Another Tiesto's Interview

Q: Hello Tisto, thank you very much for granting us this interview. I know you are eager to get on stage. How did you get into DJing?

Since I was a kid, I always felt the need to share the music I love with as many people as possible, and DJing seemed like the perfect outlet.

Q: Why did you choose the name "Tisto"?

It's a nickname of my real name "Tijs" and I love the name so much because it sounds happy and magical...

Q: Who were some of your influences when you started DJing? Today?

I was influenced by all sorts of music and I still am today. Record labels like Eye-Q-records from Germany and Belgium, labels like Bonzai and Music Man have always been my favorites.

Q: Do you prefer DJing or producing songs?

I love to produce a track and then play it for the crowd, that's the biggest kick for me!

Q: I can understand, the best of both worlds... What advice or tips would you give a young deejay?

Play only what you really like yourself, but always try to please the crowd within your personal taste.

Q: What is the best part of life as a deejay?

Traveling all over the world, fantastic parties and meeting so many different people.
Q: What is the worst part about DJing?

You don't get much sleep so you feel exhausted sometimes.

Q: Who would you love to DJ with?

Any deejay that makes the crowd happy.

Q: What is the best song, or your favorite song that you have produced?

My biggest success is "Delerium-Silence", but it's a remix. I am working on my album at the moment so I can tell you in a few months from now which track will be my favorite. I did a song with Junkie XL, which is my favorite at this moment.

Q: What has been your best show?

It was this year, the 7th of January in Eilat, Israel; 6,000 people in the desert going absolutely mad!!!

Q: What has been your worst show?

Innercity, on the 30th of December 2000. I was just in the middle of building up my set when somebody was stabbed in the audience, so I had to stop my show immediately.

Q: That can't be a good thing for the mood. What would be your favorite live set? Playing a 6-hour solo set in a big stadium, for 50,000 people.