59 Quotes by Steve Aoki

Self-discovery is so important in identity processing: who you hang out with, what clothes you wear, what shows you see. As a kid, I found out about things through friends. I would go to hardcore shows with 50 people.

When I'm at a show, I'm there to have fun. Let's just not care for a moment. So this cake in your face is to make you lose your mind. And it's not about caring about whatever you are wearing and caring what other people are thinking about you. Out of the context, I'm trying to develop something else.

I wrote probably my phattest banging record with Knife Party: 'Pile Driver.'

A lot of my building blocks - who I am kind of as an artist - all came from being in L.A.

I feel pretty comfortable in front of a camera.

I love to work with artists that were able to find a brand new name and create something really exciting and fresh.

I love working with producers, like doing the record with Laidback Luke on 'Turbulence' and working with Afrojack on 'No Beef.'

Vegas is a very fickle market that's about fun. It will change to what people want.

The craziest thing I've probably done during a show is the balcony dive - it was pretty scary. I was like, 'This could result in an injury of mine,' but somehow I survived.