Words matter. These are the best Walshy Fire Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
The energy Major Lazer presents on stage is guided by sound system sessions of years ago.
Nowadays, people have an open mind vis-a-vis new artists like Meghan Trainor, Nico & Vinz, Hozier – there are hits coming out of everywhere.
I don’t think about Miley Cyrus.
We’re doing unusual records that sound big, have a pop feel, and we’re getting better at it.
The sound system influence is undeniable in hip-hop, in jungle, drum and bass, now EDM.
Dancehall culture in Europe is very close to Jamaica. Europe and Japan have a very close link to Jamaican dancehall culture, where it’s all about sound-systems and horns and girls dancing all crazy – that happens a lot in those places.
We had no clue that Cuba was not Marco Rubio. You get there, and everyone is Afro Cuban. And you start to realize, ‘Where are the blonde, blue-eyed Cubans? Oh, they’re all in Miami.’
Notting Hill is a very different carnival from anywhere else. This is an international city, so it represents everybody. You walk around every corner here, you’ll hear something new. It’s awesome.
I’m from Miami, and Diplo is from Fort Lauderdale. We grew up with a lot of Cuban and Haitian friends.
A hater is actually an employee to your progress!
That’s what I considered Cuba to be… the most loving place I’ve ever been in my life. And the fact that there’s no crime. You walk in the street at any time, and you feel like nothing is going to happen.
We won’t be in any reggae publications or websites.
There is not one country in this planet where Major Lazer doesn’t want to perform.
We like to be the people who go – can go out into the world and say we’re the people seeking places that need bridges built and need the kind of energy that we bring, and then actively doing the show. We will pay for it ourselves. We just want to bring the kind of enjoyment that we know we can bring.
I have a saying: I try to make the world smaller by making the party bigger.
Dancing doesn’t have a language.
Here’s the key to Jamaica, the secret to Jamaican dancehall parties, no matter where you are in the world. If you do not see Japanese people, you’re at the wrong party. They source authenticity like no other culture I’ve ever seen.
Wherever technology’s going, we’re cool with it. We’re definitely promoters of kids trying out new stuff.
Gerry Dow – he’s like a fourth member. He lives in Sweden; his art work is more important than… it’s just as important as the music and the stage show.