I think the most important thing about dance music is the connection.
AFROJACKI think the most important thing about dance music is the connection.
AFROJACKI 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.
AFROJACKOne of the reasons why my album is called ‘Forget the World’ is because when you listen to the world, you make stupid mistakes.
AFROJACKI actually did a remix for Katy Perry, and her management didn’t respond.
AFROJACKCars for me are like a piece of art.
AFROJACKIf you put 80,000 people together, no one knows each other, and once the music starts, everyone loves each other.
AFROJACKI’m just a guy, doing okay. But I’m a happy guy doing okay.
AFROJACKIt was just me in my bedroom. It gave me freedom and made me happy.
AFROJACKPeople always say, ‘How is it to be so successful?’ I’m not successful yet. Richard Branson is successful. That’s successful. Michael Jackson was successful. U2 was successful.
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.
AFROJACKThe only thing you can do to lead a crowd is prove your passion to them.
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.
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.
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 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?
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