Alain Macklovitch (A-Trak) Quotes

I think whether dance music had exploded in America, I still would've been a DJ a long time. This is my first love.

Alain Macklovitch

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• Classic cable TV may have hit its peak, but it's still a huge force, and the streaming apps of many cable networks still require you to authenticate that you're a paying cable customer every time you want to use a new such TV app.

  

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• America will be far safer if we reduce the chances of a terrorist attack in one of our cities than if we diminish the civil liberties of our own people.

  

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• When we stand up for America, we stand up for what America stands for, which is a safety net for our seniors and really helping our families be able to help themselves.

  

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• But since the middle of the century in particular, the music has become very irregular in rhythm.

  

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• There was not a tree on the place, only the horrible prickly pear bushes thrusting out their distorted arms as if exulting in their own nakedness.

  

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• I don't have this weird, natural funny bone that constantly comes out. It's not like my every instinct is to be funny, and I'm always having to dampen that down.

  

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• I think whether dance music had exploded in America, I still would've been a DJ a long time. This is my first love.

  

  Alain Macklovitch
  • Time
  • Music
  • Long