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" I don't aspire to be like other drivers - I aspire to be unique in my own way. "

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" My immediate family are from the West Indies - from Trinidad and Grenada - and I have relatives all over the Caribbean. "

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" I think it's a shame that people are so quick to put you in a box; sometimes it's as if you do one thing, and that's all you're allowed to do. "

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" I love my ink. They all have a meaning. I'm very strong in my faith, so I wanted to have some religious images. I've got Pieta, a Michelangelo sculpture of Mary holding Jesus after he came off the cross, on my shoulder. A sacred heart on my arm. Musical notes because I love music. The compass on my chest is there because church is my compass. "