Music should either move your feet or move your heart.

When I started, DJs weren't in the media, electronic music wasn't in the sales charts and a DJ was the freak in the corner who provided the music whi….

Trance had become a dirty word. Thanks to Ian Van Dahl, Lasgo, Flip 'N' Fill and DJ Sammy, a generation of kids has grown up thinking trance is the s….

I grew up in a dictatorship, so I really appreciate democracy. I think democracy isn't just a random thing that's around - a democratic society needs….

I do the work with friends who are musicians as well. I'm working on a piece of music and I have an idea of who I want on the vocals, but I don't rea….

I always say, "If you see something is wrong in your neighborhood, go ahead and change it. Don't wait for somebody else to do it." This is pretty muc….

DJs should not be just pressing play with a USB stick, or getting wasted and throwing cake. I don't think [stunts like throwing cake] have anything t….

Since the early days of humankind, dancing was always an expression of feeling good, and making someone feel good is the main intention of DJ'ing. I ….

I'm a very optimistic person. I have the chance to listen to so much phenomenal music. Connecting with social networking to create music is a progres….

The good thing, really, is that electronic music started as a fringe subculture, and now it's the biggest youth culture in the world. People pretty m….

Ministry of Sound was actually the first club I ever played in the UK, it must have been around 1993. Being invited to play was a big thing and visit….

I don't tell anyone what they should do (drugs). It's like this music is so full of power and energy you don't really need to take anything if you ju….

I have my own charity organization in Berlin called Ruckenwind, which supports kids from - ya - not ideal backgrounds..

I don't need to play Beatport Top 10 to get the crowd going.

It is not the gift, but the thought that counts..

I wouldn't call myself a leader. I don't want to lead people, I want to tempt them, I want to create a new world for them, just for that very small m….