Martin Garrix Quotes

I just make music that I love. I'm kind of selfish when I make music. I'm like, 'Do I like this?'

Satisfying myself is the point in filmmaking, in my mind.

The deeper I get into my life as a musician, I'm discovering that it becomes less and less about other people, and more about what I want to do. And that's a good place to be.

Music I do just for me.

I enjoy the music I make because I have to - if I didn't, I wouldn't want to make it, and I wouldn't want it to be heard by other people.

I’m not trying to satisfy anybody but myself and the role that I’m playing.

That's my actual payment, the fact that I can actually make something that I actually enjoy and put on repeat, and it's not related to anything else or anyone else's thoughts and ideas, it all came from me; I just love that aspect of it.

If people would like to come to my concerts I'd love them to come. And if they like the music that I make, I love that too. But I do not make music for other people. I make it to please myself.

With my designs and my ideas, I want to please myself first.

Some stuff I don't even put out. I'll just be home, happy, creating something for myself, and then ball it up and throw it in the trash. It's less about trying to prove something or get on somebody's list or make a fan happy or make a hater mad or convert a non-believer. That's not the case for me anymore.

When I finish an album and I find myself listening to it in the car, because it makes me feel a certain way, that's the time to try to let other people know about it.

I make music because I like making music.

I've never really cared if I was famous for my music. It was just something I had to do.

I'm gonna keep making music that hopefully I think is good, and whatever comes out of that, that will be fine with me.

I think if you're creating music, and you love the song, holding it back is just doing it an injustice.

I create music for myself first of all because if I'm not happy with the music I create, I can't make anybody else happy.

I want to create music that moves me, not just music that is going to get me famous or make someone at a label happy.

People understand my message is positive, and at the end of the day, I'm just here to make music that I enjoy and that other people enjoy. I think that's why I have such a loyal fan base.

I'm just doing all type of music that I like. I'm not so worried about the money like I used to be. I got money now. I don't have to worry about that.

I'm not thinking when I'm writing, 'How's this going to read?' Or, 'What percentage of the audience is going to stay with me?' The thing itself is what gives me pleasure. Sometimes stuff just falls onto the page so beautifully and happily that it's deeply satisfying. It's selfish!

I am my own audience. I always picture me and my mates and think, 'What would we enjoy listening to?'

Don't make music for some vast, unseen audience or market or ratings share or even for something as tangible as money. Though it's crucial to make a living, that shouldn't be your inspiration. Do it for yourself.

I just want to produce and create projects that I'm passionate about and I love.

I can live for my music, but I don't need to be recognized everywhere.

You cannot live to please everyone else. You have to edify, educate and fulfill your own dreams and destiny, and hope that whatever your art is that you're putting out there, if it's received, great, I respect you for receiving it. If it's not received, great, I respect you for not.