Jonas Blue Quotes

I can operate in half-a-song format.

I'm more of an artist and a songwriter than I am a DJ. That word seems a little bit - well, it doesn't really describe what I do.

I had also done a little disc jockeying.

I don't want to be classified as an old-skool DJ or new-skool DJ. I want to be classified as an all-skool DJ who plays it all. I also want to learn to DJ house music in my own fashion.

The art of DJing is sharing music with one another... The technology's definitely taking it into a new direction to where it's really becoming performance-based.

I just wanna be a DJ!

My brother makes beats, and I DJ.

I wanted to be a disc jockey.

I go out pretty much every night, and when you spend time in those clubs, watching how the DJs make their mash-ups to heat up the room, you want to create that sound yourself.

For me, I have the highest amount of respect for DJs. There's a real skill set and ability to hold a crowd's attention for four to five hours, especially with an R&B/hip-hop and open-format music.

I was DJ'ing house music way back when - I'm not like a new house guy.

I love deejaying, of course; that's where my heart and my passion is.

I used to do this one club called New York Sound Factory where I played house, hip-hop, and dancehall. I was one of the first DJs in the South to play everything.

As a producer and DJ, I just like makin' great music and hot records for the club.

I always feel I can play a role - just give me the time to do the preparation and I'll be it.

I show up ready to play, so I normally try and fit the situation.

Everything I make as a producer, I visualize it as a DJ first. And all those beats, I test them as a DJ.

When I'm DJing for two hours, I might play two or three Smiths songs.

Now, the DJ becomes a star in itself because of the way he programs the songs with lows and then highs and then slowing it down. The big DJs, like Tiesto and Deadmau5 and all those guys, they are very, very creative.

If I'm DJing a show, I will normally wear the designer I'm DJing for; if I'm DJing a party, I will most likely be wearing very high heels.

The spirit of house music, electronic music, in the beginning was to break the rules, to do things in many different ways.

It's much easier to have a diversified career as an electronic musician than it is as a drummer. Nothing against drummers. If you're a drummer, you just wait around for people to ask you to play drums. But if you have your own studio and can make music, you have the ability to approach music a lot differently.

I've always wanted to be a DJ so I could play the music I love for other people. That feeling hasn't changed, but my sets are always evolving. In terms of tailoring to a specific crowd, certainly I do play differently depending on the situation. It's a different feel, for example, in a small club versus a festival.

I'm always trying to think of something clever and fun to do with the music. There's so many cool things musicians and artists can do with their products.

We'll open for anyone, we are just looking to play.