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Diplo doesn't care if anybody "leaks" his music.
The 36-year-old DJ has shunned the music industry's battle against music piracy by saying he isn't bothered whether people pay for his music, because he makes such little money from it anyway.
He said: "I don't care if anybody - and you can quote me on this - trades my records, leaks my records. I don't care.
"I can't make money off the sales, but I'll make money off doing shows, or selling merchandise."
However, the 'Where Are U Now' hitmaker - whose real name is Thomas Wesley Pentz - admitted he is more bothered about raising the profile of dancehall music than making money from his albums, because he thinks it's such an unappreciated genre.
He explained: "People don't respect dancehall in general - they don't treat it like real music.
"Everybody is sampling it, everybody is taking the culture. Even rap. Kanye's 'Yeezus' had three or four dancehall features on it, though you don't really know they are there."
And while the musician has become better known for his high-profile online spats, such as a recent argument with an artist whose GIF he used without crediting, he insisted all publicity is good for him.
He told The Sunday Times newspaper: "I'm, like, clickbait. I saw it with the GIF thing - I got more followers. People who didn't know who I am known who I am now, even if they hate me. Is that a bad thing? Actually, no, in 2015 it's not. Kanye proved that. All you need to do is be in their minds."

Mariah Carey likes to prepare for her shows in "rainforest-like conditions".
The 'We Belong Together' hitmaker has reportedly demanded her dressing room be surrounded by humidifiers to protect her voice during her two month-residency in Las Vegas.
A source shared: "Mariah's totally stunned staff with her backstage demands. She asked for 40 humidifiers around her dressing so she can prepare for her shows in rainforest-like conditions - the moisture is believed to help the vocal cords. She's banned anyone who comes within two feet of her from wearing man-made fibres, and has asked for 15 butterflies in gold leaf to be painted on the walls of her dressing room."
The 45-year-old beauty is also hoping to get back in shape after it was claimed she put on one and a half stone following her split from her husband of six years Nick Cannon - with whom she has four-year-old twins Monroe and Moroccan - last year.
An insider revealed to Closer magazine: "Mariah's itching to look her best again and knows she needs to get her diet back on track. She has told backstage staff to prepare platters of only blue and purple-coloured foods, such as aubergines and blackberries, for her to snack on."

Sir Elton John is a Clean Bandit fan.
The 'Rather Be' hitmakers were shocked when they were recently approached by the legendary singer/songwriter at the Ivor Novello awards in London, where the 'Candle in the Wind' singer admitted he likes their music and sang their Grammy-winning single back to them.
Band member Grace Chatto told BANG Showbiz: "Elton John sang some of 'Rather Be' to me which was amazing! I wouldn't say he's an obsessive fan, but he said he really likes the music and yeah, that was really exciting."
However, the group - which also features Jack Patterson, Luke Patterson and Neil Amin-Smith - admitted not all of their celebrity encounters have led to complements for their music, as Taylor Swift failed to mention their hits when she met them earlier this year.
Grace continued: "Taylor Swift we did bump into a lot at the Grammys at various after parties but she didn't tell us she was a fan."
Meanwhile, the quartet - who released their debut album 'New Eyes' last year - said they are currently hard at work on their second LP, but are finding it tough to find time to write and record while still keeping up with their hectic touring schedule.
Speaking at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend, Grace added: "We don't really know what the vibe of the album's going to be yet, we're just kind of writing loads of stuff with different people and yeah, we're not really thinking of the album as a whole at the moment. It's quite a sporadic process being in the studio because we're touring so much."
Performances from BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend Norwich 2015 are available to watch on demand on Radio 1's BBC iPlayer channel.

Union J have had a premonition in which former One Direction star Zayn Malik joined their band.
The 'Carry You' hitmakers revealed band members Josh Cuthbert and JJ Hamblett both had dreams about the 22-year-old hunk requesting to become part of the group, following his decision to leave One Direction in March.
JJ told BANG Showbiz: "I had a dream that he [Zayn] was going to join our band the other day and Josh had the same dream as well. So Zayn if you are reading, please?"
When asked what they thought of fellow One Direction member Liam Payne saying Zayn left the band to spend more time with his fiancée Little Mix's Perrie Edwards, they insisted their group will always come first and they'd never leave the band for a girl.
When questioned about the prospect, George Shelley said: "No never. We are a tight unit. He had his reasons and fair play."
The band have also teased a "big announcement" coming in the next week which is going to blow their fans' minds.
He added: "We've got a big announcement this week, which is going to be really exciting for the fans and for us and it's going to be really good."
The band - who recently supported The Vamps on their world tour and played two sold out nights at London's O2 Arena - said they are currently working on their next album and are getting prepared for more promo.
Talking about the future of the band, the 'You've Got It All' singers said: "We are in the studio writing, doing photo shoots and getting ready for the next wave. We are just in the studio working on the next album. "

