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I want to go to - what's that hot country with a lot of money? - Dubai.

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I developed the Clock Theory to help me time records; you know, spin the record back two revolutions or whatever and then play the break, spin the other one back two, play, like that.

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I don't want to be classified as an old-skool DJ or new-skool DJ. I want to be classified as an all-skool DJ who plays it all. I also want to learn to DJ house music in my own fashion.

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As an individual I was known as the DJ or the mixer.

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All you have to know is mathematically how many times to scratch it and when to let it go - when certain things will enhance the record you're listening to.

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I'm not big on snacks, but I if do, I like a few M&M's.

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Hip Hop has become real constrained. The creative juices and creative flows have been diminished.

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But I had two very special people who helped to take my style to the next level. Thank God for my first MC Cowboy and my first student Grand Wizard Theodore, and to go out after creating this art form and finding everyone jamming to it - that too was pretty scary.

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Disco was brand new then and there were a few jocks that had monstrous sound systems but they wouldn't dare play this kind of music. They would never play a record where only two minutes of the song was all it was worth. They wouldn't buy those types of records.

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I knew there was a way to blend records together, but I didn't know how to. This was haunting me when I was in my teens. In my frustration, I decided to start experimenting with electronics. I tested the torque factor on different turntables. I had to figure needles out. See, there are two kinds, elliptical and conical.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: January 1st, 1958

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