Dallas Cowboys linebacker, Justin Durant recently did a great interview with Yahoo Sports. He talks about playing for the Cowboys (boooo, sorry Justin – I’m a Giants fan), his love for music (he likes to DJ – we gotta get him on the phone with Funk) & more.
Check it out…
Via YahooSports:
When he’s not busy dreaming about a Super Bowl ring to top off his first season with the Dallas Cowboys, NFL linebacker Justin Durant keeps himself occupied with ambitions of a totally different sort — the musical kind, that is. The pro athlete spends his off hours listening to new music and practicing his DJ skills; something he’s been into since he was young.
Durant, who previously played for Detroit and signed with the Cowboys in March of this year, admits that his musical aspirations are still on the budding side. He’s understandably busy with the start of the 2013 season, but still finds time to keep up with all the latest new sounds, mostly through his Twitter account where he follows taste-makers and trades suggestions on what’s buzzing. (Need some new tunes for your iPod? Tweet him for some ideas!)
We at Yahoo Music had the opportunity to chat with him about what it’s like to straddle two such different worlds as music and sports, as well as ask a few burning questions about what’s brewing this season at AT&T Stadium.
Yahoo Music: I understand you’re into the EDM scene, and you’re interested in DJing. How’s that been working out for you?
Justin Durant: I haven’t really found the time to really try to master it. I got some tables, but I don’t really know what I’m doing. I just play around with it a little bit. But I’ve been interested in music for as long as I can remember. Probably since I was 6 or 7 years old — I started buying stuff and getting into it. Right now I’m just taking advantage , just trying to get the most knowledge that I can, in case I get into it in the future.
So, you think music is a future career possibility for you?
I think so. I think I have a good ear for music, and kind of know what people want to hear. I’ve been asked to iPod-DJ parties, and stuff like that.
What artists were you into when you were growing up?
When I was younger, I always listened to R&B and hip hop mainly. Aside from that, my mother played a lot of old music. [I liked] Nas, Outkast, Notorious B.I.G. Busta Rhymes was my favorite rapper. The first cassette tape I bought was Busta Rhymes’ first album The Coming, which was in like ’96 or something.
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