When I was fifteen, I used to run around reading 'Adbusters' and dumpster diving, trying to find ways to make the U.S. government unwind into chaos through hardcore punk and metal. Diplo adbusterschaosdive Change image and share on social
That's what I care about is the people I work with and representing them and helping to make their music apparent for the rest of the world. Diplo apparentcarehelp Change image and share on social
Good bands won't get famous anymore unless they get really lucky. Diplo anymorebandfamous Change image and share on social
If kids can have some sort of social responsibility, that's cool. But if they're not actually having social responsibility, and they're kind of hiding behind it, that's kind of useless, or even worse. Diplo badlycoolhide Change image and share on social
I never became a producer to go to parties or wear nice clothes or put sales figures on my Wiki page. Diplo clothefigurenice Change image and share on social
Man, the only thing that's important is what is due tomorrow. I don't care what it is as long as it's good. Diplo careduegood Change image and share on social
A lot of producers get famous because they decide to be superstars for their own reasons, but I'm inspired by Timbaland and Pharrell and Swizz Beatz 'cause they're doing things that are so different. I like how they're introducing ideas I never would have thought of. Diplo beatzdecidefamous share on social
I do a lot of collaborations and productions, whether it's Switch or Steve Aoki or No ID or Will Smith or No Doubt - I always like to collaborate and be a quality control person for the people 'cause I have my own taste in music and bring that to other peoples' brands and help them learn a little bit. Diplo aokibitebrand share on social
New York is so serious about the creation of work. Everything is happening so fast, it feels like there's another studio, another session on every block, and I love that. Diplo blockcreationfast Change image and share on social