Andy Rourke Quotes

At a festival, a lot of people came to see other artists, so you have to put on a signature set and performance: 'This is what I do, this is why I'm here.' At solo gigs, I'm a DJ - I'll play two-and-a-half hours, and not just my own music, also my favorite songs by other artists.

Dance music is Madonna's base. It's what she likes, it's what she listens to. It's not anything other than that. She doesn't read what's on the charts. And if it's on time, great. This is who she is.

I love electronic music, and I love drum and bass.

With the 'iCarly' soundtrack, I didn't get to write any of the songs. I just picked songs that meant a lot to me that I really liked.

I'm always the person that is DJing spaces and moments. I'm crazy about music.

It's weird being a DJ and you have a playlist of your own songs that you could hold it down for an hour.

My pregame music includes a nice little mixture. Probably a little Counting Crows, maybe some Avicii. Taylor Swift.

I've been DJing since I was in high school.

I've always tried to avoid electronic music in India because whatever songs I got in the genre I didn't really enjoy singing them - I didn't like the arrangements.

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.

I remember the first time I dropped a couple of house records, someone threw an Air Force One in my face.

When I DJ, I got my own catalog to play in the club. I'm spinning my own records like it's my own show.

I listen to old jazz and classical music, and that's it.

I understand that, but this disc shows the type of music that I've always liked and wanted to make.

I've been DJing since before I could read the labels on the records.

I mean, there are so many of his songs that I like that I could easily do that one day.

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.

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 DJ all the time, as much as I possibly can. I'll never stop. That's my security blanket, that's what I'm good at. I still consider myself a better DJ than a singer. I can DJ in my sleep.

I have endless playlists on my iPod so will throw on, say, Bruce Springsteen or The Smiths, depending on what kind of day I'm going to have.

I love DJing, and I love rocking out.

As an individual I was known as the DJ or the mixer.

When I started DJ'ing, it was no big thing. There was no money in DJ'ing, and you did it purely for the love of playing music.

I don't think I represent all things dubstep. I just like clubbing, so those are the sounds I've chosen to work with.

I had a lot of what they call turntable hits. A lot of them.