Paul Oakenfold Quotes

When I started DJ'ing, it was no big thing. There was no money in DJ'ing, and you did it purely for the love of playing music.

Shanghai set out to take over from Hong Kong and I think it's done that. It's got the most amazing futuristic skyline which rivals and even betters Tokyo.

Can you imagine Grandmaster Flash on a laptop?

I've been going to China every year now for more than a decade.

All of the artists that I've worked with have an incredible work ethic. And Madonna has the best work ethic of them all. I've learned a lot from being around her.

Madonna has a very unique style and comes up constantly with these great songs.

It's good to see that America has a hub for electronic music in Vegas, like Europe has with Ibiza.

I never thought electronic music would get as popular in America as it has. When I first came to Vegas in 2009 for my residency - we were they only people playing electronic music at that time.

Let their music skill speak for [itself]. If they are producing good tracks and are resonating with their fans, or even gaining new fans, then that's great.

When I collaborated with Nelly Furtado, the idea for the song structure came from myself, but the lyrics and the ideas behind the songs came from her.

I think anybody that is going to be taken seriously in [music] industry needs to produce their own original music.

I've worked with everyone from Ice Cube to Snoop Dogg ... right across to working with pop stars like Justin Timberlake. Why those artists came to me is because they wanted my sound.

I am here for 5 days to enjoy myself and rest. Israel is a beautiful country and the audience is full of passion and I enjoy everything there is here.

There is a definite Chinese pop sound developing, but I was shocked at how influenced it is by American music.

When I was in the studio with Madonna, we would work 12-hour days. If you want to work with the best, then that's what you have to do.

I'm about to start working with a singer I met on my last trip: she'll get international exposure, and I'll have a song out in that market sung in Cantonese.

I wish my friends at William Morris Endeavor all the best.

APA is another evolution in my career; they have unique vision and share my goals for the future. I look forward to expanding our horizons together.