Martin Garrix says he’s bored of “Animals” in conversation with Billboard

What do you do when your 2013 single “Animals” hits the jackpot and catapults you into mainstream success? You probably never look back and go from strength to strength and produce more hit singles. And that’s exactly what young Dutch prodigy Martin Garrix has done. After a rather quite 2012, Garrix hit it big after Animals went on to become of the biggest hits of 2013, ruling mainstage sets everywhere.
Martin Garrix recently sat down with Billboard for an interview and discussed everything, ranging from allegations of having a ghost producer for Animals, his life as a superstar DJ, his production style and other things.

Post the rise to fame, life hasn’t been the same for Martin. He says “Sometimes I miss birthday parties, which sucks. We have a group chat and when they go out, I receive all the pictures and then I’m travelling all by myself. Of course, you miss some small things, but I’m not gonna complain at all. I get to see so many amazing places. I meet so many amazing people. There’s a part you have to leave behind.”

Responding to a question whether fame has changed him or not, he responds “It’s a hard question to answer yourself because the people around you know it better”

Talking about receiving support from the already established names in the dance music fraternity, he says “Everyone supports and helps each other. The legends like Tiësto and David Guetta witnessed everything. It all happened to them as well a long time ago, and they help me and make sure I don’t make the same mistakes they did. One of them had a burnout and they tell me, ‘Take your rest please; don’t do every show you can do. Don’t only think about your fans but also think about yourself and your condition, because in the end you’re the one who must play every show, and if you’re sick in hospital you have to cancel it anyway.'”

Talking further about Animals and his production style, he admits he’s tired of playing Animals in his sets.
“I’m bored of playing it out,” he admits. “But I still have to play it because people come to my shows because of that track. I got so many tracks besides ‘Animals’ and of course every DJ gets tired of playing his own tracks if he plays it so much.”

Talking about his production style, he says “I like making all kinds of music, it really depends on the moment. Sometimes I feel like making a weird trap song and sometimes I can’t even attach a track to a genre. Right now I’ve got Martin Garrix for house and I’ve also got some side projects I’m working on which nobody knows about.”

He admits he was disappointed after hearing of the allegations of a ghost producer for Animals. “Of course I was pissed,” he says. “I’d just graduated from a two-and-a-half year academy to get my producer degree. The first part I did myself and then I did an audio engineering study to learn more, and then some idiots on the Internet say, ‘Yeah he’s ghost produced.‘”

Garrix shows signs of a young but mature artist, who isn’t taking his success for granted but is still managing to enjoy his life everyday.
Source: Billboard