If anyone takes me seriously then they actually must have a problem .. Music is fun its not algebra. Diplo More Quotes by Diplo More Quotes From Diplo When I first started producing, all I had was this little crappy sampler called a S20, which had, like, a minute sample time. 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. I was a schoolteacher for a while, and it was the worst job. Diplo new job worst time I'm trying to always do new things because if you stay behind and fight the future, you are just going to be left behind. Diplo fight you new-things future 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 behind cool useless responsibility All of the best songs happen on a whim. Diplo songs happen best whim 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 someone great time song People don't know exactly what I do; they just know I'm 'cool.' Diplo just cool know people 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 control quality music people 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 doing never thought ideas I wish I played guitar so I could start a band with great musicians. Diplo start great guitar wish 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 chaos government reading trying How mad would it actually be to do an 'Avatar' type animation film, but about something mundane like a Winn-Dixie cashier's day at work? That'd be something else, I think. Diplo day think mad work 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 new serious work love As a youngster, I lived in Philly for 12 years, and I would go up to New York to do shows and make money - it was the dream to maybe be able to survive there and live there. Diplo live new money dream New York feels like the whole city is into dance music. That's not how it felt when I was younger. There was more of a hipster scene. Diplo city new music dance 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 yourself you angry relationship Every day is work for me, but it's also a party. I'm the luckiest guy in the world. Diplo day me work world The best gift you can give to a girl is your devotion, not some Louboutins. But buy those if you're busy, for sure. Diplo gift best you girl I was playing hip-hop when everybody else was playing the giant rave music. Diplo hip-hop playing everybody music
