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Charlie Sloth

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  1. “I was like, you know what? I deserve to be at this table. And you should be humbled and grateful that I'm sat at this table willing to give you some of the information that I have. Because if you had the information I have, I wouldn't be sat at this table. You wouldn't need me to be sat at this table. And you probably wouldn't want me to be sat at this table. And that's how I think. I understand the value that I bring to every situation that I'm in now. And that self-doubt has been totally removed. Still self-doubt in my life. But in terms of who I am and what I bring to the table and what I'm capable of achieving, I feel like I'm in a very unique lane in life. There's not many people like me that understand culture. and understand business in the same way I do.”

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  2. “Dude, you know what? For a long time, I lived with that. And especially when I started stepping into board meetings and meeting corporate folk, I felt like I was dismissed because of how I spoke, how I dressed. But for me I always thought, you know what? You're no better than me because of your background or where you are in life. So why would you judge me for being who I am even though I've worked hard enough to sit at the same table as you? And that would eat me up for a long time. And I'd never speak about it. It was, you know, it was, I guess, a class complex. Anything I felt like a lot of people judge me on the way I spoke and the way I dressed without actually getting to know me or picking my brain. And to be totally honest, I think it wasn't until... Maybe five years ago where I got past that.”

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  3. “For sure, and those things, you know, in two you unwrap it and unravel it, you don't really understand what impact it's had on your life, I feel like those small moments that drive you on and give you that fuel to keep pushing through. Sat at the back of your mind. And then once you've achieved that goal, or something's happened around that conversation when you can really dissect it and really get into the nitty gritty of the words that were presented to you that have inspired and motivated you to become better, you're like, wow, okay.”

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  4. “12 o'clock it drops in. He opens it, looks at me, says fair play. You did it. Fair play, what can I say? I was like, thank you. Said, I'll do it in five. I did it in three.”

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  5. “And he's like, good luck with that, chap. Good luck. So I was like, okay. So it actually took me three years of being at the BBC to replace Westwood on all of his shows. So that was six radio shows a week. And I said it would take me five. So I remember this is a great story. I actually saw the guy a few weeks back and we laughed over it. You know, I got the call to say where there's going to be an ano guy out today announcing all staff that you're replacing Westwood on all shows as of set date. Here we go now at midday today. I was like, perfect. So I left my house nice and early, went into the BBC building. Went around to this guy's desk. It must have been 1155 Sat on the edge of his desk and just waited for that inbox to light up with an all-star from the boss”

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  6. “No, definitely not. I think I feel like I got lost out of the room at the time. So it was the two bosses at the time. And I'd gone in to do my paperwork. What are you trying to achieve here? Why are you at the BBC? I said, Well, within a month, I'll create the biggest online freestyle platform that'll do millions of views. Like, huh, great. It's not radio. That's not radio, Charles. Just let you know that's not radio. That's YouTube. I'm like, mate. And then I said, secondly, I'll replace Westwood. I'll take all of Westwood shows within five years. And one of the guys actually laughed in my face. I said, excuse me, why are you laughing? He said, Oh, do you know how many times I've heard that And I said, Well, you've never heard it from me.”

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  7. “Put something out that I thought was shit back then and put it out now for views, it's counterproductive. It goes against everything that I say and stand for. So it will never come out. I probably wouldn't even say the person I'll tell you off camera”

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  8. “In hindsight I could have given them the opportunity to record again there and then. But because I had no faith in the situation, I was like, I'm not going to waste their time and I'm not going to waste my team's time. I just think it's best that we kind of keep it moving. But now, on reflection, I should have given them the opportunity to do it again. You know, and his comments all the time. I've spoken about this before where people are like, release it. Release the fryinger booth. This person is huge right now. We've got sign off on it. We can release it. But I just wouldn't. You know, I don't do things for that reason. I'm not going to shit on the artist now.”

