David Guetta performs at Encore Beach Club in Las Vegas.
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(Rollingstone.com) "David Guetta insists on sharing his salad. It's a windy Memorial Day in Las Vegas, and the French DJ-producer is relaxing in his expansive suite at the Encore hotel. Below sits the posh Encore Beach Club pool, where yesterday afternoon Guetta played a two-hour set, mixing his massively successful pop singles with thumping electro beats – the same ones that made him famous in Europe long before he crashed the U.S. in 2009, both with his One Love LP and a little Black Eyed Peas hit called "I Gotta Feeling."
"You want to eat?" Guetta asks. "Look at this salad; it's huge," he persists. "These are American portions anyway. You wonder why everybody's fat in America." He grabs a small serving of raspberry vinaigrette salad dressing and nudges it across the table. Resistance is hopeless. The 44-year-old father of two begins to smile.
"You see – there is a different vibe for this interview already," Guetta says, laughing. He'll co-headline a sold-out XS nightclub gig with the Swedish DJ Avicii later that night, and pocket several hundred thousand dollars in the process. Despite all this, Guetta is a humble, soft-spoken and patient man. Pausing every so often to cut his filet mignon, Guetta talked withRolling Stone about recording from the road, leading EDM's American takeover and more.
How did you spend your day here in Las Vegas?
Today was not a usual day. I got totally jet-lagged, so I went to bed at noon. I spent my afternoon in bed.
Today was not a usual day. I got totally jet-lagged, so I went to bed at noon. I spent my afternoon in bed.
What's all that equipment sitting on that table?
That little box? It's called UAG – all the best compressors and reverbs and effects you can find in a very expensive studio, in the form of plug-ins. So I can make music without going
That little box? It's called UAG – all the best compressors and reverbs and effects you can find in a very expensive studio, in the form of plug-ins. So I can make music without going
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