A biography for Stormzyhasn’t been written yet.
“Even if you don't like me, you know me because I'm just in your face.”
“My core is grime. But I make all kinds of music. Take Picasso. He could paint whatever way he liked. He could do a little ting with a felt tip if he wanted to - it's still going to be a bad boy Picasso at the end.”
“I don't care if it's a white millionaire kid from Oxfordshire who comes to my show, buys my record, supports me and rates me. It's cool.”
“I was a very naughty child, on the verge of getting expelled, but I wasn't a bad child; everything I did was for my own entertainment. But when I went into an exam, I did really well.”
“I grew up in south London, and I remember watching the scene pop off in East and think, 'Ahhhh, I would love to be in Bow E3 right now spitting wid Wiley and Dizzee.'”
“There are thousands of people outside the O2 queuing up to see people like Skepta and JME.”
“It was my dream to come to Oxford and study political science.”
“In British music, you have indie, rock... Grime is now one of those pillars. It's a foundation of British music.”