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  9. “This is garbage. So I chatted to the producer at the time. I was like, how's best to handle this situation? I don't want to go out and say that this is not going to go out. But at the same time, I want to give them the opportunity to redo it while they're here, while they're in the country. Regretfully I didn't do that I didn't go out and give the artist the opportunity to do it again. I was like, you know what? I'm just going to say that it's not going out. For me, that was a bad decision. I look back at that now and it was a bad decision. But it just went good enough. It weren't good enough. And there's so many artists that have come through and not performed. But again, like I said, some that have called me at a later day and said, you know what? I appreciate you not putting that final booth out. Let's go again.”

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  10. “And I could see that the artist was quite excited by their performance. And, you know, there was like, when are we going to release it? And in my mind, I'm thinking, is this just me? Is it because I expected here and they delivered here that I'm judging this? And they're talking to me and their mouth's just moving and I'm processing all this information in my head because I'm like, I don't want to lie to the artist. I don't want to be disrespectful to the artist. All this information swirling in my head, and I was like To go back and listen to the final booth, give me 10 minutes. So I went back into the studio, replayed it. This is garbage.”

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  11. “In the world right now, Stephen, one of the biggest globally, who come in to do a finer booth. And I can't tell you how excited I was for this moment, even though it was a few years ago. There was still a big artist then, but they weren't because they are now. And they came in and done their finder booth. And everyone was excited and we were prepared for it. And they came in and it was possibly. One of the worst finer boosts I've ever recorded.”

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  12. “Yeah, I feel like there's times when I've not released a friend in the booth and an artist later on has gone on to thank me. Because, you know, it's a big moment in an artist's career. And I feel like if it doesn't do you justice, it's not about me. It's not about why I think this is going to do well for the finding of booth brand. Like anytime I have a conversation with an artist and they say to me, do you think it's good? I can't sit there and lie to the artist's face and say, yes, it's okay. I'm going to be like, you could do better. If you want to come back and go again, we can. If not, let's just park it off for now and come back to it at a later date. And there's been so many that have not gone out. But that's because I felt it's not a good reflection on them, not on the brand, because no one's going to attack the brand as much as they would the artist. One of the biggest artists.”

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  13. “It goes from camera setup Edits, colors to use, right through to how artists are treated once they arrive, communication with teams.”

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  14. “We actually have a fire in the brief Bible, a handbook to do's and don'ts, and especially now, because, you know, the vision of Fry in the booth has gone from being a feature on a radio show to being a global brand. You know, obviously now we're with Apple. One of the biggest companies in the world who I believe share the same ethos as we do in terms of vision, in terms of content consumption. And I feel like now the brand really is going global.”

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  15. “I feel like you may not like me. You may hate me. You might find me annoying. But one thing you can't challenge is my reputation. I've never done anyone dirty, ever. I've never backstabbed anyone. I've never said I'm going to do something and not done it. And my brands have to hold up that same ethos.”

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  16. “I have an amazing team do an incredible job of managing the expectations of all of the brands that I'm involved with. And I don't even have to say it no more. If I feel like something's wrong or it's not going to work, it doesn't look right for the brand, they know before it's even come to me because they know what my morals are. They know what I stand for, what I don't stand for, what I feel is right. So it's got to the point where I don't even have to have those conversations because I have such a great team who have those conversations for me and they protect the brand. I feel like if something goes wrong with one of the brands, it's a reflection on me. And something that I've always believed is one of my biggest assets is my reputation.”

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  17. “I think because you have integrity, you install your morals into the brand. And this brand is a reflection of you. I think like pretty much. Everything you do speaks about you as a person because I feel like I'm the same. I feel like if it challenged my morals, I wouldn't want to do it because I'd be like, well, that's not a real reflection of me. Why am I going to invest my time or my money, my energy into something that doesn't represent me? And I feel like my team.”

