Occupation: Dj Birth: January 18, 1955 Death: March 31, 2014
The lack of quality dance music and the fact that here in the United States, house music is not seen as anything viable by the music industry. I figu….
I think dancing is one of the best things anyone can do for themselves. And it doesn't cost anything..
I have worked with a lot of different great people. One of the things my partner, my manager Judy Weinstein, instilled in [David] Morales and myself ….
I learned to trust women's ears when it comes to hearing music a lot more than other men..
It's not easy staying relevant in the marketplace..
I believe it also says that I am a friend to everyone and enemy to no one..
I'm a lot more sensitive about music, I think, than most other guys in this particular side of the business. Most of them are beat crazy and beat hea….
I refused to be disrespected. So, at 16, of course, I was a gentleman about it, but I told them and it cost me my job..
The first job I got when I was in high school was working for a department store in New York. I worked in the stockroom. That's when I learned that I….
Timing is everything. It is not so much about who you know, especially now with the Internet, because anybody can become a superstar overnight..
I used to tell myself when I was much younger that I didn't want to wake up one day and be 32 years old and still playing records. It's just not goin….
There is always a point in the party where I wouldn't say I have people in the palm of my hands, but when there is a point in the evening... if you h….
I am definitely in the right place doing the right thing. These are the rewards..
The music is everything to me..
House Music isn't black or white. It just is. It feels good & it feels right..
I'm always looking for just the right song that has something to say..
Well technology has changed a lot of things, making it possible for just about anyone to make music. But not everybody is a songwriter, so that puts ….
A friend of mine that happened to be a DJ at another club actually offered me a job [as a DJ]. I didn't think I could do it but he said, "You know al….
When you create something out of nothing it's the most thrilling thing..
The minute you think you're greater than the music, you're finished.
I'm of the mind that your private life is private and you don't need to put everything out there about yourself - but on there, I describe myself as ….