A biography for Big Narstiehasn’t been written yet.
“My position in life has always been to be that person in the room who can make the conversation and break down any awkwardness.”
“My kitchen is an imitation, really, of my mum's, except for the big American fridge.”
“I buried my dad the day I started Craig David's tour. Buried him, got on this tour bus in Stratford, and hit the road. Mixed emotions.”
“I would say it was God blessing my life and giving me the opportunity to do everything I'm doing.”
“Fans, when they see me, they're like, 'Rah, he's a real funny person,' but everyone who grew up with me is like, 'Rah, that's Fat Tyrone.'”
“'The Big Narstie Show' is, basically, Channel 4 gave me a good amount of dough to be myself.”
“It's OK to have up days. It's OK to have down days. But especially remember it's OK to talk to people and let them know you're not OK. Don't think it's something you have to keep to yourself to fit in or to be normal. There's no such thing as normal.”
“Every man deserves a castle; doesn't matter how big your castle is.”
“You're only as good as your options and your surroundings.”
“At 18, I could have not been here. I could have been another statistic. All the odds were in favour of my just going to prison at that age. I had no visions of being a superstar.”
“I'm scared of fish - the way they look at you.”
“I'm not from a conventional world, innit? So the fact that I'm getting a chance to express my world in society and TV is epic.”
“I'm a breath of fresh air, and there hasn't been something this black on TV for a very long time.”
“I want to show people my successful side, but I want to show you my bipolar side, too.”
“Going back about 10 years ago, the only thing a black kid could do to get out of the ghetto was being a sports star. Now we can add music to that, which is a good achievement in itself.”
“I was very lucky - how many people can say they did a song with John Barnes and played football with him?”
“I prefer my dog to humans.”
“I'm only a human being. I'm not a robot.”
“If a kid is born into a tough situation with no means of dealing with it, you end up with kids who are mentally ill and have no way of reaching out.”
“I'm not really a comedian, innit; I just naturally say things which people class as funny.”