Martin Garrix quotes:

I want to show everyone that if you pursue your dreams, they can come true no matter what. That's what I want to do.

DJ Tiesto was my first inspiration. I heard him play at the Olympics in 2004 and from that moment on I knew I wanted to make music and become a DJ. I made a bootleg of a track by Enrique Iglesias called Tonight.

I don't want to just be an artist for one country, I want to produce for the world.

I get inspired by a lot, not jut one type of music or so. I listen to a lot of different music, and love a lot of artists. So, I can get inspired by anything.

I learned a lot about the business side of the industry and some new production tools. It's getting more and more difficult, because of my exploding gig schedule.

I promised to finish school, so I'll figure it out I guess. Besides, I'm on a special school for musicians and artists, so I'm not the only one with this life style.

In Europe, it's more common to hear aggressive dance tracks on the radio.

It still feels unreal sometimes. It all happened so fast, like an explosion you know. But I am really hyped about the success of 'Animals' and 'Wizard'.

America is new to instrumental dance tracks on the radio, we were all so surprised "Animals" did so well on the radio.

I can sleep ANYWHERE! I just love to sleep.

I didn't finish high school, but I went to a special school for producers and musicians, a three year course for engineering, producing and learning all the tricks. So now I have my producing degree and certification.

I like working together with different producers. Of course the process is different, producing a new track is like creating something all new, while reworking an already existing track is more like giving your own twist to the record.

I love playing music no matter where it is.

I would like to collaborate with Lana Del Rey . She just has the perfect voice! I love it.

If I have an idea in my head, within no time it's into the computer, it may take more time to make it sound right, but that's the only issue.

It's a weird sound [ "Animals"] inspired by a hip hop drum loop. I listen to a lot of hip hop tracks and it's not used quite often in House currently. I chopped up the loop and edited it so you wouldn't recognize the original.

Of course it's super special to create your own records; it really is a part of my self.

Reworking other tracks is also quite cool.

There's always competition, especially in the EDM scene, but that keeps me motivated and focused. Everybody is really friendly though. I always enjoy seeing other guys at gigs or festivals. So yeah, there is competition but there are also lots of good vibes.

When I was nine, ten, I was super young, but I installed a program on my computer so I could start producing music.