Big Narstie

“With some things, karma is good enough. Lessons come back in different ways, you know what I mean?”

“The only way you can learn is by analysing yourself and taking in your mistakes.”

“Years ago, when I was making music, I was sending it off to radio stations and getting told it was 'too urban.' But what else am I supposed to make?”

“No, I wouldn't let Trump on my stage... I'd just rather fight him in the car park.”

“I didn't get played on radio or TV for 3 years. They all told me the same thing: it was too urban. They don't see grime music as commercial music, but all music is commercial; it's how you make it. That's what I'm trying to say.”

“Being an artist comes with responsibility as well. You want people to come to your shows and feel safe.”

“The only diversity in the Brits is with the Americans. I've been saying this for a while: for our country to do good, we need to embrace our country.”

“I'm gonna show the world how to do proper football reporting, Narstie-style.”

“There were times when I couldn't even buy a loaf of bread.”

“The reason my management get upset with me the most is that they don't know what's going to come out my mouth.”

“I was like, 'If I bang your thing, will you bang my thing? Will you sing on my album?' And he was like, 'Yeah, of course.' So I've got Robbie Williams on my album. Robbie Williams on grime.”

“I'm in front of cameras a lot; I'm used to it.”

“How can I care about needing a visa to travel if the furthest I'm going to travel is the town centre? For a person to care about Brexit - it's only for people who are in a certain state of mind.”

“I've created a new sound. I've actually brought back dancing and vibes; it's more universal.”

“Channel 4 know I'm messed up. But they've got a soft spot for me.”

“I'm not a token black guy.”

“I'm lucky; I've been raised with the right morals.”

“Everyone uses grime as a footstool, but imagine Biggie Smalls started doing hip hop, and it started going well, and then he started making RnB: there would be no hip hop!”

“I don't really know what I'm doing that's making everybody happy.”

“Grime's always been big at festivals. Grime's always had an underground crew.”