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I grew up in East Germany, and we were short on technology. So my father was really proud to be the owner of a turntable.

All the records I've made have pretty much been big club turntable records. You need to feel the rhythm.

The turntable is now an instrument at the Smithsonian.

Pete Dj Jones was the first person that I saw with 2 turntables. This was 1972.

There's individual turntable setups devoted to piano, bass, drums and a set for soloing as well. We like to try and explore the gamut of what a turntable can do.

I grew up around electronic instruments. To me, the turntable is an electronic device. At the same time, I had access to drum machines and keyboards through my uncle; then track recorders into computers. At an early age, I was messing with computers more than most hip-hop musicians.

My father was my first inspiration. He had an incredible stereo and a turntable, and I was told not to touch it. But I'd go back and touch it anyway. I gained a respect for the turntables when I was a kid. When I was a teenager, I came up with a 'cueing system' to work the turntables because they didn't have it at that time.

I was the little white kid who rocked the turntables.

For me it all started with two turntables and a mixer.

My hits are not hits.