Hardwell Quotes

Hardwell

Profession : Musician

Birth : January 7, 1988

I think the impact my music has had on dance music fans is to bring out their inner love for dancing and having a good time.

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The fans have been an enormous influence on my career. Playing shows around the world and connecting with them is such a big inspiration in my life.

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Too many DJs today want to be the headline act without ever knowing what it takes to be the local DJ who's busting his or her gut to perfect their craft.

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A documentary on MTV about the Dutch scene was what sparked it all. I saw guys like Tiesto and Ferry Corsten talking about this thing called electronic music and I was instantly hooked. I started getting into it from then onwards, I was 12 years old and just completely bitten by this dance music bug. It's been my life ever since.

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Whenever I've performed in India, I've been overwhelmed with the amount of love from the Indian fans. Their passion, their energy - it makes me grateful that I'm able to do what I love every single day.

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I'm truly grateful for every moment I've been able to spend doing what I love to do.

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It's really boring if you make an album where every track sounds the same.

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It's very easy to copy Swedish House Mafia, or Avicii, or Skrillex, or whatever. People listen too much to each other and are too much inspired by each other.

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Dance music has no gender, class or creeds.

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I was a warm-up DJ for many years so I know how to build a crowd, what record goes with the next, it's all about understanding the dance floor and how the energy and flow should go coordinating to what the crowd want or might need.

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Make music from your heart, even if it's experimental or not really common, try it out, it can only get you more recognized.

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The Netherlands is a country I love and am very proud to be from, and I'm definitely supportive of the music scene we have.

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I love the process of collaborating on music, mostly for the creativity that comes out of it.

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Guys like Chuckie, Laidback Luke, Ferry Corsten, Armin van Buuren and many other Dutch DJs were all influential for me growing up.

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Touring life can often be so busy it makes it difficult to visit places and do all the touristy things, but I've had the chance to visit Tokyo a number of times and see a lot of the city. I love it!

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Yeah, before DJing, judo was my passion. I've always loved it but DJing and producing took over my life and finding time to fit it in was hard once the touring started.

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I never aimed for the radio, you know? I'm a DJ - I want my records to be played by all the other DJs in the clubs.

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All my records were dance-oriented, and all the hassle with major labels about changing my records, release dates, videos - everything was out of my hands. I always had to deal with somebody else, and I had a different perspective on a lot of things.

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It was always a dream for me as a kid to become the No 1 DJ in the world.

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I don't know if it's one particular thing that really made me popular, but I always say my music, it worked really well for me. A lot of people like my music.

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