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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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" Grime is a particular style of music. You've got electro, funk and garage; grime is its darker side. It's constantly evolving. "

" 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 don't want to achieve less than my mum and dad. "

" 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. "

" When you look at the Lady Gagas of the world, or the Jay-Zs, or the Black Eyed Peas, these are people who have one album release and it's a worldwide one. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Hopefully, young people will see that you can be young and make the sacrifices to follow your dreams. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" I actually remember celebrating National Poetry Day at school; I remember having to write and read a load. "

" 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. "

" Fashion Week is surprisingly very short. At least the actual runway shows are. "

" 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. "

" I first became interested in style when I was 16 and I had my first couple of gigs. I realised I couldn't look like the people I was performing to. Not in a condescending way, but just that it would be weird if I was wearing exactly what someone in the crowd was wearing. "

" I'm into everything. My iPod is very eclectic - if you kept it on shuffle, you'd be amazed. For example, I was forced to grow up on Dolly Parton. My mum was obsessed by her. She bought all this memorabilia for the front room. It's ridiculous. "

" I think it's imperative to have faith or religion, because it's good to have morals, to be kind to others. "

" 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. "

" 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 definitely believe in God. "

" Music has no race. It appeals to everybody. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I'm a bit of a mummy's boy. "

" Every generation that comes from this family has to do better than the last. "

" 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. "

" 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. "