DJ Set Quotes

When I'm doing a set as an artist I'm right in front of the stage the entire time, interacting with the crowd. The DJ set's a little different but they both are great and high energy for the crowd.

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

When you go see a good DJ, you'll know it, man - you'll know it in your bones. Between the guy who's phoning it in and the guy who's obsessively working it to give you the best show of his life.

I don't go to clubs. I don't know what club mixes are supposed to sound like.

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.

I love that you can just walk into the club and hear Young Jeezy or hear Fetty, and it's on.

I never wanted to just press play on some DJ set and let the lights do all the work. I value old-fashioned performance a little more than that.

Floating Points plays a lot of music that I don't know, and I like geeking out and trying to find out what the tracks are. His knowledge of house music is pretty deep, and his selection is just amazing. And I think it's a pleasure to listen to his music because it's so perfectly produced.

I can't imagine doing a DJ set and playing all my own stuff; it'd just be awkward.

The energy Major Lazer presents on stage is guided by sound system sessions of years ago.