AFK w/ Steve Aoki | World Tour Madness, Cake Throwing & The Art Of Sleep

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Ninja & SALT

Video Games, Society & Culture, Afk, Gaming, Entertainment News, Culture, Society, Leisure, Esports, Ninja, Entertainment, News, Wellness

4.8 • 638 Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

This week we welcome superstar DJ Steve Aoki to the show. He dives into his whirlwind life—spinning wild tales from his "nerd" days to the pulsating energy of his world tour. Get the inside scoop on Aoki's legendary cake-throwing origins, his insane tour schedule from Miami to Chile, Asia to Vegas, and how he maintains peak performance while jet-setting across the globe. Discover how The Aoki Foundation is pioneering brain science research while unpacking his dedication to health, mental clarity, and physical fitness amidst the chaos of non-stop touring. Unleash the nerd within as Steve reveals his love for chess, punk music, and his fascination with regenerative medicine and AI.

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0:00.0	Welcome.
0:06.0	Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, it's time to crank the volume to 11 and get ready to party
0:24.8	as we welcome the cake-throwing, cliff jumping, cold plunge dunking, dance music maniac, Steve Aoki to the AFK stage.
0:34.3	Hailing from the vibrant city of Miami, Florida, Steve's journey began with surprising
0:39.0	twists. He was a badminton prodigy and a chess master. And let's not forget his legendary
0:44.4	father, Rocky Ayoki, the Japanese wrestling sensation, who gave us the iconic Benihana restaurants.
0:51.9	But Steve isn't just a prodigy. He's a world-renowned DJ and music producer
0:55.8	on a never-ending world tour, rocking sold-out shows with over 200,000 fans in attendance,
1:01.5	and boasting an impressive 4 billion-plus Spotify streams. Beyond the music, Steve's commitment
1:08.1	to mental and physical health shines through his Aoki Foundation, which supports groundbreaking research in brain science and regenerative medicine.
1:15.8	Steve.
1:16.4	Hey,oki, welcome to the show, dude.
1:21.7	That was awesome.
1:28.8	Awesome.
1:30.4	So my first question is, man, where are you about right now, dude?
1:32.9	Where in the parts of the world are you recording from?
1:35.1	Are you home right now?
1:35.7	Are you traveling?
1:36.6	Yeah, back home, Vegas.
1:38.8	It's been heavy, heavy touring.
1:42.7	I thought that after Europe I'd be chilling.
1:46.2	But no, no, it's like we went pretty hard.
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