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" Every song, every form of art, clothing, shoes, it has to be special. "
Afrojack
Special
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" There's nothing better than making music and hearing 3,000 people chant, 'Afrojack! Afrojack!' "
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" When I was growing up, I said to my ex-girlfriend, 'I will not be successful until everyone in Holland knows my name.' And it worked. "
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" You're going to be way happier doing what you actually love and finding other people that love the same thing than doing something that other people love so you're just cooler and you have cool friends. "
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" I'm a DJ who makes dance music who got to play with Sting. "
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" When I started producing, I was just making music under all different names. 'Black Afro.' 'Super Grandmaster.' 'Mister Bull.' Like, the most stupid, idiotic names. 'Afrojack' was one of those idiotic names. "
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" I'm a producer for fun. I'm not a professional schooled musician or anything. "
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" People need realness, reality. People can sense when someone is being pretentious or fake. It's because you feel it; you see it in someone's body language. "
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" I was in school - I was a good learner; if I wanted to get something done, I could get it done. I was lazy, though. I was always, like, sort of an outcast. And when I got home, I was always doing music, but when I was doing music, no one was there to judge it, you know? It was just me in my bedroom. It gave me freedom and made me happy. "
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" When I had my first gig, I was 18 in January in 2007. My first gig that I got paid, I was playing for 10 people in a 250 people capacity venue. The promoter wanted to book me because he liked my music. I played a couple of songs that made people dance. To me, that rush has always stayed the same. "
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" I want to make an album my grandma and my fans are going to like. I want to make my grandma understand a drop and make club fans understand a song. "
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" If you really want to be a music producer, stop watching 'Friends' when you get home from school. Start trying to make music. If you're not going to try, then it's impossible. When you try, it's always possible. "
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" The coolest things in life are things that you have not done before. That's the key to life: new things always. "
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" Cars for me are like a piece of art. "
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" I have been fully involved in designing my stage shows; it's important to me to do something really unique and almost off-the-wall to bring the music and the visuals together. I love design and actually went to school for a bit for graphic design, so it isn't so much 'pressure' for me; it's a way to be creative, and I really enjoy it. "
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" For me, it's a great thing to tell people anything is possible. When I was 15, people told me 'You're not going to be a DJ.' "
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" People buy a ticket to see your show, so from the moment I get onstage, I can have no insecurities, because they're already there. You have to get people to listen. If they listen, everything's cool. "
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" My debut album, 'Forget the World,' is all about not listening to the negativity around you and to continue to do what you love, no matter what people think. I love what I do. Dance music is my passion, my life. There is no greater feeling than being one with my fans, partying to the music we love. "
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