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  18. “We've been planning for eighteen months will happen. Fire the booth is the best that no one else can get these guys on Friday booth. La Drake, and it's been, you know. Little baby There's been so many moments where we've had moments with artists that were special moments, pop smoke, that you don't really get anywhere else that are just very unique and raw, unpolished. So yeah, I feel like the Find the Booth brand became like a monster within the culture. And, you know, I've never, ever, ever taken a penny of any artist to perform on there. I've never taken a check from a label to make sure that artist is positioned right or never. And because for me, that's what makes Find the Booth so special.”

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  19. “A conduit that you know is not going to peddle you artists because the brand's being paid to. A product that is Positioned within the community to serve the community. I think the integrity of find a booth can never be questioned. You know, I see people now finding a booth done. It's finished. And I read those comments and I laugh to myself because I've been through that find a booth is done, find a booth is finished three or four times, understanding the cycles and understanding what's happening and repositioning the brand. So it never dies. And the finer booth brand will be around as long as I'm here or there's someone else who cares as much as me about the culture. So, you know, there was times when a new freestyle platform would come up and be doing more traffic, more views, trying to boost done. A year later, a moment.”

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  20. “I was like, well, I'm just going to brand or milly what has been happening within the culture for years, but make it a brand. But it has to be a brand that stands and lives within the community, which solves a problem, which gives artists from the UK from a street level a platform to showcase their talent, but also means something to the culture, something to look up to. something to inspire them, something to work towards if you're an artist. And that's where Friday Booth came from. And I feel like understanding the power of branding is what put that in a position that it still is today. Of course, it's not the brand that is carried frying a booth. It's the talent. The Frying the Booth brand is just a conduit, but a conduit that's trusted.”

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  21. “Right, yeah, and it's all about the money. It's very straight thinking, it's better you do that because there's more money involved. But for me, I'm looking at the big picture. And I knew what I was capable of bringing to the table. And in my mind, I'm sat there and I'm thinking, before I even started, I'm looking, I'm like, right, what components of a radio show live within a radio show and make people come to the radio show to listen, but also have a life outside of the radio show and continue living and continue bringing new listeners to the show while growing outside. I was like freest”

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  22. “And obviously, they're like, you are insane. Have you lost your marbles? At the time when I first joined the BBC, I was getting 140 pound, I believe, a show. So I was only earning £140 a week. Working for the BBC. So, when you think about that, even when I think about that now, you know, there's this huge perception and illusion that DJs earn ridiculous amounts of money. Now they do. I mean, let's be fair, you know, I've done all right and there's other DJs that trump me. But at the time, you know, go and accept a contract, a year contract at a time for £140 a week, to go and be on the BBC rather than a six figure deal in LA. I think most people, especially managers in general are very straight thinking.”

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  23. “I started putting things in place in my head and planning. Far as light, it's cool, don't worry. And then a few days later, Rebecca Frank ran me back. She's like, listen. I've had a chat with a management and I've convinced them that you can do it. Do you still want to do it? And in my mind, I'm like, yeah, I do So bad. But obviously, my team at the time were all set on. It's just got my 01 visa. I'm ready to go. I said, yeah, you know what? Let's do it. But I didn't tell my team. And it went until the anna went out that they were like, how you going to do this? It's impossible. And I was like, well, I'm actually going to do the radio thing and I'm not going to do the being Charlie Sloffing.”

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  24. “He's like, Charlie, I've been thinking about this non-stop. I'm like, what's that? He's like, I'm not going to do the radio show, bro. I'm like, what? He's like, bro, I hope this don't mess things up for you. But I really believe that I can crack this music thing. I was like, bro, I wish you all the best. Look, man, I'm just going to go and do the LA thing, the bean child slough thing. Bro, kill the music. So it's like, oh, thanks, bro. It means a lot. So the next day Abu Cran me, there's like, ah, you know, Rets, I want to do it. Probably won't work for just you on your own. So I was like, cool. For me, there's no skin off my back. I'm like, I'm doing this being chaist off stuff. I'm getting millions of views. All the American rappers know me. They all want to do stuff. I'm kind of like cool. BBC is cool.”

