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I was born in Belgium and moved to Amsterdam when I was 17. I am not a Calvinist Dutchman but a Catholic Belgian. I think that makes a big difference.

Eddy de Clercq

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I don't like cliques. I used to go out a lot in London with friends. And London can be very cliquey. I mean if you don't belong to one set you don't go to a particular party.
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If you can make something genuine, then the ground is fertile for introducing something new. And that happened a few times in my life where I could sow the seeds and see something grow out of it.
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When you go to a club you can talk intimately to strangers you have never met before. And they will tell you things that will be shocking to hear. Because, on the whole, people behave honestly in this situation. At the same time they can be very false.
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In your daytime life you have to be more strict.
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Holland is very good at avant garde, probably due to the Dutch character. Good at design. Experimentation sometimes works here very well.
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In nightlife you can do anything you want, because that is the fantasy life, the opposite of your daily life. Everything - except violence - is tolerated. And that is why it is so surrealistic in a way.
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Even nowadays some people see me as a vreemde eend in de bijt [translated literally as the strange duck in the pond. In other words, an outsider].
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A scene can be created when people are coming together. Either to shop or to hang out.
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There are so many international musical connections here, in Amsterdam. And some of them are amazingly successful.
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In nightlife you can become a star, while in the daytime you can just be a nobody.
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Fun is the main thing. Because fun helps you transmit your message. You can only do that - transmit - when people are receptive.
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The way Electronic Dance Music [EDM] is manipulated and exported to the world is a very strong, and total concept. But it's not that interesting artistically. EDM is seen by some media as a kickstarter for kids who have no idea how deep dance music can go.
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I like to move. Because that's where the action comes from.
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The latest trend seems to be these DJs doing pre-recorded sets, in perfect pitch with the lights & acts on stage. Everything is centred around the action from the stage. It doesn't even demand action coming from the crowd! Passive consumerism or something. Mayhem with an overwhelming sound that isn't actually good music. More like diarrhoea.
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Shops and clubs are very important when you want to change things. And they have a common denominator the customer.
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Most of this innovative new music doesn't make money so it's regarded as uninteresting for the business people and considered as underground.
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My policy has always been to play new music. New beat, industrial, techno, disco, funk, rare groove and house music.
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I don't like to sit and count my money and be a happy entrepreneur.
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