Self-discovery is so important in identity processing: who you hang out with, what clothes you wear, what shows you see. As a kid, I found out about things through friends. I would go to hardcore shows with 50 people. — Steve Aoki Copy Share Image
High school and college were my punk, formative years. I was playing hardcore, learning to be a musician. In bands, you tour, but you're paid nothing; you're playing to 50 people in a basement, sleeping in a van, and you… — Steve Aoki Copy Share Image
I never cake someone who doesn't want to be caked - at least, I try not to. Sometimes I miss my target. I'm pretty… — Steve Aoki Copy Share Image
When I perform, I don’t think about the haters, the Internet trolls, or anyone else. I care about giving the person in front of… — Steve Aoki Copy Share Image
When I work with artists, I give them a general guideline of what my vision is. Then they're going to speak their minds on… — Steve Aoki Copy Share Image
Im 36, but I still feel like a punk kid with $200 in my savings account. — Steve Aoki Copy Share Image
Artists are creating their own genre sound, and other artists are building upon that sound and already creating a huge subculture created around one… — Steve Aoki Copy Share Image
I like looking at a future where we're expanding our creativity and brightening our lives. I believe that eventually we'll get to a point… — Steve Aoki Copy Share Image
I'm 36, but I still feel like a punk kid with $200 in my savings account. — Steve Aoki Copy Share Image
To come out here and play on Woodstock grounds, first year ever headlining on the main stage there's nothing more iconic. [Mysteryland] is one… — Steve Aoki Copy Share Image
No matter what I do, I can't help but feel that I'm under a microscope. Some of it is completely silly, and some of… — Steve Aoki Copy Share Image
I always tell up-and-coming DJs you have to really love what you do and find that interest to drive you. It requires so much… — Steve Aoki Copy Share Image
![“To come out here and play on Woodstock grounds, first year ever headlining on the main stage there's nothing more iconic. [Mysteryland] is one of those festivals that holds down the legacy of dance music it's been around for so many years. It's been part of what we do for so long. It kinda makes…” quote by Steve Aoki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/525/steve-aoki-12546_america_to-come-out-here-and-play-on-woodstock-g_998652.jpg)
