mills Copy Share Image
There was a movement called 'disco sucks', it was a shame to like disco, but then there was no music to dance… — David Guetta Copy Share Image
Of course building a kitchen makes all the symmetric sense in the world because everybody's burning calories at 120 beats a minute.… — David Lee Roth Copy Share Image
DJ-ing itself is not just about playing songs. The art of DJ-ing is presenting new songs to the crowd that they haven't… — TyDi Copy Share Image
I make music that makes you dance, so I mean, it's appropriate, you know what I'm saying? I make the kind of… — Snoop Dogg Copy Share Image
I've been approached about doing some live performance collaborations with DJ's. That is something I'd be interested in getting into down the… — Girl Talk Copy Share Image
Girls in New York look like giraffes. Long neck, long legs, tiny tits and ass. Girls from L.A rock over sized shades.… — Shwayze Copy Share Image
At festivals you kind of have to play the game a bit and you have to play a lot of the big… — A-Trak Copy Share Image
We get better product when the focus is on the fans and the artists - all artists; musical artists; singers, the graphic… — David Banner Copy Share Image
Now, the DJ becomes a star in itself because of the way he programs the songs with lows and then highs and… — Giorgio Moroder Copy Share Image
I get to listen to a lot of this music again doing my DJ work on Little Steven's Underground Garage. To hear… — Andrew Loog Oldham Copy Share Image
There are some nights where I don't get enough sleep, or we're traveling a lot. And then I'll go do a radio… — Tove Lo Copy Share Image
I can read a crowd pretty well. I know what to play and know how to keep it interesting for them and… — Tiesto Copy Share Image
And I know how many DJ pools have grown and I know how DJing has grown in the overall, but that was… — Jam Master Jay Copy Share Image
I got into DJ'ing because I started to listen to New York radio a lot. Obviously, I knew the stuff everybody knew,… — Mark Ronson Copy Share Image
The latest trend seems to be these DJs doing pre-recorded sets, in perfect pitch with the lights & acts on stage. Everything… — Eddy de Clercq Copy Share Image
And more than anything, I like the improvisation of jazz. That's the same thing with DJ-ing. There's so much improvisation you can… — DJ Jazzy Jeff Copy Share Image
Traditionally, with a DJ set, you just go hear DJ that has a good reputation and let the DJ take you somewhere.… — A-Trak Copy Share Image
I started in '88 to play House music, it was a huge revolution for me. I went to London and I saw… — David Guetta Copy Share Image
I'm influenced by the music of the '60s. It's a mishmash of everything. To me, psychedelic can be all the way to… — Anton Newcombe Copy Share Image
[DJ Ill Will] already knew I had the music talent prior to meeting him in person, I guess when he met me… — Kid Ink Copy Share Image
I wanted to do is kind of invoke that and then dive into that kind of repetition as a DJ thing because… — DJ Spooky Copy Share Image
You find this watered-down enlightenment sold in mass quantity at yoga studios, high-priced shamanism retreats, DJ-fueled Ecstatic Dance parties, ayahuasca ceremonies, and… — Alexander Weinstein Copy Share Image
My parents were extreme left so everything was against the system. I was walking barefoot in the streets of Paris when I… — David Guetta Copy Share Image
My musical influence is really from my father. He was a DJ in college. My parents met at New York University. So… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
People think my career started when I sent that tape to Renaissance. I’d actually been working hard for seven years before I… — John Digweed Copy Share Image
If you're the biggest DJ in the world, you're in a position where you can play stuff that people don't know and… — John Digweed Copy Share Image
I think that's becoming the key to where the whole idea of art and culture are going nowadays anyway, is the idea… — A-Trak Copy Share Image
I've been getting really into mixing, and there's kinda like an art to it I think. I feel like I still have… — Chris Baio Copy Share Image
![“DJs should not be just pressing play with a USB stick, or getting wasted and throwing cake. I don't think [stunts like throwing cake] have anything to do with connecting with your audience. To me, it has no substantial creative value - it's just a waste of food.” quote by Paul van Dyk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6cf/paul-van-dyk-14946_audience_djs-should-not-be-just-pressing-play-wit_387545.jpg)
![“I get to listen to a lot of this music again doing my DJ work on Little Steven's Underground Garage. To hear Van [Morrison] on Them's version of "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue"- what a vocal, and what an arrangement. Also, I get to hear so many records that I missed the first time around - The…” quote by Andrew Loog Oldham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28a/andrew-loog-oldham-54143_arrangements_i-get-to-listen-to-a-lot-of-this-music-a_1634816.jpg)
![“[DJ Ill Will] already knew I had the music talent prior to meeting him in person, I guess when he met me face to face he saw the potential on a marketing level and believed in the music I could create to back it up so we teamed up and the rest is history.” quote by Kid Ink](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/014/kid-ink-6885_djs_dj-ill-will-already-knew-i-had-the-music_2466761.png)
