Well it naturally opens your name up to a whole new audience on a global scale but its not like I’ve become a demi-god or anything like that. Far from it. I’m very fortunate that the fans feel I’m their number one DJ and it’s been a great journey to share with them. But it’s not like the award takes over my life either, I’m still making the music I want to do, and playing the sets I’ve always tried to play, so a lot is still the same. I still have to work as hard as anyone else in the scene. Just because I’ve been honored by the fans to win the top 100 poll doesn’t mean you can take your foot off the gas – in fact I probably have to work even harder now to prove the doubters wrong.” – Hardwell