Latest Tinie Tempah Quotes from Interviews

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• I'm really big on family. I'll love catching up with my cousins. Everyone's in their twenties, so they're all on their grind at the moment, but when we get the time, I'll fly everybody to Amsterdam or Ibiza, and we can just hang for a week, chill, do nothing.

  Tinie Tempah

  Cousin, Ibiza, Twenties

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• I work with a trainer called Ruben Tabares. He's a nutritionist, strength and conditioning coach, and an athlete. So I literally just train like an athlete.

  Tinie Tempah

  Athlete, Conditioning, Rubens

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• When I got a little older I was obsessed Lil Wayne. But then it was just as many British rappers - Dizzee Rascal I would always listen to.

  Tinie Tempah

  Rapper, Littles, Wayne

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• I didn't take it seriously myself at the time, but now all of my old teachers are supportive. Even my principal - I sold out the O2 Arena in London, and he came out to see me, which was really cool. I actually put a picture with him on my Instagram, and I think and he's wearing one of my snapbacks.

  Tinie Tempah

  Teacher, Thinking, Supportive

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• I was 18, and I either wanted to go to university in the States, and experience it like how it is in the movies - you know, date a cheerleader, be the coolest guy on campus - or I wanted to take a year and focus on what I wanted to do. I got into all the universities I applied to, but I took a year off anyway and said, let's see what happens.

  Tinie Tempah

  Years, Focus, Guy

  Source: www.harpersbazaar.com

• Sometimes I would bring some of my music to the school and perform on the playground, and they'd think, "There goes Patrick, trying to entertain everyone as usual."

  Tinie Tempah

  School, Thinking, Trying

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• I'm quite a fan of British designers.

  Tinie Tempah

  Fans, Designer, British

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• I can wear a suit, sweatpants, a long tee shirt, and a denim jacket all at the same time.

  Tinie Tempah

  Long, Denim, Suits

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• My mom used to sell fabric and lace when I was younger. She would bring back these elaborate fabrics from Nigeria. I always enjoyed being around it. However, it wasn't until I started making music that I started taking a vested interest.

  Tinie Tempah

  Mom, Fabric, Lace

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• As a young guy from south London, I wanted to be able to make myself stand out.

  Tinie Tempah

  Guy, London, Able

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• I was like 14 and decided I wanted to be a rapper, so I needed a hip rapper name. I was with one of my friends in class and literally went through a thesaurus. I saw "temper" and thought, "I like this, but it's too much." My friend was like, "What about Tinie for tiny," and that was that.

  Tinie Tempah

  Rapper, Class, Names

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• Maybe when it comes to my music, or my performances, I'm a little more aggressive because I want everything to be perfect. But not in normal, day-to-day life.

  Tinie Tempah

  Perfect, Want, Littles

  Source: www.harpersbazaar.com