I think the most important thing about dance music is the connection.
AFROJACKI think the most important thing about dance music is the connection.
AFROJACKIt was just me in my bedroom. It gave me freedom and made me happy.
AFROJACKPeople 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.
AFROJACKI was in school – I was a good learner; if I wanted to get something done, I could get it done.
AFROJACKWhen I was a baby, my mom used to have a dance school, and she used to teach classes there.
AFROJACKHolland is to dance music what Nashville is to country.
AFROJACKThe only thing you can do to lead a crowd is prove your passion to them.
AFROJACKThat doesn’t happen with a lot of genres. If you go to a hip-hop club, it’s not like when one songs comes on that everyone suddenly loves each other.
AFROJACKI 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.
AFROJACKEvery song, every form of art, clothing, shoes, it has to be special.
AFROJACKWhen you’re walking down the street or in the car just listening to the radio, and you’re, like , ‘Oh, that’s my song.’ You want to say, ‘Hey Mom!’ That never changes.
AFROJACKI’m just a guy, doing okay. But I’m a happy guy doing okay.
AFROJACKI studied psychology for a couple of years as a personal hobby, so you start learning about people and listening to your intuition, like when you you’re feeling that people are not being entirely straight with you.
AFROJACKI actually did a remix for Katy Perry, and her management didn’t respond.
AFROJACKCars for me are like a piece of art.
AFROJACKWe didn’t have money for a babysitter, so she always brought me with her to the dancing school. Back then, I was already watching and listening to Michael Jackson for a long time.
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