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title: "7 Started Dj Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Started Dj quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Started Dj sayings and thoughts."
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> [I started DJ-ing in the '90s. DJ-ing is in every record I do. When I make records I make them for DJs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lil-jon/i-started-dj-ing-in-the-90s-dj-ing-is-in-every-record-i-do-when-i/)

[Lil Jon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lil-jon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4d/lil-jon-3087_crowd_i-started-dj-ing-in-the-90s-dj-ing-is-in_430153.png)

> [When I started DJ'ing, it was no big thing. There was no money in DJ'ing, and you did it purely for the…](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/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/193/paul-oakenfold-24516_bigs_when-i-started-dj-ing-it-was-no-big-thin_564905.png)

> [I was making crappy beats since I was, like, 17 or 18, using Florida rappers, where I'm from. Then I started DJ'ing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diplo/i-was-making-crappy-beats-since-i-was-like-17-or-18-using-florida/)

[Diplo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diplo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ca/diplo-9004_beats_i-was-making-crappy-beats-since-i-was-li_699135.jpg)

> [That's something I want people to know, that I am a real DJ. I started as a DJ before I was even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hardwell/that-s-something-i-want-people-to-know-that-i-am-a-real-dj-i-started/)

[Hardwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hardwell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a2/hardwell-6335_dj_that-s-something-i-want-people-to-know-t_932081.jpg)

> [Well, I started out as a DJ. Then I put together Run-D.M.C. and it kind of blew up from there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rev-run/well-i-started-out-as-a-dj-then-i-put-together-run-d-m-c-and-it-kind/)

[Rev. Run](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rev-run/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a4/rev-run-5761_dj_well-i-started-out-as-a-dj-then-i-put-to_1273418.jpg)

> [My parents were extreme left so everything was against the system. I was walking barefoot in the streets of Paris when I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-guetta/my-parents-were-extreme-left-so-everything-was-against-the-system-i/)

[David Guetta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-guetta/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1c/david-guetta-8668_barefoot_my-parents-were-extreme-left-so-everythi_2159900.png)

> [My stage name has always been 'Armin van Buuren.' When I really started DJ'ing professionally, I already had a few U.K. hits…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/armin-van-buuren/my-stage-name-has-always-been-armin-van-buuren-when-i-really-started/)

[Armin van Buuren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/armin-van-buuren/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/658/armin-van-buuren-14122_always_my-stage-name-has-always-been-armin-van_2566683.jpg)

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