Diplo (Thomas Wesley Pentz Jr.) Quotes

I've realised that if I aim for a successful record, I probably won't have any success. But if I keep making weird things, then hopefully the audiences will come to us.

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• I've realised that if I aim for a successful record, I probably won't have any success. But if I keep making weird things, then hopefully the audiences will come to us.

  

  Diplo
  • Success
  • Weird