Diplo Puts His "Money On" Tyler, the Creator

Diplo linked up with GQ recently for a brief, but informative interview. Speaking to writer Mark Byrne for GQ’s Diplo: The Last Dinosaur piece, the Mad Decent boss spoke on a handful of subjects relating to music and recent spats, including Odd Future and his recent issues documented by tabloids. While Diplo was somewhat on the fence about the “staying power” of Odd Future, the 36-year-old did reserve a lot of praise for Tyler, the Creator. Diplo said he’d put his “money on” the OFWGKTA head honcho, and said that Tyler will continue to evolve and become an even better artist. He went on to declare the same about Lorde, saying, “she’s gonna grow,” which prompted the following exchange:

Are you bringing up Lorde because of that thing that happened with her last year, where you tweeted something about Taylor Swift’s ass and then Lorde retaliated by calling you small-dicked? I have to ask.

No, I don’t care at all. It’s really dumb. So many great albums came out that week, and all people talked about, on all the big press, was Me vs. Lorde, and Kim Kardashian’s butt. No one covered any music. And it’s funny, because me and Lorde, we’re actually friends, and it was a funny, in-jest conversation. So many tabloids used it to make it story, when it was not. Literally, it was such a tongue-in-cheek joke on both sides. I think Taylor Swift is such an impactful character, that it was because she was involved that it became really big.

You’re a part of the tabloids now.

It sucks for me, because now I have to not be as crazy as I am on the internet. Which totally sucks, because it’s not going to be fun anymore. But the repercussions are really bad. Like, Taylor Swift fans are really crazy. They threatened to murder me and stuff. It’s really bizarre, and disgusting. They’re the worst people in the world.

You couldn’t pay me enough money to piss off the Taylor Swift fans.

Yeah. And I’m a pretty big fan. But they’re like “I wish your kids had Down syndrome.” They’re so evil. I dissed Lady Gaga before, and the gays were never even this mean. They’re funny. These people are like mean-spirited, evil human beings. I’m not a politician. I shouldn’t have to be under the microscope for people like that.

To check out the full piece, you can run over to GQ’s website.