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Diplo Points to Two Superstars Who Inspire Him to Dabble in Every Genre of Music · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest.
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Speaker 2: Diplo is one of those rare artists who seems capable
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Speaker 2: of dabbling in just about any genre of popular music,
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Speaker 2: and not only does he do it well, he keeps
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Speaker 2: his audience interested. He's had hits in pop, reggae, house, country, dancehall,
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Speaker 2: even Brazilian funk, and while it might seem groundbreaking to
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Speaker 2: most music fans, Diplo tells us he's just following the
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Speaker 2: lead of his two idols.
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Speaker 3: John Lennon, d you know, David Bowie.
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Speaker 4: Those guys did like everything they did, Soul records, glam records,
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Speaker 4: heavy rock records.
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Speaker 3: You know, like those guys were. There were no rules
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Speaker 3: back then.
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Speaker 4: I think the same thing's true now, but we even
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Speaker 4: have more access to music.
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Speaker 2: Diplo's latest project sees him exploring country music once again.
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Speaker 2: Diplo presents Thomas Wesley. The mixtape is out now.
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