John Kelly Takes Time OUT to Speak to WBTH?
26th Oct 2007
having played all over the world and currently resident at club saza*e in osaka, japan. what are you thoughts on coming to play in lancaster?!
it's the people who make the club so i'm sure it will be a great night
which country would you say has the best crowd? and for what reasons?
you cant beat the crowds in the uk when they are up for it, but i also think if the music's right any where can be great
as you progress as a dj your taste matures, what were your early influences and how would you describe your style now?
even though i didn't realise it at the time my early dance music influences came from my six sisters who played soul, motown, and disco and at the time i was into rock and punk. i was also into big audio dynamite, who to me was the first time i heard samplers being used. the new romantic sound was also a favourite of mine too, very electronic..
do you remember the first record you ever bought?
yeah i was about 8 or 9 in woolworths and the record was "popcorn" which was the first electronic instrumental to hit the pop charts.i think the reason i picked that one out of the top 20 chart on the wall behind the counter was that i liked popcorn!
what djs and producers are doing it for you right now?
there is a young guy in liverpool called danny jay who is pushing all the right buttons
there's no doubt about it you are a club legend, but what has been the recipe to your success and what advice would you give the next generation of djs?
get excited, if you do it is infectious it will spread too the floor. believe in yourself
and work hard
you are currently running the biggest old skool night in the country with quadrant park reunions, for those of us that are too young to know what was quadrant park about?
it was all about the music, music, music. people lived all week for it they would still be cheering 15 minutes after the music had stopped.
throughout your many years in the industry, what is the weirdest thing you have ever seen in a club?
an old woman sitting on a toilet bowl, on top of a dance podium in the middle of manumission peeling potatoes in front of thousands of confused clubbers!
what's the most random thing anyone has ever asked you / said to you while you have been djing?
"can you tell me what time the number 26 stops here please?" i said "where here in the dj box"? they laughed and said "no outside" and i just said "no sorry!"
and finally, have you ever had a "proper job"?
yes a roofer, i worked in fords and i did some bar work for a while.
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