Harris Quote by Kristian Nairn

I was a musician first, the whole DJ-ing came after.

— Bonobo

I used to do this one club called New York Sound Factory where I played house, hip-hop, and dancehall. I was one of the…

— Lil Jon

I love music - in my playing days, I was always the team DJ.

— Alex Scott

I was never really a DJ... I just kinda figured it all out at once as I started to tour. I was making music…

— Skrillex

I started DJ-ing in the '90s. DJ-ing is in every record I do. When I make records I make them for DJs.

— Lil Jon

I come from a musical family but never tapped into it until I was thrown into a DJing gig during college.

— Hannah Bronfman

My start came with experimental musicians and live bands. I never played with DJ's because it wasn't really the correct fit. It fit in…

— Girl Talk

When I'm representing my music live I think of it very much in a rock band sense. When I first started doing festivals in…

— DJ Shadow

I used to DJ in Atlanta, and that's how I kind of got into the music industry.

— Lil Jon

I was a DJ in college and had my own punk music-focused show all four years.

— Matt Besser

DJ Tiesto was my first inspiration. I heard him play at the Olympics in 2004 and from that moment on I knew I wanted…

— Martin Garrix

I was in a lot of bands growing up.

— Jesse Andrews