Top 60 Quotes & Sayings by Big Narstie
Explore popular quotes and sayings by an English musician Big Narstie.
Last updated on December 21, 2024.
If a kid is born into a tough situation with no means of dealing with it, you end up with kids who are mentally ill and have no way of reaching out.
My passion is music. That's where my heart is.
I'm scared of fish - the way they look at you.
I'm a breath of fresh air, and there hasn't been something this black on TV for a very long time.
I don't really know what I'm doing that's making everybody happy.
You're only as good as your options and your surroundings.
I want to show people my successful side, but I want to show you my bipolar side, too.
I didn't get played on radio or TV for 3 years. They all told me the same thing: it was too urban. They don't see grime music as commercial music, but all music is commercial; it's how you make it. That's what I'm trying to say.
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.
I would say it was God blessing my life and giving me the opportunity to do everything I'm doing.
I've created a new sound. I've actually brought back dancing and vibes; it's more universal.
I come from Lambeth, Brixton.
Years ago, when I was making music, I was sending it off to radio stations and getting told it was 'too urban.' But what else am I supposed to make?
I appreciate both good and bad - I don't want to sit in a bubble where everyone just tells me everything positive to keep my morale high.
There were times when I couldn't even buy a loaf of bread.
I'm the prime example of it; think about it, you know. My whole career has blown up by genuine people power.
None of my friends go to places like Selfridges. I'm a regular at the pound shop!
Being an artist comes with responsibility as well. You want people to come to your shows and feel safe.
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.
Grime's always been big at festivals. Grime's always had an underground crew.
Sometimes I just want to sit in my boxer shorts and cry. That's what being a human is.
I prefer my dog to humans.
My kitchen is an imitation, really, of my mum's, except for the big American fridge.
With some things, karma is good enough. Lessons come back in different ways, you know what I mean?
I'm not a token black guy.
How can I care about needing a visa to travel if the furthest I'm going to travel is the town centre? For a person to care about Brexit - it's only for people who are in a certain state of mind.
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.
I'm lucky; I've been raised with the right morals.
I'm in front of cameras a lot; I'm used to it.
If you're wearing Reebok classics, then you're going through a midlife crisis. I don't want to catch you wearing these in the rave.
I'm gonna show the world how to do proper football reporting, Narstie-style.
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.
I'm not really a comedian, innit; I just naturally say things which people class as funny.
I'm not from a conventional world, innit? So the fact that I'm getting a chance to express my world in society and TV is epic.
I've got the best style out of all the MC's, so wear what I wear.
I'm only a human being. I'm not a robot.
Everyone uses grime as a footstool, but imagine Biggie Smalls started doing hip hop, and it started going well, and then he started making RnB: there would be no hip hop!
I'm my production team's biggest nightmare.
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 only way you can learn is by analysing yourself and taking in your mistakes.
I wasn't meant to be famous. I've been blessed.
'The Big Narstie Show' is, basically, Channel 4 gave me a good amount of dough to be myself.
I am very thankful and blessed that I haven't had to sell my soul and be anything that I'm not.
I'm so thankful that Mum taught me to cook, because not every day is a takeaway day.
The reason my management get upset with me the most is that they don't know what's going to come out my mouth.
I was very lucky - how many people can say they did a song with John Barnes and played football with him?
Going back about 10 years ago, the only thing a black kid could do to get out of the ghetto was being a sports star. Now we can add music to that, which is a good achievement in itself.
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.
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.
The only diversity in the Brits is with the Americans. I've been saying this for a while: for our country to do good, we need to embrace our country.
If I haven't rested, or I haven't slept or had food or done the normal basic things as a human being, how could I stand in front of a camera and do stuff, you know what I mean? It's mad!
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.
Especially in our industry, everything is so prim and proper; you'll never really see anyone show their sad side, because everyone wants to be perfect.
Every man deserves a castle; doesn't matter how big your castle is.
When I'm romantic, I'll make minted lamb. Yeah, man, I do have my romantic moments.
No, I wouldn't let Trump on my stage... I'd just rather fight him in the car park.
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.'
Channel 4 know I'm messed up. But they've got a soft spot for me.
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