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Originally posted by Tarantix lol yeah calling themselves Swedish House Mafia is kinda funny.

Eric swears hes not in it either... I had both managers say "Well, we're down for the interview, but you know hes not in it don't you?"

although i think he is one of, if the not the best producer over the last 2 years, prydz was an absolute prick when i saw him here in ireland. in fairness, his set was good...decent tune selection, technically sound etc....but he was in a foul humour!!!

it was at hi:fi dance festival and an awful lot of people who really loved his productions turned up to see him, hoping that his live act lived up to the tunes he produced. well to say that he was moody would be an understatement. for the whole 2 hours or whatever it was, he just kept his head as far down as possible...he was practically chewing the fader his head was so low, he avoided even the slightest bit of eye contact with the crowd, he didnt respond to any of the numerous chants of his name, of his tracks etc, which at some stages were louder than the music. my mate actually customised his t-shirt for this set...all weekend he was wearing a t-shirt with Prydz's name all over the back and on the front he had 'Spooks??? Please Please Please!!!' on it. We were at the front of the relatively small tent for the whole gig and my mate kept trying to get his attention. We were literally 2 feet away from him and he ignored every single one of us. At one stage, my mate got up on someone's shoulders so that Prydz would be staring directly at the 'Spooks' request on the t-shirt.....Prydz looked at the t-shirt and then just stared at his mixer again!!! Towards the end of the set, and the end of a long, fairly rough weekend, my mate gave one more attempt at getting the tune he wanted to hear all weekend played...he took the t-shirt off and throw it up behind Prydz. Prydz looked around at it and just continued on.

Needless to say, his attitude didnt go down too well. The tent rapidly emptied as people got fed up at watching someone who had absolutely no desire to be there. We stayed to the end anyway cos the music was decent, but I really was shocked by the way he went on. I just felt like saying to him 'Eric smile, it wont hurt, I promise'

Purely from this experience and from all of the interviews/articles etc that I have read on him, he does come across as a being fairly up his own arse but I dont know him personally, so I cant really back that up. I love his productions, I think he has been rattling the tracks out with a consistancy that very few can rival however the thing that does annoy me though is when artists/djs like this think that they are bigger than the music. Dance music was created for people to have a good time, sometimes I think Prydz takes himself far too seriously.

By the way, fair play for getting the interview.

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not trying to defend him or anything but have you looked at his schedule? eventually he will have a night where he is not in the best mood. and the whole request thing is hard, i mean i can't remember how many times i yelled ironman last night so he'd play it but i mean he is the dj, not us so there you go.

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Originally posted by DiegoParra32 not trying to defend him or anything but have you looked at his schedule? eventually he will have a night where he is not in the best mood. and the whole request thing is hard, i mean i can't remember how many times i yelled ironman last night so he'd play it but i mean he is the dj, not us so there you go.

Yeah his schedule is fairly hectic alright. Although this was at least 2 years ago, when he was only beginning to hit the big time. I understand where you are coming from and Im not trying to be too hard on him, but I just felt that he was very ignorant that night. I know all djs have different personalities and some can be a bit more downbeat, shy or grumpy than others but I dont think that gives them right to be rude. In fairness it is fans like my mate, people who have bought his records, attended his shows etc that have put him there in the first place.

In relation to the request thing, even I know how annoying it can be when you get requests for something that you have no intention of playing. The point I was trying to make in relation to that was the fact that he didnt even acknowledge him. He looked at him and just stayed poker-faced! Even if he shook his head to say 'no, i cant play that' or even just smile that there are fans out there that adore his work. You have to remember that he wasnt anyway near as big then as his is now. Fair enough, he had released 'Call On Me' but underground wise, 'Aftermath', 'Teaser' etc were only gathering momentum at this stage. Here was a fan who danced for 2 hours when most others were leaving, wore a 'Prydz' t-shirt all weekend and was begging him to play one of his lesser known, underground tracks...all it took was a simple gesture to show that his support was in anyway appreciated.

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@ paulc,

Go see Digweed play. The man never has any emotion. Sometimes that's the way it is. It does not mean he is a bad DJ. It probably means he is all business. I just saw Prydz play this weekend... he was not incredibly animated but laid down a killer set.

