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18 quotes by Armin van Buuren

Armin van Buuren (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑrmɪn vɑn ˈbyːrə(n)]; born 25 December 1976) is a Dutch trance music producer and DJ. He is known for mostly playing progressive trance and uplifting trance. Van Buuren has won a number of accolades, including the No. 1 spot on DJ Magazine's Top 100 DJs fan poll a record of five times, including an unprecedented four consecutive years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and again in 2012. He is currently the No. 3 DJ...
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I don't try to be someone I'm not - I've always followed my heart and trance has always been my main sound.

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As a DJ, people expect a certain sound and a certain danceability for the music. As a producer, I really like to let go of any rules that may exist.

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You know, sometimes you're jealous of other people and their achievements, and you wanna be that person, but I've come to realize that each... →

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I'm an electronic guy, I'm a freak for electronic music but real instruments, the dynamic range of it, and the emotions, there's no... →

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I recommend everyone who DJ's to do it as a hobby and make sure you have a day job or are going to school. Only 100 DJ's in the world make a... →

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We, as a people, we have a strong need to categorize everything. We put labels on everything and it's a totally understandable need because we... →

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I think I prefer producing a little more than DJing because you have more freedom, you can make anything you want; it doesn't necessarily have to... →

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Once a week i have to do my radio show, 'A State of Trance', usually on Wednesday night. I try to go running at least three times a week and... →

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I'm not a jukebox; I don't play exactly what the crowd wants to hear - that doesn't make sense. But, I do look at people requests. At the... →

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I'm very grateful I went to school to study law, particularly tax law, which really is interesting to me and very useful to me now with my... →

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I love music, and I loved dance music immediately. So I bought some equipment and started making my own. When I started this, I didn't say... →

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I'm actually sometimes nervous right before a performance, but as soon as I'm on the stage I'm like, 'okay, we're gonna rock this... →

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It's an artist's choice to listen to criticism or not. I'm very sensitive to criticism.

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