Shaquille O’Neal has in contrast DJing to taking part in a “championship sport”.
The retired basketball star has carried out at Misplaced Lands, Tomorrowland, EDC LV, Electrical Zoo, Forbidden Kingdom and Past Wonderland as his alter-ego DJ Diesel and admitted the fun of taking part in to large live performance crowds is true up there with a high-stakes basketball sport.
Chatting with Selection, Shaquille, 51, stated: “I’ve been taking part in basketball since I used to be 13. If it’s a crowd of 100 individuals or a crowd of 100,000, it’s the identical factor if you happen to’re placing on a present. In highschool, the gymnasium could be filled with 300 individuals. Within the NBA and the championships, you will have parades, however then it’s all gone, and also you want it again.
“I went to Tomorrowland and noticed Tiesto with 100,000 individuals on the market. I obtained that feeling again. I believed, ‘I’ve been DJing since ’88, let me strive.’ I used to be within the celeb DJ field and needed to show myself.”
He credit Perry Farrell of Lollapalooza for giving him an opportunity to carry out in 2019, saying: “Mr. Perry gave me the chance. I didn’t have the slot that I needed. However I assume when individuals came upon I used to be DJing, they got here out. We got here out and noticed 50,000 individuals. The place went loopy.”
After performing for greater than 100,000 individuals at Lollapalooza, he stated: “That felt like a championship sport and a parade multi functional.
“It provides me the sensation of a playoff sport. Individuals are able to jam and have a superb time. It’s our job as athletes and DJs to provide them their cash’s value.”
