If you put 80,000 people together, no one knows each other, and once the music starts, everyone loves each other.
AFROJACKIf you put 80,000 people together, no one knows each other, and once the music starts, everyone loves each other.
AFROJACKI think the most important thing about dance music is the connection.
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 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.
AFROJACKI’m just a guy, doing okay. But I’m a happy guy doing okay.
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.
AFROJACKThe only thing you can do to lead a crowd is prove your passion to them.
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 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.
AFROJACKI 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.
AFROJACKMaybe one day there will finally be an education for electronic music.
AFROJACKIt was just me in my bedroom. It gave me freedom and made me happy.
AFROJACKCars for me are like a piece of art.
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.
AFROJACKWhen I was a baby, my mom used to have a dance school, and she used to teach classes there.
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