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  25. “They saw the world start, so it was actually DJ Semte Great friend of mine, one of my peers, someone who I've always looked up to and respected. He was going on tour with Dizzy Rascal on World Tour and needed someone to cover his show. So he got me and Retch Free 2 to come and cover the show. So me and Retch covered, I believe it was five or six shows. And then, you know, the response was insane that they offered me and Retch 3 to our own show. So they offered a show to me and Retch V2. And me and Retch spoke about it, and we was like, it's a no-brainer, let's do it. So we agreed terms with the BBC. And the night before, they was going to Anno it.”

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  26. “I was like, it's not about that. This is about the next 10 years. And what can I do not only for me, but for the community?”

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  27. “For sure, for sure. I mean, like, you know, initially, you know, there was a massive crossroad in my career. Do I go back into what my passion was, you know, music, producing DJing? Or do I stay on this road of being Charlie Sloff, which is ultimately acting stroke comedy? If you like. And it was because I could see the potential in the platform at BBC One Extra that I made that decision. And it wasn't so much about me. And when I look back at that now, I was very selfless because I could have taken a big check at the time. But this goes back to again what I was saying. It wasn't about the money. I could have taken that check and I don't know where I'd be now. Being the man that I was with money, I've always been very good with money. I would have made that money into more money.”

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  28. “shifts is the moment the mentality of our kids of this generation will change. And I think it's changed slightly now because obviously the internet has given everyone a much broader vision in terms of what's possible. But there's still a lot of the youth that don't really use the internet in that way. And when you think about that, that's insane. There's still a lot of families that haven't got a computer or a tablet at home. And this is a real thing. I spend a lot of time doing things with the youth and trying to give back and trying to inspire and encourage the next generation. And some of the conversations that I have, I'm just like, whoa, go and buy this gid and i'm saying get him an iPad right now. It's mind blowing. It's mind blow”

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  29. “Pay that mortgage every month. And it's at that point where you become a part of the system. And the sad thing is most of the working class youth of today don't know any better. And that's why you find a lot of the kids from that environment looking up to the drug dealers, the fraud guys, because they're the only guys that I've ever seen financial success in those communities. So they're not going to look up to a doctor or a lawyer or a dentist because there are none. The moment that”

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  30. “It's a massive shame, and you still see it today. I mean, you know, but that's again, Being from that environment. You know, no one wants the working class to be inspired. No one wants the working class to believe that they don't have to be working class. This is a choice. You know, like from a young age is programmed in us from our parents, you know, that this is what you have to do to have a good life. You have to go to school. Then you go to college. If you're lucky, you can go to university. Then you get a job. Then you find a partner. Then you get a mortgage. Then you're trapped. And then that's it. The moment you enter that agreement with the bank is the moment. You're trapped, in my opinion. There's no, you can't really escape at that point because you have commitments. You now have to go to work.”

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  31. “Really, have that, or don't really want to admit self-doubt, they're the ones that are bordering. On the line of arrogance.”

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  32. “A lot of people that are successful that I speak to. I think it's hard for a lot of people to admit that they doubted themselves at some point on their journey. I still doubt myself today. There's still times when even though I've achieved some incredible things throughout my career. I still doubt myself. But that's the pessimist in me that gives me balance. I feel like if I never had that, I feel like that self-belief could almost turn into arrogance. And that's something that I've never wanted to happen. So I feel like when I chat to people, especially people that are grounded, it feels like that's a safety mechanism that we install in ourselves and program in our minds to keep ourselves grounded and humble. Because anytime I spoke to people that”

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  33. “Understand that the work and self-belief that I'd had in myself wasn't a waste of time. And that there are people paying attention around the world. Even when you think people ain't looking, they are. And for me, I feel like... That really changed my outlook on life and on myself. And from there, there was no looking back. Like beast mode was fully activated. And there was nothing.”

