Tinie Tempah
Tinie Tempah

I pray as much as possible.

Tinie Tempah
Tinie Tempah

When you look at the Lady Gagas of the world, or the Jay-Zs, or the Black Eyed Peas, these are people who have one album release and it's a worldwide one.

Tinie Tempah
Tinie Tempah

I'm actually going to the gym, working on getting not fatter, just a bit bulkier.

Tinie Tempah
Tinie Tempah

Grime is a particular style of music. You've got electro, funk and garage; grime is its darker side. It's constantly evolving.

Tinie Tempah
Tinie Tempah

Artists take on an alias that's suitable for their style of music. Everyone had a nickname when they were younger.

Tinie Tempah
Tinie Tempah

I feel like I'm indirectly showing people, not that there's another way, but just that if you really have a dream, you should try and give it a go.

Tinie Tempah
Tinie Tempah

I was well brought up, my parents are still together. I lived in a council estate, but I don't anymore; I saw my parents buy a nice house and move me to a nice area.

Tinie Tempah
Tinie Tempah

Gone are the days when you'd have to tune in to a mad illegal radio station late at night to be able to hear the rapper of your choice. That's all changed now. That's all gone out of the window. And I feel like I represent that change. I represent the era of iPods and Shuffle and things like that.

Tinie Tempah
Tinie Tempah

I've definitely done something that's made my mum and dad forever proud.

Tinie Tempah
Tinie Tempah

I don't want to achieve less than my mum and dad.

Tinie Tempah
Tinie Tempah

Every generation that comes from this family has to do better than the last.

Tinie Tempah
Tinie Tempah

Hopefully, young people will see that you can be young and make the sacrifices to follow your dreams.

Tinie Tempah
Tinie Tempah

This is the kind of fashion I grew up on - a good pair of trainers, great denim - and I will always love high-end streetwear.

Tinie Tempah
Tinie Tempah

Dizzee's just my childhood hero. He's definitely the inspiration. He's got himself to a very good place. He's defied the expectations of what British black urban music was like. He was the first person who made the rest of Britain realise it wasn't just a one-album-type situation. You've got to take your hat off to somebody like that.

Tinie Tempah
Tinie Tempah

I find my dress sense tends to be a bit of a mixture between high fashion and unique vintage pieces with a little bit of street trends. For example, I might find a really nice, suede dinner jacket that I'd wear with a basic plain white shirt and some chinos and a pair of Nike trainers.

Tinie Tempah
Tinie Tempah

When I feel like I'm renowned enough, I'd love to do a heritage-type line, but that takes time.

Tinie Tempah
Tinie Tempah

The way everyone in London is right up against each other makes it very real to you growing up, the fact that people have different lives to you. And that causes problems; of course it does.