I used the name Diplo at one show when I was really young, and it just stuck. I never meant to keep it. But it's kinda cool.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
When I grow up, I want to be like Diplo, for sure.
In America, people really struggle with my name, so I don't have a nickname as such. I've had Sharlito, Sheldon, Charldo, really interesting variations on the name. Some of them can get it, but many can't.
Very early on, when I started doing these plays and live shows, I would travel from city to city, and there were a million shows out there... so I wanted to step out among it, and I started putting my name above the title.
I've made up so many stores about my name, I can't remember.
I know Diplo knows a lot about underground music culture - he was one of the people to put me onto music like that when I used to listen to the Mad Decent Mixes. It was like, 'Oh, he knows what I want.'
Kids used to tease me unmercifully about that name.
Different people call me different things. In America, people really struggle with my name, so I don't have a nickname as such. I've had Sharlito, Sheldon, Charldo, really interesting variations on the name.
My stage name is actually my nickname given to me by my dad when I was a baby.
I don't ever use my name for anything in terms of getting the music heard.
I've always been called 'Suki,' but my actual first name is Alice.