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  34. “24 hours after that going live on YouTube, thinking like, wow, I've just spent all that time making this. After the first episode was like 40 minutes long It's genius. I'm thinking no one's ever done anything like this. And nobody's watching it. And I thought You know what? This may be the sign that I needed to actually. Call it I was so disheart The next thing you know, we get a message. From Wildstarhip.com saying that they wanted to take it on exclusively. And that was a huge, huge defining moment in my life and in my career. Because not only did it give me the break that I needed within the industry, but it also Gave me this new lease of life in terms of self-belief and made me.”

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  35. “I was like, no, no, I can't do a vlog. Everyone's doing it. I'm just going to be like everyone else. I need to do something different. So we came up with being Charlie Slough where at the time I played like seven, eight different characters in a show, all wore different outfits, different uniforms, all had their own personality. So you had the cameraman, the editor, the manager, the street team, the artist, the web designer. And they each played on stereotypes of what I felt those people were. Made the first episode and I spent ages on it so long because I wrote it myself, I filmed it myself, I edited myself and we put it out on YouTube. Done a few thousand views. I was. I remember the feeling, I can still feel Feeling of disappointment that I felt.”

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  36. “You need to be a realist. And their doubt almost made me doubt myself even more. I knew that if I kept putting in the effort and the work that I was putting in at that period in my life, something was going to give. And it did. Now this is, you know, when YouTube first started very fresh, people were doing the vlogs. My manager at the time was saying, You've got to do a vlog. Let everyone see your personality. People fall in love with you. And I'm like, no way. And that is so corny. Everyone's doing it. Everyone's doing it. And from a young age, my thing will always be disruptive. Be as noisy and as loud and as different as you can possibly be. And I still to this very day apply that to everything that I'm doing.”

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  37. “I can't let my son down. And there's no way in a million years that I'm going to let this young man down. No way. And at that point, I was working 18, sometimes 20 hours a day, every day, seven days a week. I weren't even spending time with my family because I was just so engrossed, so obsessed with becoming the best and creating something that moved the needle. And in my head, I always knew that. I'd never moved the needle. Unless I was willing to move the needle. And that's where it was for me. So I'd wake up every day 5 a.m. And in my head, I've got four hour head start. Everyone to play catch up. And that's what I was doing in my head. And there were times over a two year period this was, there were times when... People are sitting down and saying This ain't never going to happen, Charlie. Just not going to happen”

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  38. “I'm embarrassed. Anxiety was a big thing for me. A lot of self doubt. I'm questioning myself can I really do this? Am I really the person that I think I am? Am I being selfish? Should I just go and get a job? Should I just give in and go and get a nine to five and just submit to being And for I just couldn't. There was something inside me that wouldn't let me. It was almost like a voice in my head when I look back. You can do this, man. You've got this. And I'd be like, I can't. I can't. I almost felt a pressure. And the moment my son was born, that pressure intensified like something I've never felt before. Like something I didn't even know was possible. The drive and the ambition. I was like, it's not about letting me down My parents”

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  39. “And I was kind of doing what I could to get by. And at that time, because I had self-educated on all aspects of new media, like I really went in, like, really, really went in. I was editing. I was editing content for Jump Off TV. And that was kind of tie me over in, you know, giving me enough money to get by, you know, like we still had to go elsewhere to shower. Use the toilet, which is crazy. When I think about it now, it's crazy. But, you know, like I look back at those moments now, and that was sacrifice for me. That was the sacrifice that I had to make. And I had to put my family through in order for me to become the person I needed to become.”

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  40. “Success will follow. And for me, it was the success that I was chasing rather than the money at that time. I just wanted to be the best. I just wanted to win. I knew that if I won, the money would come. And I'm not going to sit here and say it was never about the money. Because of course it's always about the money. Anyone who says that you should never trust them. But for me, it wasn't primary. It wasn't what was driving me forward. It was the win that was driving me forward. And I knew the money would follow. And I couldn't wait for the money to follow, but I knew it would. As long as I focused on being the best. At that time, we were living in a shed that had no sanitation. My son had just been born. There were times when I couldn't afford nappies.”

