“A documentary on MTV about the Dutch scene was what sparked it all. I ...” — Hardwell Quote

“A documentary on MTV about the Dutch scene was what sparked it all. I saw guys like Tiesto and Ferry Corsten talking about this thing called electronic music and I was instantly hooked. I started getting into it from then onwards, I was 12 years old and just completely bitten by this dance music bug. It's been my life ever since.”

“That's one of the most powerful things in dance music - the DJs are so connected and help each other.”

“I love getting to travel and perform to different crowds because you're exposing yourself to new music, new cultures and the atmosphere is always so unique.”

“My biggest phobia is spiders. When I was in second grade, one of my classmates got bitten. That did it for me.”

“I don't use cages - I've been surrounded by 150 to 200 sharks, not once ever been close to being bitten.”

“Before I found out you couldn't get bitten by a radioactive spider and shoot webs out of your wrist, I wanted to be a superhero when I grew up - until I was, like, 8.”