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Afrojack is a Dutch DJ, record producer, and remixer. He is known for his electronic dance music (EDM) tracks and has collaborated with numerous artists in the music industry. Afrojack's energetic performances and his influence in the realm of EDM have made him a prominent figure in electronic music worldwide.

When I was growing up, I said to my ex-girlfriend, 'I will not be successful until everyone in Holland knows my name.' And it worked.

I'm a DJ, but I'm also a ridiculously high-grossin... -Afrojack

I'm a DJ, but I'm also a ridiculously high-grossing musician due to doing productions.

I have a good connection with people from America that come to my shows. It's more the American culture. I like the culture, so I want to spend more time there and make more friends and have some fun.

When you're walking down the street or in the car just listening to the radio, and you're, like, 'Oh, that's my song.' You want to say, 'Hey Mom!' That never changes.

One of the reasons why my album is called 'Forget the World' is because when you listen to the world, you make stupid mistakes.

People always say, 'How is it to be so successful?' I'm not successful yet. Richard Branson is successful. That's successful. Michael Jackson was successful. U2 was successful. I'm just a guy, doing okay. But I'm a happy guy doing okay.

You're going to be way happier doing what you actually love and finding other people that love the same thing than doing something that other people love so you're just cooler and you have cool friends.

For me, it's a great thing to tell people anything is possible. When I was 15, people told me 'You're not going to be a DJ.'

If you really want to be a music producer, stop watching 'Friends' when you get home from school. Start trying to make music. If you're not going to try, then it's impossible. When you try, it's always possible.

Holland is to dance music what Nashville is to cou... -Afrojack

Holland is to dance music what Nashville is to country.

I'm a DJ who makes dance music who got to play wit... -Afrojack

I'm a DJ who makes dance music who got to play with Sting.

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The speaker identifies as a DJ specializing in creating dance music and highlights the unique opportunity they had to perform alongside Sting, a renowned musician.

Every song, every form of art, clothing, shoes, it... -Afrojack

Every song, every form of art, clothing, shoes, it has to be special.

I actually did a remix for Katy Perry, and her man... -Afrojack

I actually did a remix for Katy Perry, and her management didn't respond.

The only person you need to be credible to is yourself. When you stand in front of the mirror and nobody is watching, are you happy with yourself?

When I had my first gig, I was 18 in January in 2007. My first gig that I got paid, I was playing for 10 people in a 250 people capacity venue. The promoter wanted to book me because he liked my music. I played a couple of songs that made people dance. To me, that rush has always stayed the same.

I think the most important thing about dance music is the connection. If you put 80,000 people together, no one knows each other, and once the music starts, everyone loves each other. That doesn't happen with a lot of genres. If you go to a hip-hop club, it's not like when one songs comes on that everyone suddenly loves each other.

I want to make an album my grandma and my fans are going to like. I want to make my grandma understand a drop and make club fans understand a song.

People need realness, reality. People can sense when someone is being pretentious or fake. It's because you feel it; you see it in someone's body language.

Holland is a really small country, but with a very strong club and festival scene. Dance music has been huge in Holland since the late eighties. So there were a lot of opportunities for producers and DJs to release records and play live.

Maybe one day there will finally be an education f... -Afrojack

Maybe one day there will finally be an education for electronic music.

The only thing you can do to lead a crowd is prove... -Afrojack

The only thing you can do to lead a crowd is prove your passion to them.

The only way you can be happy is if you be completely yourself. You have to be you. Don't be what you think you should be.

If you never lie to yourself, you'll always be happy with yourself, and eventually the person you wake up with and the person you go to sleep with is yourself.

I even have shoes that don't fit. They're just so ... -Afrojack

I even have shoes that don't fit. They're just so cool, I wanted to have them.

I have been fully involved in designing my stage shows; it's important to me to do something really unique and almost off-the-wall to bring the music and the visuals together. I love design and actually went to school for a bit for graphic design, so it isn't so much 'pressure' for me; it's a way to be creative, and I really enjoy it.

The coolest things in life are things that you have not done before. That's the key to life: new things always.

I always loved cars. I used to play 'Need for Spee... -Afrojack

I always loved cars. I used to play 'Need for Speed' all the time... any racing game.

People buy a ticket to see your show, so from the moment I get onstage, I can have no insecurities, because they're already there. You have to get people to listen. If they listen, everything's cool.

When I was a baby, my mom used to have a dance school, and she used to teach classes there. We didn't have money for a babysitter, so she always brought me with her to the dancing school. Back then, I was already watching and listening to Michael Jackson for a long time.

My debut album, 'Forget the World,' is all about not listening to the negativity around you and to continue to do what you love, no matter what people think. I love what I do. Dance music is my passion, my life. There is no greater feeling than being one with my fans, partying to the music we love.

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