When I was 18, I was playing to 18 to 21-year-olds, and then, when I was 25, still playing to 18 to 25-year-olds. As I've gone on, the crowd has gone in both directions, both younger and a little older now than it's ever been. It is an interesting thing to hit 30.

I guess in a way I try to avoid being labeled as a traditional DJ.

I feel like there's always something to prove.

It's weird for me when someone asks me to do a remix as Girl Talk and not use samples.

I can't edit live as meticulously as I can for an album.

I was into alternative stuff, but I was also open to a little bit of hard rock and metal, like Guns N' Roses, Metallica.

When someone is buying a sample-based album, they are investing in the concept of that album. If they really like the original source material, they can go buy it.