Female DJ in the US refuses request from diners including former president Bill Clinton to turn down the music

Former US president Bill Clinton is used to getting his way, but when he asked a restaurant to turn down the music, he got an unexpected response.

Bill Clinton and his sax. Picture: Supplied

It takes a fearless DJ to stand up for “late-night vibes” when you’ve got former US president and saxophonist Bill Clinton asking you to turn the music down.

But that’s what happened in the Hamptons when Bill and Hillary Clinton, Jon Bon Jovi and former New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine dined at chic East Hampton hotel the Maidstone in New York, the New York Post reports.

Hillary Clinton seems to be looking for a quieter table. Picture: AP

A witness said, “Bill asked the staff to turn down the music as the late-night music scene was just beginning because there were still people having dinner. They were told ‘no’ by the DJ. The wait staff was pleading with the DJ to turn down the music, but the DJ wasn’t having it.”

Jon Bon Jovi dined with the Clintons. Picture: Getty

Mr Clinton’s table — which included longtime Clinton backer and DC lobbyist Liz Robbins — had enjoyed dinner at the restaurant, with a menu curated by Cafe Clover chef David Standridge, and their table stayed until 11pm.

The hotel is celebrating its 10th anniversary with events including “late-night vibes” at 10pm Fridays and Saturdays.

The Clintons. Picture: AFP

A second source, who confirmed Mr Clinton asked the female DJ to turn down the volume, said she wittily won him over by playing Fleetwood Mac’s Don’t Stop. The song was Clinton’s theme for his winning 1992 campaign.

Fleetwood Mac with ‘our Neil Finn’. Picture: Facebook

Hillary and Bill Clinton, pictured in Contoocook, New Hampshire, in 2007. Picture: AFP

Originally published as Female DJ in the US refuses request from diners including former president Bill Clinton to turn down the music