About 20 years ago, I had a dream in which somebody sang one of the most beautiful melodies I'd ever heard, and gave it to me, and warned me not to forget it. Of course, I did forget it by the time I had got out of bed. Now as precaution, my phone is overloaded with half sung melodies.
Erol AlkanEveryone is going to prang out at some point. I don't worry about that stuff too much because most things can be sorted out with a chat, a cup of tea and an arm wrestle.
Erol AlkanI wish I could do something else, I wish I was an amazing painter or a brain surgeon or something, but it's just what it's been.
Erol AlkanOne thing I always found hard to stomach over the past few years is that being a DJ or musician is a career opportunity.
Erol AlkanBreak eggs to make omlettes, never be complacent or think 'I've got a career here, I've got to keep it going'.
Erol AlkanI am an indie kid. I made no bones about the fact that I fell into DJing electronic music by accident, by a lucky break, but it doesn't make me any less of a fan of that music, I just never envisaged... not through a lack of confidence or belief, I just didn't think that I'd be sharing the bill with people that I was going out to see myself.
Erol Alkan