You just have to do; you can't live by the rules of what you're supposed to do. I think every person is good at something, and you just have to push that forward. Diplo forwardgoodlive Change image and share on social
I've been in jail a couple times. I've been caught shoplifting. Diplo catchcouplehave Change image and share on social
When I worked with M.I.A., who was, like, the coolest person back then, she was just a girl I met on the Internet. Or even when I met Azealia Banks on Myspace, I never thought, 'Oh, she's cool.' I just loved what she was doing. So I've always been like that. And I think, as a producer, that's what you've gotta do. Diplo azealiabackbank share on social
You can never judge any music by their audience. That's the main reason people in England have a prejudice against someone like Skrillex. You judge people by their music. That's always been first and foremost. Diplo audienceenglandforemost share on social
Every time I want to impress someone about samples and hip-hop, I play 'Portrait of Tracy.' It's one of the greatest bass players ever doing a whole composition with only the two harmonics of electric bass; then a three-second loop in it became every great R&B song in five-year intervals. Diplo bascompositionelectric share on social
It's funny - some producers ask me, 'Man, how do you work on a Bieber record? That would kill my career.' I can work on any record there is as long as they are good records and you're pushing things forward. Diplo biebercareerforward share on social
It's cool to play the guitar, but to me it's even cooler to scratch a guitar backward and forward, to manipulate it with a turntable. Guitars can't do that themselves. Diplo backwardcoolforward Change image and share on social
Bieber's so talented, he needs to just be himself and be by himself and work on his craft. He has a lot of people around; he has to find the right team to help him make something that's going to stand alone. Diplo biebercraftfind share on social
I appreciate people who are authentic. Someone who just wants to be cool, I can tell when their intentions aren't right. Diplo authenticcoolintention Change image and share on social
I have heard, 'Never go to bed angry,' and that makes sense. Unless you're always checking yourself, a grudge or something small can break apart a relationship, and you start to forget what is so amazing about your partner. Diplo amazeangrybed share on social