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DJ Steve Sutherland chats to I Like Music

ILM: You have one of the biggest urban music radio shows in Europe and DJ in amazing clubs around the world … what other ambitions do you have left to fulfil?

STEVE: I want an even better radio show. My radio show is one of the biggest in Europe and I'm quite proud of that, because that show is developed and completed by me, there's no interference from Galaxy, the radio station. They're like, 'just do want you want dude,' and that works for me.

When I won my last MOBO award, I said, 'Thanks to Galaxy for not interfering in my sh*t'. And there was a round of applause from the crowd, I was nervous when I was up there, but my point was it's important for me to be myself and do what I want to do, rather than what someone else thinks I should be doing.

I like the media business, so I want to get to the top of my game in the media business. I'm going to do TV, I'll write a lot more. I don't want to do music, I want to do lifestyle stuff. I'm a gadget fan. It's all about lifestyle in the 21st century. I've traveled to a lot of countries and been exposed to a lot of different cultures, so hopefully it'll work out.

ILM: How does it feel to be the only person to have won six MOBOS? (Best Club DJ, Best Club and Radio DJ, among others)

STEVE: I never say die, it's just another facet of what I do. I've won other awards, but it's fantastic. When people slag the off and say awards don't mean anything and they're nods to the industry, but MOBOS, you're nominated by the industry, but you're voted for by the public, so that's two nods from both sides. That's how I got to do something like Hugo Boss Urban Rules - a multi national company doing something with MTV and Galaxy, and I'm kind of accredited, seen as someone doing something within the industry, otherwise I wouldn't be doing it.

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