SA’s Got Talent judge, DJ Fresh, talks about his journey to greatness with etv, how he stays motivated and keeps inspiring the people around him.
From the minute Thato Sikwane, aka Big Dawg, aka DJ Fresh, was shown the mic he knew that radio was his only career and has since earned himself the title as one of SA’s most popular mix masters.
What do you think sets you apart from people who've tried and not made it in the industry?
Humility will carry you when nothing else does. I don’t care how talented you are, if you don't have enough humility to open a couple of doors for you or soften people up, nobody is actually going to give you the time of day. So I think it’s important to stay humble but at the same time have the ability to reinvent yourself. There’s no reason that you can’t be on radio for 15 years. Just reinvent yourself. Hard work will always trump talent.
What are your greatest inspirations and what keeps you motivated?
To tell you the truth, I can’t really single out one person as a big inspiration. Because when I started Dj-ing, there wasn’t any career DJs. There was no one to look up to. I just knew in my head that I wanted to do this. I had to pretty much self-motivate. But what motivated me the most was people who said that I was going to fail. Yes, I remember all of you!
What was your biggest setback and how did you get through it?
I think the biggest challenge on this journey was convincing my parents that it was okay to flunk out of law school and pursue a radio career. I mean the relationship with my dad was pretty much nonexistent because of this. But now he is my biggest fan, I just need to get him to one of my gigs now.
If you could go back in time, is there anything that you would do differently?
Nothing, every single thing that I’ve been through, built me to the person that I am right now. So I’m content with my journey. Yes, there were some bad decisions that were made along the way but I don’t think that I’d be the wiser person I am today had I not tripped down and fallen along the way. I’m content.
Do you have a mantra or words to live by?
I've lived by this since I was probably 13 years old, ‘Find a way or make one.’ Half the time we feel discouraged because things are not going our way or we expect someone else to do things for you. But if you’re on your ass, then nothing is going to happen.
From the minute Thato Sikwane, aka Big Dawg, aka DJ Fresh, was shown the mic he knew that radio was his only career and has since earned himself the title as one of SA’s most popular mix masters.
What do you think sets you apart from people who've tried and not made it in the industry?
Humility will carry you when nothing else does. I don’t care how talented you are, if you don't have enough humility to open a couple of doors for you or soften people up, nobody is actually going to give you the time of day. So I think it’s important to stay humble but at the same time have the ability to reinvent yourself. There’s no reason that you can’t be on radio for 15 years. Just reinvent yourself. Hard work will always trump talent.
What are your greatest inspirations and what keeps you motivated?
To tell you the truth, I can’t really single out one person as a big inspiration. Because when I started Dj-ing, there wasn’t any career DJs. There was no one to look up to. I just knew in my head that I wanted to do this. I had to pretty much self-motivate. But what motivated me the most was people who said that I was going to fail. Yes, I remember all of you!
What was your biggest setback and how did you get through it?
I think the biggest challenge on this journey was convincing my parents that it was okay to flunk out of law school and pursue a radio career. I mean the relationship with my dad was pretty much nonexistent because of this. But now he is my biggest fan, I just need to get him to one of my gigs now.
If you could go back in time, is there anything that you would do differently?
Nothing, every single thing that I’ve been through, built me to the person that I am right now. So I’m content with my journey. Yes, there were some bad decisions that were made along the way but I don’t think that I’d be the wiser person I am today had I not tripped down and fallen along the way. I’m content.
I've lived by this since I was probably 13 years old, ‘Find a way or make one.’ Half the time we feel discouraged because things are not going our way or we expect someone else to do things for you. But if you’re on your ass, then nothing is going to happen.
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