Self-discovery is so important in identity processing: who you hang out with, what clothes you wear, what shows you see. As a… — Steve Aoki Copy Share Image
The record labels used to spend money on advertising, and social media has replaced that entirely - it's putting magazines out of… — Steve Aoki Copy Share Image
It's of course important to mention that when DJing, I'm building my own story through the music. I'm figuring out what song… — Steve Aoki Copy Share Image
The haters and the trolls have always used me as an excuse to make fun of something that is out of the… — Steve Aoki Copy Share Image
For a DJ at my level, you can really go through life and travel the world without seeing a single thing. It's… — Steve Aoki Copy Share Image
When I'm at a show, I'm there to have fun. Let's just not care for a moment. So this cake in your… — Steve Aoki Copy Share Image
'Boneless,' even though we were thinking about servicing it to radio, it made more sense putting a vocal on there. This was… — 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… — Steve Aoki Copy Share Image
I've been doing my record label for 15 years called Dim Mak. I started my label when I was 19 in '96.… — 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… — 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
There's a big gaping hole in the EDM space for songwriting. It's one thing to learn how to be a great sound designer and… — Steve Aoki Copy Share
The ephemeral part of this work is that in music production, the sounds evolve so much faster than it used to, which means that… — Steve Aoki Copy Share
My first job was working at Benihana as kitchen help. In college, I was a telemarketer for a company at the same time I… — Steve Aoki Copy Share
