Afrojack
Afrojack
Nick van de Wall, commonly known by his stage name Afrojack, is a Dutch DJ, record producer and remixer. In 2014, he released his debut album Forget the World. Afrojack regularly features in top 10 of DJ Mag Top 100 DJs...
NationalityDutch
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth9 September 1987
idiotic music
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.
credible front nobody
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?
holland knows until
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.
schooled
I'm a producer for fun. I'm not a professional schooled musician or anything.
great people
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.'
home music stop trying watching
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.
life
The coolest things in life are things that you have not done before. That's the key to life: new things always.
loved time
I always loved cars. I used to play 'Need for Speed' all the time... any racing game.
passion crowds prove
The only thing you can do to lead a crowd is prove your passion to them.
successful people guy
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.
party passion thinking
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.
management remix
I actually did a remix for Katy Perry, and her management didn't respond.