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 was making crappy beats since I was, like, 17 or 18, using Florida rappers, where I'm from. Then I started DJ'ing because I just wanted to have a new job. Diplo beatcrappydj'ing Change image and share on social
I think you can't really beat Bob Marley, especially the stuff he was doing with Lee Perry. Just that kind of clubby and dark and crazy stuff, even with the Wailers... Some of the songwriting was phenomenal. Diplo beatbobclubby share on social
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
Money, for me, is just to create bigger and better things. A lot of guys in the deejaying world flaunt it, but I don't see any use in that. I don't need anything. I live in hotels. Most of my clothes I get for free. I like to invest in ideas. In people. Diplo bigclothecreate share on social
I was a schoolteacher for a while, and it was the worst job. Diplo badjobschoolteacher 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
I used the name Diplo at one show when I was really young, and it just stuck. I never meant to keep it. But it's kinda cool. Diplo cooldiplokinda Change image and share on social
I never got tied down to any social scene. I was just into creating stuff. And I think, even today, that's how I'm able to work and move between so many different genres - I want to be part of what's happening, I want to make new things. Diplo creategenrehappen share on social
I see the value in every kind of music, even country. Diplo countrykindmusic Change image and share on social