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  41. “I'd say so. It was a period of my life where I just. Become a father My Partner was from a very different world to me, family where, you know, you could say middle class. And I was at a transitioning period in my life where I'd got to that point where I was like, I'm going to do something that I love and something that I'm passionate about. And if I'm as good as I believe I am,”

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  42. “And then it always comes back to the self-belief because the moment I believe in something, if I can visualize what I'm trying to achieve, I know it's possible.”

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  43. “It was almost like I had achieved those things subconsciously for me. Like I had set myself a target and they were all around my room. But I wouldn't sit there every day thinking I want an orange porse. I want massive. The taxed house with land. I didn't sit there and think every day about those things, but they were around me. And they were part of my environment. And in the same way, when I was younger, my environment had a huge influence on who I was and how I behaved. Once I stepped out of that and created my own environment, my own universe, if you like, which was surrounded by all of these things that I wanted to achieve, I started achieving them subconsciously, unknowingly without having a real formula to how I'd achieved them. I was sitting there thinking, wait a minute. How did I actually do that”

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  44. “And then, you know, I'm thinking about my old friendship groups and where a lot of those are in terms of life. Some of my new friendship groups. And after reflecting for several hours and sitting there and questioning myself, The one thing that was very clear that separated me from everyone that I'd met throughout life and had been part of my journey was my self-belief. I've always believed that Impossible is nothing. I can do it as long as I've had that mindset about things I've been able to accomplish it. Part of that same analysis of myself was going back to the imagery that I'd put up around in my studio and how I went about achieving those certain goals and targets that I'd set myself.”

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  45. “Of course, information is everything. And of course, at that time, there was no internet. So, for me to self educate in the way I do now, it wasn't possible back then. But yeah, you're right. My hunger and passion was there. And I feel like that's what set me apart. You know, there's times when I've sat there and I'm always my own worst critic. I'll always review myself and I'll sit there and... I wouldn't say I meditate, but I like to reflect. I like to look within to find out what I'm doing right, what I'm not doing so well. And just where I'm at in life in terms of perspective. And there was a time maybe three years ago. When I was sat there. And I'm questioning myself almost. I'm like, you know. What is it That's made me become the person I am. Like, why have I been so successful? Is it luck? Have I just been lucky? I'm asking.”

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  46. “I had no idea. At that point, I had no idea. And when you think about that, that's bizarre. How does a 17-year-old young man not know what university is? And that's because nobody had told me. And none of my friends were going to university. I didn't know one person that had gone to university at that age.”

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  47. “And just do what feels right for you. Anything's possible. And I'm living proof of that. Like I'm here today, you know, one of the most successful hip-hop DJs in Europe. own multiple brands and I'm still doing what I love. When I was told that that wasn't possible.”

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  48. “Embarrassed I cringe. I can't watch it. I cringe. But at the same time, there's a certain amount of warmth that I feel just watching how much I've progressed and grown as a man. And to look back at that now, for me, it's just like, wow, wow. But at the same time, I feel like, you know, the amount of messages that I get every day about how inspiring that is to people that are living in certain circumstances, very familiar to those that I was living in back then. And I feel like it shows a generation for me that right now seems very lost, very scared, very confused. That is possible, that if you believe in yourself and you apply yourself and you put everything that's expected of you to decide.”

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  49. “I mean, there were some elements of truth to some of the things that I got caught up in as a kid that, you know, I regret and I live with that regret every day of my life. Again, I was a product of my environment and I'm lucky enough that I was able to escape that environment to become the man I am today. And going back to what I was saying before, all of these incidents have shaped me to become the person I am today. So of course, I regret a lot of the things that I got caught up in as a child. And I was a child. I wasn't a man at any point.”

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  50. “A lot of that was bravad And that show a lot of that was bravado at a time where I felt like I had to betray a certain image to be accepted in a community that I felt like that was the cool thing to do and the cool way to act. A lot of that was bravado.”

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