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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. "
Tinie Tempah
Festivals
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" This is the kind of fashion I grew up on - a good pair of trainers, great denim - and I will always love high-end streetwear. "
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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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" I find my dress sense tends to be a bit of a mixture between high fashion and unique vintage pieces with a little bit of street trends. For example, I might find a really nice, suede dinner jacket that I'd wear with a basic plain white shirt and some chinos and a pair of Nike trainers. "
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" I've definitely done something that's made my mum and dad forever proud. "
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" 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. "
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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'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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" I think when you come to Australia you immediately get the sense of fitness and taking care of yourself and being healthy, and it really shows. "
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" Hopefully, young people will see that you can be young and make the sacrifices to follow your dreams. "
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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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" I lived in Peckham for the first 12 years of my life and then my mum and dad decided they really didn't want to bring up their children there. So they saved up money and bought a house in Plumstead, semi-detached, three bedrooms. "
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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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" 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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" 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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" I'm merely a fan of fashion from high end to streetwear, from Nike to Comme des Garcons. "
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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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" I think it's imperative to have faith or religion, because it's good to have morals, to be kind to others. "
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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 don't want to achieve less than my mum and dad. "
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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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" When I feel like I'm renowned enough, I'd love to do a heritage-type line, but that takes time. "
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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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" 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. "
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" Fashion Week is surprisingly very short. At least the actual runway shows are. "
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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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" 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. "
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" A lot of young people have all these aspirations but many of them don't believe they're possible. "
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" I don't think I've had to change anything, really, apart from being more serious and focussed on my drive. One thing I've realised is that you get out what you put in and because of that my work rate has increased ten fold. "
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" I pray as much as possible. "
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" Every generation that comes from this family has to do better than the last. "
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