“What a lot of people don’t know is that I already have a sabbatical planned,” Armin said. “I was chasing my own tail. I was pretty unhappy and I think I was on the brink of burnout. I am a people pleaser and I wanted everyone to be happy. I wanted my team to understand that my wife was happy. And my child is happy, I forgot myself.
The DJ was too busy with his surroundings. “And so I wasn’t really listening to myself.” Armin mentions the late artist Avicii as an example. “A lot of guys in the dance industry struggle with themselves. You realize that more and more people are talking about it. But there really is nothing more lonely than traveling around the world alone.” Armin doesn’t want to “cry” about it. “The life of a DJ has a dark side.”
During the corona crisis, Van Buuren initially “slept a lot”. “Suddenly I had a normal life. I was often at home with the kids, going to the gym and feeling good.” Then the DJ entered the studio. “I suddenly found a connection with myself. I remade the music I wanted to make. I miss.”
Armin was also mad at himself for a while. “So I thought, what am I complaining about? I have everything and am grateful for what I have. I have exactly the job everyone wants, so what is it? Am I complaining? It was very difficult and then I confronted myself very, very badly.” DJ found a way out in meditation. “I didn’t care before, but now I understand why people do this every day.”
Source: RTL
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