Dizzee Rascal

Musician

100 Quotes

If you want real truth, I'll tell you real truth, even though I know a lot of people aren't gonna like it.

I like to work with the best artists, full stop, around the world, and just make things happen man.

I think a black man, purple man, Martian man can run the country... as long as he does right by the people.

I think it don't matter what colour you are, it matters what colour your heart is and your intentions.

People who criticise me are just jealous.

Kids need to be taught that your dreams aren't just dreams. Whatever they are, it's OK to push for them.

I was a drum 'n' bass DJ at first but not any one of note.

In the end, music was the only option open to me. It was a blessing I pursued it. I put all my energies into it. I didn't care about no other subjects.

I think there's loads of undiagnosed depression where I came from. Post-traumatic stress disorder as well. Some of the things you see as a kid are like the things you'd expect to see in a war zone, but there's no one to talk to about it because running to a psychiatrist ain't the thing.

There's so much to London, so many different kinds of people and people are the key to life, but my favourite part? It's got to be Bow, where I come from.

I pride myself on the energy I put on stage.

When you hear 'I Luv U,' that's me doing Three 6 Mafia. That actual track is a mix of 'What's Your Fantasy?' by Ludacris and 'Is That Yo Chick?' by Jay Z. That's my version of that track.

NME is normally associated with indie rock. It ain't something I read as a kid.

I was making grime before anyone else.

Sometimes people chat loosely. Sometimes people just speak their minds and what's on their mind ain't necessarily real or facts, so I don't take it too serious. I'm more interested in making the music, I don't really play that.

There's a lot going on music-wise in L.A. It's a wicked place to wake up, there's sunshine, you go to the studio, see all these really talented producers.

I'm definitely not proud of some of the stuff I did as a youth, but that's where my mind-frame was at one point in my life, and I can't pretend those things didn't happen. I'm not glorifying them, I'm trying to make them into art.

People used to shoot their guns while I was MCing.

Some people will never let the grime thing go, but my fifth album is not meant to sound like my first album.

I learned to MC over drum 'n' bass music.

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