On the heels of his latest Plastikman album EX, everyone's favorite techno alien Richie Hawtin stepped up to bat for his first-ever Reddit AMA. His cult of devoted fans dug deep, unearthing obscure factoids and near-mythical anecdotes for Hawtin to respond to, mixed with lighthearted questions about his love for sake… and making out with other DJs.With Reddit AMAs now practically a scheduled stop on every celebrity's PR blitz, these sessions often feel like perfunctory courtesies than authentic conversations. But Hawtin, who only recently stepped out from behind his Plastikman alter-ego, and is still often regarded as one of the more enigmatic figures in the biz, never hesistated to take on even the most awkward questions—like why he really got kicked out of Berghain that one time. Employing his trademark sense of dry humor (must be the Brit in him), Hawtin came across as more authentic than most… and a hell of a lot funnier, too.
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Read on for the definitive compedium of Hawtin's funniest, weirdest and most revealing responses.On the title of his latest release:
On continuing his legacy:
On that infamous video of him throwing a CDJ into a crowd:
On how he gets his hair so pretty:
On the analog/digital divide:
On who he respects most in today's dance music scene:
On his biggest guilty pleasure:
On Nitzer Ebb:
On bad booth behavior (and tea-bagging):
On what he looks for in good sake:
On getting kicked out of Berghain—for drinking too much sake:
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