deadmau5 "owes it to his fans" to tour and doesn't plan to retire anytime soon

Unlike other supportive fellow DJs and producers, in typical Deadmau5 fashion, Joel Zimmerman didn't hesitate to sound off on Avicii for his highly publicized announcement to retire.

When asked about his own plans for touring and the possibility of considering his own step down from traveling with his show, he responded with an adamant "no".

"I owe it to my fans to tour. If I wanted to just cash out and do my own thing and go ride ATVs for the rest of my life, then I'd just cash the fuck out and stop spending money in the music and show up to festivals with a couple of USB sticks, stick 'em in the player and just make money like a fucking madman. I'd be Calvin fuckin' Harris," he told Rolling Stone. "But that's not what I want to do. I like the challenges that touring provides: all the logistics involved, all the technology and constantly keeping in the front of production that looks great."

He went on to emphasize his hopes to be at the level of Daft Punk and their famed pyramid, delivering the same shock and awe (in his words, "crazy fucking thing") that the robots were able to.

"If you want to retire because you're sick of fucking playing a CD, do it! Fuck, we won't miss you," he not-so-subtly jabbed at Avicii. "Yeah, that was rough for you. Anyways, I have the "me" thing going on, so I'll just be over there."

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[Via: Rolling Stone]