That's the main thing. People have to feel it's real. If they feel there's something commercial or some fake thing behind it, then the feeling is definitely different.

In nightlife you can do anything you want, because that is the fantasy life, the opposite of your daily life. Everything - except violence - is tolerated. And that is why it is so surrealistic in a way.

Amsterdam is not Holland. It is a city that attracts people from all over Holland. And lots of international tourists and party people.

I think that is a great, great thing, to create your own identity and foster a true family spirit.

Most of this innovative new music doesn't make money so it's regarded as uninteresting for the business people and considered as "underground".

When you hear the music of these celebrated Dutch superstar-DJs nowadays... my God, I wouldn't even feed their music to my dog. I don't consider that to be my sort of dance music.

I don't like to sit and count my money and be a "happy entrepreneur".