Shaquille O'Neal brings bass music festival to Fort Worth
FORT WORTH (CBSNewsTexas.com) – NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal, otherwise known as DJ Diesel, is bringing a bass music festival to his new home state of Texas.
"I live in Dallas," he told CBS News Texas' Keith Russell. "I love Texas, I love the Fort Worth area. Dubstep is what the kids like, and so, I'm gonna give them what they like ... They call me 'the dubstep dad.'"
O'Neal announced on Tuesday that "Shaq's Bass All-Stars Festival" will take place at Panther Island Pavilion in Fort Worth on Sept. 16.
The festival will have two stages with 14 different bass music artists and top dubstep DJs, including Alison Wonderland and O'Neal as DJ Diesel.
"Let me explain to you why I DJ," O'Neal shared. "From 13-40, three times a week, for an hour and a half, my adrenaline was people yelling at me. Whether it was cheers, whether it was boos, whether it was obscenities, I lived through that adrenaline rush. When I stopped playing, it was gone ... When I went to a bass festival one time and watched the DJ perform for hours, it was the same feeling as the LA Lakers vs. the Dallas Mavericks in Game 6 — Western Conference Finals."
Watch Keith's full interview with Shaq:
Fast forward to today, O'Neal says he is "the most dominant bass DJ there is." Tickets for his festival go on sale this Friday.
