QUOTE (PDMA @ May 9 2008, 07:03 PM)

At some point the man must get extremely tired. Also, what if he gets a migraine just before a show.,? what does he do then.?
Cancell? no because the show must go on. Once Pvd was scheduled to play in Atlanta and got ill and cancelled. I know there is a "morning after " pill for pregnecy prevention, but is there a magic headache relief pill out there.? Loads of gigs.. Armin is bound to get one from the Choones thumping constantly.. or does he ever go a day w/o Trance? hmmmmm. or does he HAVE to listen, and be aware everyday so as not to miss something? I am just curious about this stuff. I dont want him to go def or kill over. Bob Dillion, and Tom petty have done specials where they tell kids to go easy with the loudness of there music...
When I saw Tiesto back last yr in Sept I couldnt hear very well for several days. I cant even IMAGINE (ha ha ) what it would be like to be ON stage 5 nights a week thumping out like that..
any body got any ideas on this ?

Ok I'll try and help you out here.
It's a known fact Armin takes naps before every show or atleast whenever possible before shows,
so that such instances are avoided if possible.
He certainly wouldn't cancel the show over a minor headache, and luckilly so far it hasn't happened,
not over that anyway. Once he had a flu or something, but that's different.
Obviously in his spare time he listens to other music than 'just trance' as he stated many times on this forum,
he even gave the list of albums he listens to.
He doesn't need to listen to everything, there's people at Armada whos' job is to listen to music and select
songs played on ASOT which he then uses to make the show, obviously he has the last word on which songs make the cut.
For few months now he's Djing with earplugs, quality ones obviously, so that any hearing problems could be avoided.
Although it does seem like he's 5 nights a week on stage, that's only when he's on tour, his normal schedule
consists on Djing on friday & saturday and then spending the rest of the week at home in studio or at the Armada offices.