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Originally posted by DiegoParra32 not trying to defend him or anything but have you looked at his schedule? eventually he will have a night where he is not in the best mood. and the whole request thing is hard, i mean i can't remember how many times i yelled ironman last night so he'd play it but i mean he is the dj, not us so there you go.

he was exactly the same way when he played here in toronto few months ago

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Originally posted by epdarks @ paulc, Go see Digweed play. The man never has any emotion. Sometimes that's the way it is. It does not mean he is a bad DJ. It probably means he is all business. I just saw Prydz play this weekend... he was not incredibly animated but laid down a killer set.

Yeah I know, Ive seen him 3 times, and as you say, he emotionless yet an absolute legend imo. But there is a difference in being emotionless and ignorant. I dunno how to explain it without any of you having been there to witness it yourselves. It was really just a case of him not wanting to be there, he just didnt want to know. As I said before, I love listening to his stuff, whether it be his productions or sets...that incident just changed my opinion of him as a person but at the end of the day he is a quality dj and I would definately pay to see him again. Some of the most talented musicians, artists, actors etc are notoriously ignorant and generally rude people but as you say, if they are good at what they do well then thats all that counts in the end. I was only voicing my opinion on my experiences with Prydz as a person, and in that respect I wouldnt have any time for him.

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No, Diggers is just a really, really shy guy. Everyone knows that. he's very timid and humble it's been said on reviews and by people that know him over and over again. Yet the guy is brilliant behind the decks, just 'cuz he doesn't pull the "Hesus" it has no affect over his tremendous ability whatsoever. I don't know if that's how Prydz is though..

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Originally posted by wotyzoid No, Diggers is just a really, really shy guy. Everyone knows that. he's very timid and humble it's been said on reviews and by people that know him over and over again. Yet the guy is brilliant behind the decks, just 'cuz he doesn't pull the "Hesus" it has no affect over his tremendous ability whatsoever. I don't know if that's how Prydz is though..

you have basically summed up what I have been trying to explain in my previous posts. 'humble' is the word i was looking for. diggers is shy and reserved yet everytime i have seen him, he does look like he is enjoying the gig...he is very appreciative of the crowd in his own 'humble' way. prydz was different. it seemed to me and to many others, that he had a bit of a superiority attitude about him...that he was too good to be playing there, that he should have been in the main arena etc....he just had no time for anyone that night. he had the attitude of a big name dj playing a gig where no-one turns up, one where he couldnt wait to get his money and go.

i seem to be giving prydz a fair aul bashing here which is unfair really cos ive only ever seen him once. maybe it was a once off, who knows

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Originally posted by djpaulc you have basically summed up what I have been trying to explain in my previous posts. 'humble' is the word i was looking for. diggers is shy and reserved yet everytime i have seen him, he does look like he is enjoying the gig...he is very appreciative of the crowd in his own 'humble' way. prydz was different. it seemed to me and to many others, that he had a bit of a superiority attitude about him...that he was too good to be playing there, that he should have been in the main arena etc....he just had no time for anyone that night. he had the attitude of a big name dj playing a gig where no-one turns up, one where he couldnt wait to get his money and go. i seem to be giving prydz a fair aul bashing here which is unfair really cos ive only ever seen him once. maybe it was a once off, who knows

Well I've always heard he's not very responsive but I've never seen that as a bad thing. I actually appreciate a DJ who doesn't draw attention to him self A LOT more than a Tijs. But if it's like you say it than that's even worse then an attention whore DJ.

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Originally posted by wotyzoid No, Diggers is just a really, really shy guy. Everyone knows that. he's very timid and humble it's been said on reviews and by people that know him over and over again. Yet the guy is brilliant behind the decks, just 'cuz he doesn't pull the "Hesus" it has no affect over his tremendous ability whatsoever. I don't know if that's how Prydz is though..

digweed is far from shy. if you have ever chilled with the guy you'd find that he is pretty out going and a funny guy...a bit of a smart ass/

he just plays music as a DJ not a rock star.

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I meant in front of a crowd, sorry for not making that clear.

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