Diplo Quotes

I'm so happy people are seeing the eclectic side of me. I'm really honored to be able to push my voice into different sounds. Otherwise it all gets a bit samey same.

Never try to make the same record twice, even when people are screaming for the same sound.

People are really set in their ways in how they produce records, and I was at least open enough to where I knew I wanted to do something totally different.

I'm trying to do different music, and I'm trying to be out of the box.

We wanted to offer something new to our audience. I hate it when bands stop taking chances.

I'm proud that with 'Bright Eyes' we've always experimented and tried to make a different record every time out.

I don't write songs thinking about formats, where is it going to get played, who am I gonna please, what's the outlet for it.

I don't say that I'm going to be like every other comic that's blue, or gratuitous use of language. I do try to have my own standards: I don't do everything the audience wants, and I do try to surprise them.

We have to take risks in British television. It has to stop playing to the lowest common denominator and patronising people.

I like taking up challenges. I prefer working with scripts that are different and veer from the tried and tested. So far, it's always worked.

I don't like playing standards. I like to do my own cutting edge work.

I like the idea of, not shocking people, but just throwing people off. Doing something that makes people go, 'Whoa, whoa, she did that next? Wow, didn't think she was gonna do something like that next.'

The only way I'm comfortable with a new album is if I'm taking a new risk.

Massive Attack has always been more of an experiment than a band or even a collective.

I've been making music for so long, and the main hurdles I've run when dealing with any public exposure is that many of my projects are so different from each other.

And I'm interested in writing music that takes risks. My point is that maybe the term EDM is pinned on me and my buddies, but maybe it'll be less so if I experiment.

The goal is never be a copycat of ourselves. It's more along the lines of taking risks in our music.

If Brian Eno wanted to make a record, I'd definitely clear some time in my calendar. John Cale, too. Those guys consistently make great records, always doing their own thing.

R&B needs to see a new light. It doesn't have to be pigeonholed.

I would like to continue being radical. As you get older, some of the world catches up and it's passed you. In the '60s you were on the crest of a wave because you were part of the wave. I don't want be a stick in the mud and do the same thing as I did last year, I want to do something different and see what happens.

I was part of the sort of avant guard tradition of John Cage and music concrete and pushing back the boundaries of avant garde classic pop rhythms. I think everyone brings something completely different to it.

I love working with different artist with different styles and different producers with different sounds, creativity is everything.

I'm always making movies for my audiences, but I'm not trying to meet their expectations.

I hate it when bands keep making the same record over and over, so we're pushing ourselves to try new things and experiment in our writing approach.

We do things differently. You don't have to worry about being part of a particular genre. You just go for it.