"...playing for love tonight... just want the world to dance..."I must admit, this song is my current anthem. As a DJ, it brings me back to simpler days when, I mix to simply mix for the love of it and to see everyone just having a good time and dance. No worries about money, of course playing for fees is always nice, but I'm sure you understand where I'm coming from though, right? No stress of making sure to fill a club floor, making sure everyone is entertained and satisfied, just good'ol fun, everyone gets together, enjoy each other's company and dance. And most of all none of the jealous BF/GF drama that you have to resort to having to get security/bouncer to get'em out of the joint.
I really like to just be able to just jam and put together some mixes and leave it all on the dance floor for everyone to dance. Is that too much to ask?
Anyway, about the song, in general, it pretty much sums it all, about having a price tag, etc. As far as DJing, I mainly DJ for the love of it first and foremost, don't get me wrong, getting paid to DJ is great, getting paid for something I love to do anyway, how can you beat that? It's not about the fame or recognition either, because I personally don't like the attention either, but it is simply nice to at least be thanked for or a simple gesture or compliment like, "Yo! your mix set was pretty dope."
I'd take that any day or night, rather than this one time for example, kickin' it at club with a few friends and a group of gals was like I guess recognized me and was like hovering around, until one of the gals approached me out of nowhere and ask if she could take a picture with me. I was surprised and flattered of course, but at the the same time oblivious to what's going on and why the heck was this girl asking to take a picture of me and all all I could think of is that some 21 something girls, first time in the club trying to pull some kind of prank on me, so why the hell not, I'll oblige. The girl then thanked me and all she said you're that DJ at the club that I used to spin at, but she totally forgot my name. How funny is that? I don't really think much of it, but all I can really think of at the time was, "com'on?! you could've at least remember my name, why take a picture of me and not remember who you took a picture with? you're going to post it somewhere in one of your social networks and then what? Might as well not take a picture with me at all and just simply said, 'Hey you're that DJ right?'" LOL. Just sayin'. I don't response to flattery very well, but that was a pretty funny one for the ages.
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