Afrojack Quotes

One of my initial memories of being taken over by music was watching Paul McCartney on TV play a tribute to John Lennon. He was playing piano by himself and singing 'Imagine,' and I remember feeling an anxiety and shortness of breath.

I listened to it last night for the first time since we started this project. I went out to my car and put it in and went to an empty parking lot and just listened and read the little pamphlet that came with it. After two or three songs I burst into tears.

Music doesn't always bring me to tears; if I hear 'Love' by John Lennon at a vulnerable moment, it will bring me to tears.

When you listen to old-school music, you can smell your mother's food in the kitchen. You can feel where you was when you first heard that song. That's what's beautiful about music. It's for everyone, but we all have individual memories that make us love it.

There are probably five songs in the world that I get excited about when I hear them on the radio.

Dumbo... makes me cry. Every single time and in the exact same spot. I just have a special affection for Dumbo.

I secretly love the song 'No More Tears.' It's my go-to karaoke song that I do with all my friends.

For a long time, I resisted seeing 'The Sound of Music,' but when I finally did, I cried.

And when I've been away from my family and friends, I have felt good hearing some of those old songs.

And out of all the movies, I don't know what it is, I'll always sit down and watch our 'Footloose'. I cry, I get excited, I cheer, my heart pounds. I really enjoy it.

Whenever you're in a relationship, you have that favorite song that reminds you of when you first got together or when you first kissed, and then every time you hear that song, it reminds you of that person.

I cry whenever I watch an emotional scene that I did, just because it brings me back to that moment. It's like, I remember being there; I remember feeling what I felt. It's really weird, right?

I remember always looking forward to listening to country music in the car with my mother, and it wasn't even something I enjoyed in the sense of music, but just being around music itself was enough.

You listen to a piece of music and it will remind you of something - it might make you happy, it might make you sad, but it is very emotive. And I think that Duran Duran have always understood that.

I know I get a real kick, an emotional charge, out of playing a song I haven't played for 10 years. It just takes you back to that point in your life.

I would be on dates with guys, and the radio would be on, and if the Moody Blues song came on I couldn't concentrate on the guy; I would go straight into the music.

I'm not a hoarder, I'm a collector: if you have something you like, every time you see it, you have a little happy hit.

My goal in music is to create nostalgic moments.

Certain songs bring me back to certain places I've been in my life. So definitely, I listen to my stuff.

Pop music is a constant reminder of what you were doing at the time, it holds all sorts of memories.

Personally, my favorite 'meat' song is 'We Got It Right.' As soon as it comes on, it transports me to a different place. And I'm really proud of our performance in the studio on that one.

People often reach out and comment on how they relate to my lyrics, which makes me feel very warm inside.

For me, music is a magical life force that has the ability to make me cry, pick me up, and take me back in time.

Bobby McGee' was the song that made the difference for me. Every time I sing it, I still think of Janis.

Mine would be Your Song, which is just one of his ones that I... I was actually glad the whole song wasn't played in this film and it's just a few bars of it because it makes me cry. You know, there are some songs that just make the hairs on the back of your neck just stand up? That's one of those for me - I put it on if I want a good cry.