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" I've seen how much effort has to go into a tour, the performance and also how to look after yourself, not just physically, but mentally too. "

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" My goal, my aim is to be a superstar, but not in a cheesy way. I want to go to America and do what they do. But better! "

" 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. "

" I'm actually going to the gym, working on getting not fatter, just a bit bulkier. "

" 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. "

" People used to say poems were different to songs but I don't think they are. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" There's this other girl called Lykke Li from Sweden - I really want to collaborate with her, that'd be great. Obviously Kanye West as well, and Drake would be pretty amazing. "

" Nigeria is like everywhere, really: there are some beautiful places that have been invested in and others that haven't been. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" If people are not listening to you as individuals, it's always good to get together and make a stand for something. "

" 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. "

" I definitely believe in God. "

" You have to do a show, an interview, you've got to go straight back on the road to another location, make a track and edit things like footage etc. It's non stop. I really respect the hustle and work rate of Chipmunk, as well as N-Dubz and Tinchy Stryder. "

" I pray as much as possible. "

" I watched my parents go from having very basic jobs to educating themselves, to buying a house. They set a really good bar for what they wanted their kids to achieve. "

" I'm a big fan of Paco Rabanne's 1 Million. "

" I've definitely done something that's made my mum and dad forever proud. "

" 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. "

" I'm merely a fan of fashion from high end to streetwear, from Nike to Comme des Garcons. "

" Dizzee's just my childhood hero. He's definitely the inspiration. He's got himself to a very good place. He's defied the expectations of what British black urban music was like. He was the first person who made the rest of Britain realise it wasn't just a one-album-type situation. You've got to take your hat off to somebody like that. "

" Artists take on an alias that's suitable for their style of music. Everyone had a nickname when they were younger. "

" I grew up in an eclectic house where people were listening to all types of different music. I also think being educated, eloquent and knowing how to talk for yourself in the industry makes you go a long way. "

" Coming from an African background, obviously the foundation of the family home is education, probably because my parents had to work a lot harder for everything that they've got in this country. "

" I like to think I don't make music for ignorant people. "

" A lot of young people have all these aspirations but many of them don't believe they're possible. "

" I'm so down to earth, I'm bringing gravity back. "