Musician

I was like, 'If I bang your thing, will you bang my thing? Will you sing on my album?' And he was like, 'Yeah, of course.' So I've got Robbie Williams on my album. Robbie Williams on grime.

The danger is that the artists who'll put grime into the commercial and public eye will put grime at the back of their closets and jump on another genre of music.

You're only as good as your options and your surroundings.

I don't really know what I'm doing that's making everybody happy.

Hopefully I've inspired a lot of people who thought they'd never be able to get their own TV show to give it a go.

I'm the prime example of it; think about it, you know. My whole career has blown up by genuine people power.

I would say 'The Big Narstie Show' is the United Colours of Benetton; it's for everyone. But I would definitely say that it has a black appeal, because that's what I am.

I'm my production team's biggest nightmare.

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.

Grime is now a very talkable subject.

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.

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.'

I've got the best style out of all the MC's, so wear what I wear.

Some people see what I don't see - I'm just so happy to do all of this just being myself. The same thing what you get on the TV, you will see in your local Asda or the pound shop.

My position in life has always been to be that person in the room who can make the conversation and break down any awkwardness.

There were times when I couldn't even buy a loaf of bread.

My passion is music. That's where my heart is.

I was very lucky - how many people can say they did a song with John Barnes and played football with him?

I want to show people my successful side, but I want to show you my bipolar side, too.

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.