Charli XCX thought it was "great" when she discovered Paris Hilton loves her music.
The 'Boom Clap' hitmaker recently performed for the 34-year-old socialite at the amfAR gala during Cannes Film Festival, and was shocked to see the blonde beauty singing along to her tracks.
She told BANG Showbiz: "When I was performing I caught Paris Hilton's eye and she was singing the words to 'Break The Rules' back at me, but in the most Paris Hilton way, and I was like, 'Oh my god Paris you're great.'"
The 22-year-old singer said the moment was especially important to her as she has always found the 'The Simple Life' star "super wonderful", pitching Paris alongside "fit" Bill Murray as her favourite celebrities.
She explained: "Paris Hilton has always captivated my brain, very much so. I think she's like the original Barbie and super wonderful. And really Bill Murray I think he's hilarious and great and fit."
And although she performed a selection of tracks at the star-studded ball, Charli admitted she got to let her hair down later in the night to meet "cool people" including Marion Cotillard, before getting "turnt up" along with pal Rita Ora.
Speaking at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend, she added: "There were a few cool people there, I met Marion Cotillard and I think she's so beautiful and wonderful and such a talented actress and it's cool to meet her, she's really gorgeous and great so yeah, there were cool people there.
"The parties were good. I got pretty turnt up to say the least, so it was good."
Performances from BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend Norwich 2015 are available to watch on demand on Radio 1's BBC iPlayer channel.

Florence Welch knows she has written a hit song when it sounds like a "prayer" to her.
The Florence + the Machine singer is always confident she has created a track that will resonate with people when she can recount it like a religious offering or a "spell".
In an interview with the Evening Standard Magazine, she said: "I always know a song is working when I sing it to myself outside the studio. It keeps you company a little bit. It's like a prayer you can say to yourself, or like a spell."
When writing the band's new album 'How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful', the 28-year-old musician quit drinking alcohol to avoid her self-destructive tendencies and ensure she was fully focused on the LP.
Florence - who previously admitted she had "a bit of a nervous breakdown" during her year off from the band over 2012 and 2013 -revealed: "I am very prone to pressing the kamikaze button when things fall apart and drinking too much, but I had to start making this record and I thought, 'I don't want to break this as well.'
"I was writing a prep talk to myself, almost. I like to hide behind reverb and a lot of backing vocals but producer Markus (Dravs) pushed my vocals forward and was quite adamant about it. It's another layer of taking down your defences and I was scared."

Muse were once duped into playing at a festival for stunt acts.
Frontman Matt Bellamy has revealed the band's weirdest live show was at the event in Moscow, Russia, almost 15 years ago which didn't feature many bands but lots of crashes and explosions to which they provided the backing music.
In an interview on UK station BBC Radio 1, he revealed: "I remember it was probably 2000 or 2001 and I think we did like every festival even invented and we did I think 57 festivals in total one summer everywhere. We had some good experiences but we also had some pretty bad ones. But the most weird one, the craziest one was a stunt festival in Russia. It was called The Stunt Festival. And we went there thinking it was just like the name you know. Like just 'The Stunt Festival' but it was actually a stunt festival."
He added: "In other words it had guys on high wires and on the stage there trucks driving around crashing into and stock car racing all the while we were playing. It was probably the most weirdest moment realising we were just one of the attractions to the festival."
Although it was a very odd concert, the 36-year-old musician insists the band learnt a valuable lesson in Russia, which was to make Muse's concerts more theatrical.
He said: "It's why we started trashing shows, we threw around stuff and playing on amps just to give them something to look at."

The Rolling Stones were paid £2 million to play a private gig for former Hewlett-Packard chairman Ralph Whitworth.
The 'Satisfaction' hitmakers were invited to perform a secret concert on Wednesday (26.05.15) in Solana Beach, California, for the HP tycoon.
The legendary band blitzed through a 15-song set list, including a rare performance of 'Crazy Mama', which hasn't been played live by the band since 1999.
A source revealed the group - Sir Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts - found it a "tremendous honour" to play for Ralph, 60, who once hired former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney to execute a private function, for which he donated £700,000 to his charity in exchange for performing.
The source added to The Daily Mirror newspaper:"The Stones were asked to do it by Ralph for a big party he was throwing. They just love performing so when they are asked to do it for private gigs they will do it. The boys will most likely donate their fee to charity."
The 60-year-old multi-millionaire was treated to most of their hits including, 1981's 'Start Me Up', 'Paint It Black' from 1966's 'Aftermath' LP and they ended with one of their biggest hits, 'Satisfaction'.
The next Rolling Stones concert on their US tour will be on May 30 in Columbus, Ohio.

Emily Eavis will stand by "amazing force" Kanye West headlining Glastonbury despite receiving death threats for her choice of headliner.
The festival's co-organiser has been subjected to multiple threatening messages after it was announced the rap superstar would headline the legendary music festival.
As soon as it was revealed the 'All Day' rapper would lead the line-up, many angry festival goers took to the internet in protest, with 133,000 signing a petition to stop Kanye - who is married to Kim Kardashian - from being allowed to perform.
Emily, who organises the event with her father Michael Eavis, who founded the festival - told The Times newspaper: "I had death threats and stuff. It was just horrible. It was just crazy. It was getting out of control. We had Time magazine, all the American news channels saying they were going to come down. This incredible onslaught worldwide."
Emily has found the whole backlash very troubling, and insists all she and her dad Michael want to do is book the best acts in the world to play at their festival.
She added: "It was quite upsetting because we were talking about something that was so exciting and interesting and fresh and brilliant for the festival. Kanye West is making the most exciting music at the moment. He is an amazing force as a performer. For us, getting the biggest star in the world was an amazing coup."