Skepta Quotes

Skepta

Profession : Musician

Birth : September 19, 1982

You won't feel inferior in my sportswear!

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When I was younger, I was very wild, and I didn't really have my head screwed on properly.

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Boy Better Know, when we die, people are going to realise that we are just seven guys who just, like, try to have fun.

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That's all that life is really about - setting up the party, talking to people who are like-minded, making something happen and keeping it moving, you know.

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At every stage of my life, I've always wanted to do good for Earth.

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When I was a kid, I used to stop bullies. I'd get so angry when I saw people being bullied. I'd be like, 'Stop doing that to him!'

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Basically, a lot of people have asked to jump on 'Shutdown' remix, I'm not gonna front. But 'cause of quality control, we wanted to make it really big: it's all about spreading the British sound and culture.

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Thank you to everybody who was there for me when I was going through depressed times.

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I think the grime scene is one of the sickest, most diverse scenes ever.

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Don't compare me to Stormzy. Me and Stormzy are both legends in our own right.

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'Konnichiwa' was made because I don't like the industry. I really had to remove myself from it to understand myself.

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After touring so much, I was looking for some peace. I found Morocco, and it was perfect. Everything I wanted to feel about peace, I found it there.

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The worst thing that happened to me at a gig was when the microphone wasn't on one time, and for the three lines of the verse with Chipmunk, you couldn't hear me.

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Some artists are like ready-salted crisps and just do what they are supposed to do. But I'm every flavour in one. I'm one of those variety packs.

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To be able to come back to Nigeria and get so much love for my work is my biggest life blessing. I've always hoped to never get lost in translation with me being British-born.

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Everything makes sense to me in Lagos; I even understand myself.

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When I was younger, I was an aggressive fighter but I'm growing into someone who understands we don't have to answer things with violence.

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They respect rappers in the U.S., but in England, it's the Queen's country. She'll forever be putting out the message on these BBC networks that there's no hood: it's tea and red phoneboxes.

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I'm happy that grime remains underground. A lot of people talk like it's some underrated or ignored genre, but to me, that's the beauty of it.

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