Top 55 Jonas Blue Quotes

Abbey Road was actually one of the first studios I ever got the chance to go to. A friend of mine won a competition and got the chance to spend a day recording there – that’s when I was around 15 – and I was the only one who could engineer out of all of us.

As much my music is dance music, it is also pop.

I’m a massive Justin Bieber fan. You’ve got be able to admit that.

I stay up night after night looking at new software, seeing new trends, what music’s happening you know you’ve just got stay constantly connected and that’s just something that I do and I think is really important.

It’s the worst feeling, going into your record label when you haven’t got a hit. It was like: ‘Maybe you’ve lost it.’ And, once you’re done, that’s it. There’s no support, or anyone to help you.

That’s the whole part about being a deejay: You’ve got to make sure you are prepared. At the end of the day, you do have your genre – house music, dance music – but there are many different ways of playing that.

When I got to high school, to be playing an instrument was really uncool.

The concept and vision of ‘Electronic Nature’ is to give my fans a fully immersive sensory experience of music, visuals and more.

I love the idea of Pro Tools, but it doesn’t seem as attractive to me in terms of the music-making side. It’s great for recording, but with Logic you get the best of both worlds, the ability to do great tracking and producing something that sounds great as well.

I was a musician first of all.

I know it sounds weird for a 12-year-old to say that he wants to start writing songs, but that’s what happened.

A mixer for me needs to have some sort of effects, as it’s a big part of how I might hype up the crowd in certain parts of a track, using the delays and filters for instance.

I’m really not one of those deejays who go, ‘I play music that I like.’ I play it for the crowd. I believe that’s what a deejay should do.

Albums are great but for an artist like me, I don’t think albums are the way to go.

I listen to a lot of Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, Britney Spears – the songs just stick in your head and that’s what I want to achieve with my music.

I’ve always worked from a young age and was never big on drinking or smoking, so whatever money I had I put into synths.

I grew up with all different genres of music, and I want to include that in my production as well.

I’ve been writing since I was 12 years old.

I always strive to make my music unique.

There’s a lot of amazing women out there. There’s a lot of hot models. But models are the worst, because they’re models, you have to always step up and always look good.

I knew music was for me from an early age.

I prank my manager. I tell him I’ve lost my passport, or I’ve lost my case, or I hide his case. He is so gullible, he is the most gullible person ever.

My version of ‘Fast Car’ is in the same key as the original. To me that is where all the emotion lies.

I’ve tried to write songs that just make people feel happy and good.

At times, for sure, I do love a party. However, I do love going back to my room and putting on ‘Only Fools And Horses’ and having a cup of tea.

I was never in this for the money. It’s all about the passion for the music.

Even when I’m travelling – which is when I do most of my writing – I have a little portable keyboard.

I love touring, it gives me the ability to see the world and meet some amazing people who are into my music.

My family wasn’t involved in music, but I love music.

It’s definitely hard to have relationships. When your life moves so quickly, people generally want replies on messenger apps and sometimes I don’t get back to people for two or three weeks.

Sometimes what makes a great song is that bittersweet combination – a really heartfelt song, whether good or bad, mixed with something that gets you going.

I’ve gone through a lot of ‘nos’ from record labels but I’ve built a great team along the way and that’s the best thing you can have – people around you who believe in you and drive you forward.

The ‘I Wanna Dance’ hook actually came to me when I was in bed and just in that lucid moment between consciousness and sleep… I jumped out of bed and recorded a voice note of the vocal hook and I went into the studio the next day fully inspired.

I buy new white tees pretty much every week because they fade and I like them super fresh.

I don’t get along with many people, especially in studios. I’m quite blunt and I know what I want – and songwriters are very sensitive people.

I think some people have this thing where just because you do singles that means you’re not a real artist. It’s like hold on a minute – I’m selling millions of records here and been streamed billions of times… How can I not be taken as a real artist just because these songs are singles?

Instead of the Beatles and the Stones, my mum and dad were listening to Michael Jackson, Barry White.

I’ve always wanted to collaborate with Shawn Mendes, he’s an amazing artist, but the thing with Shawn is that I won’t collaborate… me just sending some beats. It has to be in the studio where we’d both be there recording together.

I try and have two to four days a month to just be at home.

I’ve never had that boring office job. All my jobs were music related.

My weakness is women.

I come from a songwriter background, so essentially with my music, I’m trying to make songs that will last a lifetime and although ‘Fast Car’ was a cover, it reflects what I’m trying to do.

I think the best thing about performing as producer is to hear the fans sing along with your tunes.

I think when ‘Perfect Strangers’ landed and was so well received, it was a magic moment.

Definitely India is one place I’d love to travel to and play.

I played the Azteca Stadium in Mexico to 100,000 people – that’s something I never thought I’d do.

To be honest, I’m like a sponge so my inspiration and influences really can come from anywhere.

The adrenaline is like nothing else. You might be tired or whatever else, but when you get on that stage and see people reacting there’s nothing like it. It’s a bit god-like – that feeling that nothing can feel better.

I don’t drink or party. There’s literally no time for that. As soon as I finish a show, I go straight back to the hotel room, do emails, I sleep, that’s it.

I’m very close to my family but this life moves so fast. Coming off stage, you’re so tired so forget to make the call or send the text. By then five days have gone by and you haven’t spoken to your family.

I got on a bit of a rollercoaster looking into how Herbie Hancock used to make his tunes, and I remember a picture of Jean-Michel Jarre at one of his concerts and seeing the Memorymoog. When I heard the sound it I was like, ‘Arrrgh, I really need that.’

Before I hit any country I always do my research. I look at what’s on the chart there, what’s worked in the last few years. As a deejay, as a producer, that’s when I get editing. I bring my own edits of tracks that are really cool and happening out there.

DJs are the new rock stars.

If I’m honest, I never knew ‘Fast Car’ was going to be my first single.

Anyone can be a DJ but it’s understanding how to read a crowd and keeping them on the floor is what takes years of experience.