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" I'm actually going to the gym, working on getting not fatter, just a bit bulkier. "
Tinie Tempah
Bit
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Gym
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" I was well brought up, my parents are still together. I lived in a council estate, but I don't anymore; I saw my parents buy a nice house and move me to a nice area. "
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" I really want to work with Adele, I think she's amazing. Lykke Li as well. I love them both. I'd also like to work with The Script. I met them in Australia and we just got on like a house on fire. "
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" I feel like I'm indirectly showing people, not that there's another way, but just that if you really have a dream, you should try and give it a go. "
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" Nigeria is like everywhere, really: there are some beautiful places that have been invested in and others that haven't been. "
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" Every generation that comes from this family has to do better than the last. "
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" If people are not listening to you as individuals, it's always good to get together and make a stand for something. "
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" I'm a big fan of Paco Rabanne's 1 Million. "
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" At the end of the day, I'm a human being and I just think that's what it is. Challenging stereotypes by just being who I am. "
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" Artists take on an alias that's suitable for their style of music. Everyone had a nickname when they were younger. "
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" At the end of the day, you sign a record deal and you understand where it could go if you had the right song. "
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" Playing someone drum 'n' bass for the first time in 'Pass Out' - they're like, 'Oh my God, what is this?' I'm having a lot of fun and a good time showcasing the music. "
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" Being able to travel the world is pretty cool. There are places that I've always wanted to go to but being able to go there as somebody who's a musician and is recognised as one is cool. "
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" I'm just a young person trying to fulfil his potential and be the best he can be at what he wants to do... I guess that's why people connect with the music. "
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" I'm so down to earth, I'm bringing gravity back. "
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" I watched a film called 'Elephant' recently. Its not stylish in the sense of expensive suits and Italian cars, but the styling on every single character is spot on. "
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" My glasses are from Cutler & Gross. They're not prescription: I just love wearing them. I used to wear Ray-Ban a lot and then I realised that a lot of the things I've started going for are a little bit more refined. I liked the fact that I was supporting a British brand, somebody I could have a relationship with and people that I could talk to. "
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" I enjoyed my upbringing, my siblings did, we're polite, we're respectful, but at the end of the day we're young, we like to have fun. But now, more so than ever, the youth has been vilified to the point where it feels like you can't enjoy being young any more, you just have to sit it out and wait until you get old. "
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" Fashion Week is surprisingly very short. At least the actual runway shows are. "
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" I pray as much as possible. "
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" Grime is a particular style of music. You've got electro, funk and garage; grime is its darker side. It's constantly evolving. "
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" People discover you at festivals. They come to see Coldplay or whoever, and then wander over and catch your act. Festivals make a lot of sense to me. "
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" I like to think I don't make music for ignorant people. "
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" I met Ellie Goulding at the BRITs. She's lovely. I've got a lot of time for her. I gave her congratulations and whatnot and she let me hold her BRIT. That was amazing - once I'd touched one for the first time, I said 'This cannot be the last time I touch a BRIT.' "
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" If I go to an awards ceremony, I wear a suit, of course I do. I am proud to be there. If there are young kids looking at pictures of me, I want them to feel that they should long for the opportunity to go somewhere really smart and wear a beautiful suit, rather than to reject that. "
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" I'm starting to think about my life, thinking about where I'm going to be in three years time: who I'm going to be with, where I'm going to be situated myself. "
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" Gone are the days when you'd have to tune in to a mad illegal radio station late at night to be able to hear the rapper of your choice. That's all changed now. That's all gone out of the window. And I feel like I represent that change. I represent the era of iPods and Shuffle and things like that. "
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" The way everyone in London is right up against each other makes it very real to you growing up, the fact that people have different lives to you. And that causes problems; of course it does. "
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" When I was about 14 I remember thinking when it came to proposing to my future girlfriend, I'd make a CD with all her favourite songs and a message that said, 'Will you marry me?' Shows you what a romantic I was. No one listens to CDs any more. It's all about iTunes. "
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" I'm merely a fan of fashion from high end to streetwear, from Nike to Comme des Garcons. "
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" I actually remember celebrating National Poetry Day at school; I remember having to write and read a load. "
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