Afrojack Quotes, born Nick van de Wall on September 9, 1987, in Spijkenisse, Netherlands, is a Dutch DJ, record producer, and remixer, renowned as a pioneer in electronic dance music (EDM). His breakout hit “Take Over Control” (2010) and collaborations with artists like David Guetta and Steve Aoki propelled him to global fame, with consistent rankings in DJ Mag’s Top 100 DJs. In 2014, he released his debut album, Forget the World, blending house, electro, and progressive sounds. These 15 quotes—sourced from interviews, public statements, and secondary accounts like BrainyQuote and AZQuotes—reflect his insights on authenticity, ambition, creativity, and the EDM culture, capturing his passion and innovative spirit.
15 Afrojack Quotes
- “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.” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “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.” (PictureQuotes.com, n.d.)
- “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.’” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “There’s nothing better than making music and hearing 3,000 people chant, ‘Afrojack! Afrojack!’” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “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.” (PictureQuotes.com, n.d.)
- “When I started producing, I was just making music under all different names. ‘Black Afro.’ ‘Super Grandmaster.’ ‘Mister Bull.’ Like, the most stupid, idiotic names. ‘Afrojack’ was one of those idiotic names.” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “The only thing you can do to lead a crowd is prove your passion to them.” (AZQuotes.com, n.d.)
- “Maybe one day there will finally be an education for electronic music.” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “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.” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “Holland is to dance music what Nashville is to country.” (AZQuotes.com, n.d.)
- “I always loved cars. I used to play ‘Need for Speed’ all the time… any racing game.” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “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.” (BrainyQuote, n.d.)
- “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.” (HollywoodReporter.com, 2014)
- “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.” (AZQuotes.com, n.d.)
- “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.” (AZQuotes.com, n.d.)
Afrojack’s quotes are a dynamic mix of authenticity, creative passion, and relentless ambition, inspiring fans to chase their dreams, stay true to themselves, and connect through music’s universal pulse. Which one’s got you ready to crank up the beat? Drop it in the comments and keep his EDM legacy vibing!
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