I would love to say I grew up on 2Pac and The Beatles, but I didn't.

Stormzy

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I went to pick up my nephew from primary school, and one of the teachers there stopped me and said, 'My son listens to you.' That's quite an awkward thing.

me you school son

I'm not mad into raving, to be honest. If it's not music, I'm chilling. But most of the time, it's music.

chilling mad music time

It was my dream to come to Oxford and study political science.

political study dream science

You read a book, write a detailed review as proof you've read it, and they give you a badge. That's where my competitive nature came out. Give me the badges! I would sit in the library all day, not 'cos I loved reading, just because I needed those badges.

day me you nature

I just feel like there is nothing I cannot do.

nothing feel just like

My approach is just fearless. I'm not afraid to try anything.

anything just try fearless

If I'm not working on music, I'm usually with my friends playing FIFA. We just kick back - I'm proper chilled.

just back friends music

I grew up as a British kid - I went to school in London, roamed the streets of London - but having these interactions with my roots and going back to Ghana, I'm like, 'Yeah this is sick.' I love my country and my people, and the energy and vibes that they bring back. So I want to rep that and be a part of it.

sick love people school

My mum's always had big aspirations because I'm an academic. I always got good grades at school. GCSEs were just a breeze for me.

good me grades school

On the microphone, I'm not scared to step up and say, 'This is my ability, this is how good I am.' In other areas of life, I'm not so confident; I'm still adjusting to the photo shoots, all that stuff. But behind the mic, I'm fully confident.

i-am step good life

I know a lot of grime artists started off on pirate radio, but I missed that era; I was way too young.

know radio young way

I'm a bit crazy, so sometimes I just get these mad ideas that, on paper, aren't even possible.

mad crazy sometimes ideas

Bands like Little Mix do represent youth culture because loads of 16 year old girls listen to them.

listen year youth culture

There are thousands of people outside the O2 queuing up to see people like Skepta and JME.

outside see like people

Even if you don't like me, you know me because I'm just in your face.

face know me you

I need to just make as much noise and bang on as many doors as possible 'til men are, like, giving you the recognition.

you doors giving men

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.

bad child naughty my-own

People always meet me and go, 'You're so much cooler than I thought you'd be,' and I'm like, 'What did you expect me to be like?'

thought me you people

When I'm good at something, I always try to be the best at it and claim that throne. Even in school, I never let anyone say anything to me; I would always be the smartest.

best good me school

My mum was born and raised in Ghana and has a lot of Ghanaian values and traditions and morals. All that rubbed off on me, and that's why I have a lot of love and good energy in me - that universal energy is a Ghanaian thing.

good me energy love