DJ Krush - Sun is Shining

What is the significance of your name, DJ Krush? How did you get that name?DJ Krush: I didn't choose this name. It was given to me. When I was starting out in my career there were these two black artists who I knew in Tokyo, at that time I was working with my brother, and these guys said "Uh, you guys are a little off..." Those guys gave me the name Krush and my younger brother was called Bang. So it was Krush-Bang. Sounds like a car wreck, but that's how I got my name.What first drew your attention to hip-hop?Krush: In 1985 there was an event held by Wildstyle in Japan. They came to Japan and took over an entire floor in a department store. I was just amazed by them.Who and what are your influences?Krush: I listen a lot of different types of music. You know, rock , jazz, in addition to hip-hop, but what seems to connect with me the most is his-hop. So primarily my influences are what people now call the old style or Old school of artists, like Kurtis Blow. Those were my first influences. In terms of DJs, there's Grandmaster Flash, and DST., I think those were my first impressions (of hip-hop) and my first influences. Also my father listened to a great deal of James Brown and Miles Davis, so IΝd been exposed to them from a very early age, so there are those influences, too.How would you describe your sound?Krush: Well it's just that I've listened to a lot of music over the years and I was raised in Tokyo and combining all those elements is expressed in my sound. It's that simple. What is expressed in my music is a result of those various influences. And hopefully my personality is infused in it. You know, the whole thing is just a combination of a lot of different elements that are me.What images and emotions do you want your music to invoke in the listener?Krush: What you're asking is what the person is thinking as they listen to my music? Well I think some people might listen to it, like hear my music and think "Wow, it's really weird." But someplace in-between, in some aspect or another, I hope that people appreciate it and like it.Do you see your music as a universal language?Krush: Well I don't know if I would use the term 'universal language' but if people listen to my music and they like it and get good feelings from it that's all that matters.The Bomb, ISSUE #43, 1995LIKE WHAT U HEARD?SUBSCRIBE IF YOU WILL FOR MORE EXCELLENT MUSIC

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