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It's fascinating working with young children. You have to improvise around them, and they're moving around and doing stuff, and you have to be real with them. ”
In the United States, if you're African-American, it can be assumed that your family has been here for generations. In Europe, colonialism is much more alive, and it's assumed you're from Nigeria or Senegal. ”
It's been a blessing that I can provide for my family just by doing music. I never thought this would ever be my occupation. ”
It's nice to look out and see your family supporting you. ”
I actually grew up around the corner from where Harold Pinter did. If you want a snapshot of my childhood, me and Pinter, we essentially grew up together. ”
My dad constantly tells me I should calm down, but I feel so sad when I see places I've known since I was a child closing. I burst out crying when a local pharmacy closed the other day; it's just going to become a shop that nobody has much of a need for. But I am trying to move with the times. ”
I grew up with music very much in my life. I achieved success by combining my training as an accountant with my family upbringing and love of music. ”
My brother and I have been able to get on and have been very lucky to do things with our family that other people wouldn't have been able to do. But then again, we've also been able to live a normal life as well. ”
The senior members of the royal family work very hard and I don't think people quite realise that. ”
My dream is to stand in front of 60,000 people in an arena and know that everyone came because they wanted to make memories with me. ”