Jax Jones

“I was pretty smart in school in terms of grades and stuff. I just got the bug to do music.”

“There's a record I have that I really want to get to Sam Smith!”

“You know that if you're going to be DJing at any kind of club, getting home by 10 P. M. just wouldn't happen.”

“The second track I made was the record 'I Got U,' which ended up becoming the Duke Dumont single with me featuring. It changed my life.”

“Someone once asked me to do a video asking a girl out for them, I wasn't sure if that was appropriate, but I did it anyway. I hope it was a success!”

“My parents are super-traditional. To them, any career in the arts - they just wouldn't have it.”

“My step dad's from Nigeria, so he listened to Highlife music from Africa. He was also into hip-hop and R&B, and from that, I started to listen to music from his collection and liking it, developing my own taste.”

“Diet-wise, I practice intermittent fasting, keeping me alert, as the body is using up its energy stores. It keeps my diet in check, so I'm just on black coffee and water, maybe a fruit round 1 P. M.”

“My job as a DJ and a producer is just to have a big encyclopedia in my head.”

“I just love to see the crowd reactions when I drop certain songs. There's some songs that you just know are going to pull out some serious emotions with people, and I love seeing that.”

“I use fitness as a grounding tool to keep me balanced; nutrition is the same, to keep me at optimum levels.”

“Getting to connect with new people in new parts of the world every week is a blessing, and when the crowd and music is right, nothing can replace that feeling.”

“I'm essentially starting at the bottom of the food chain and playing the small clubs and intimate shows.”

“My mum didn't want me to really pursue music in the beginning, but I'm a classically trained guitarist because of her.”

“I wake up at 7 A. M. every day and try to run at 8 A. M. I run four times a week and I run about three miles typically, so I try to do it first on a Monday.”

“When you're in that position where you have nothing left to lose then you won't take no for an answer, you just can't.”

“The Carnival dancers are such a vital part of any carnival, whether it's in Rio, Mardi Gras or even Notting Hill Carnival in my home town of London. Once you see them, you know it's time to party.”

“When you're living off a 1 packet of pasta a day you know you need to get a break because you certainly can't go on like that for ever!”

“The Brixton rap scene is big - there are plenty of people to work with - but at the same time, I did find myself getting caught up in weird stuff.”

“Usually, my sets are a combination of what I love, what everyone loves; some classics, some new stuff and a couple of exclusives here and there.”