“I’ve already gone as big as I want to be.”
“No, they ghosted me,” the electronic DJ and producer tellsEntertainment Weeklywith his trademark brutal honesty.
But Summit real name: John Schuster isn’t mad about it.
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In fact, he’s taken away an important lesson from his failed attempts on Twitter.
“I realized I don’t actually even want to collab with any big artists,” he says.
“I’ve never really done it before, and I don’t think that’s my thing.
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I love working with newer or lesser-heard talent because they’re super hungry.
Our schedules are so crazy when could me and Charli even get in the studio together?”
“I do pretty much everything with friends who’ve been together since day one.
John Summit.Chris Lazazaro
I’m keeping those people close, because then everything’s real.”
Going for laughs has never been Summit’s goal he just can’t escape it.
“Now I’m not doing as many shows.
John Summit.Chris Lazazaro
I’m spending more time on my art, doing albums instead of singles.
Turning 30 years old in July represented a major shift for Summit but not in the traditional sense.
“That hasn’t hit me yet.
I realized I’m super happy where I’m at.”
He means his career, because he actually doesn’t want to keep growing as a performer anymore.
“I don’t want to be like Coldplay, doing massive stadium tours,” he says.
“That’s not what excites me.
I’ve already gone as big as I want to be.”
“It was never about hitting No.
I don’t care about that s—.
“I’m always working towards the next big thing and doing things that excite me.
And we’re not slowing down anytime soon.”
It’s the kind of life and career he never dreamed could be possible.
His origins as an accountant have become part of his lore.
“Of course, just on the weekends,” he says.
He could only juggle it all for so long.
He laughs remembering the moment he was fired.
I eventually got let go, which was awesome because I was already signed to multiple labels and everything.
It was the best thing to ever happen to me.
He describessigning on for his three-year Las Vegas residency in 2022his “making it” moment.
“That was so cool a fellow Chicago guy ripping the tunes,” he says.
“I would have to assume it was his daughters that put him on [to my music].
Because who needs Charli XCX and Dua Lipa when you’ve got Obama?
Comfort in Chaosis out now.
