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25 Inspirational Stormzy Quotes On Success

Last Updated May 2023

25 Inspirational Stormzy Quotes On Success

Stormzy, is a British rapper, singer and songwriter. In 2014, he garnered attention on the UK underground music scene through his Wicked Skengman series of freestyles over classic grime beats. Stormzy won Best Grime Act at the 2014 and 2015 MOBO Awards and was named as an artist to look out for in the BBC’s Sound of 2015 list. His debut album, Gang Signs & Prayer (2017), was the first grime album to reach number one on the UK Albums Chart and won British Album of the Year at the 2018 Brit Awards. In 2019, Stormzy achieved his first UK number-one single with “Vossi Bop” and his headline appearance at the 2019 Glastonbury Festival was widely praised; he wore a Union Jack stab vest designed by Banksy, in light of the rise in knife crime in London. May these Stormzy Quotes On Success inspire you to take action so that you may live your dreams.

1. “I’m a bit crazy, so sometimes I just get these mad ideas that, on paper, aren’t even possible.” Stormzy

2. “My approach is just fearless. I’m not afraid to try anything.” Stormzy

3. “Engineering was the safe and sensible choice, but music was what I loved and wanted to do.” Stormzy

4. “Even if you don’t like me, you know me because I’m just in your face.” Stormzy

5. “When I’m good at something, I always try to be the best at it and claim that throne. Even in school, I never let anyone say anything to me; I would always be the smartest.” Stormzy

6. “I was a very naughty child, on the verge of getting expelled, but I wasn’t a bad child; everything I did was for my own entertainment. But when I went into an exam, I did really well.” Stormzy

7. “It’s mad to think I was just a kid from south London, rapping in parks with friends.” Stormzy

8. “It was my dream to come to Oxford and study political science.” Stormzy

9. “Wiley has given me wise words a few times.” Stormzy

10. “On the microphone, I’m not scared to step up and say, ‘This is my ability, this is how good I am.’ In other areas of life, I’m not so confident; I’m still adjusting to the photo shoots, all that stuff. But behind the mic, I’m fully confident.” Stormzy

11. “I need to just make as much noise and bang on as many doors as possible ’til men are, like, giving you the recognition.” Stormzy

12. “In school, all my teachers and my mum were super routing for me to study at Oxford. I picked music as a career choice, and this didn’t sit too well with them!” Stormzy

13. “I read so many books when I was a kid that I didn’t even know were shaping me up.” Stormzy

14. “Every single thing that I was told that I couldn’t do without a label – get in the charts, get on to the Radio 1 playlist – I’ve done.” Stormzy

15. “My mum was born and raised in Ghana and has a lot of Ghanaian values and traditions and morals. All that rubbed off on me, and that’s why I have a lot of love and good energy in me – that universal energy is a Ghanaian thing.” Stormzy

16. “I was good at most subjects at school. Looking back, I was a proper boffin! Now, the thing I’m really good at is poker.” Stormzy

17. “It’s not always about convincing your parents of what you want to do, but just saying, ”This is what I’m doing; this is what I love.” Stormzy

18. “I just feel like there is nothing I cannot do.” Stormzy

19. “My mum’s always had big aspirations because I’m an academic. I always got good grades at school. GCSEs were just a breeze for me.” Stormzy

20. “I’m on the rise and whatnot, but I’m not the man to say, ‘All right, world, here’s grime.’ It’s gonna take me, Skepta, JME, Novelist and Lethal Bizzle, to say, ‘I’m sick, he’s sick, he’s sick, he’s sick’. Not one man can do it.” Stormzy

21. “I don’t even think of it as a strategy. It’s me in my element; it’s my forte. Me being with all the mandem on the ends, spitting to an old school grime riddim, is me in my element; that’s when I feel I’m at my best.” Stormzy

22. “You read a book, write a detailed review as proof you’ve read it, and they give you a badge. That’s where my competitive nature came out. Give me the badges! I would sit in the library all day, not ‘cos I loved reading, just because I needed those badges.” Stormzy

23. “People always meet me and go, ‘You’re so much cooler than I thought you’d be,’ and I’m like, ‘What did you expect me to be like?'” Stormzy

24. “I was doing without for so long, not knowing the things that are normal for musicians. I was getting bookings regardless, people phoning or emailing me direct, and journalists were writing about me anyway.” Stormzy

25. “Our parents don’t always know what’s right. It’s a new age.” Stormzy

I hope you enjoyed these Stormzy Quotes On Success. Do let us know which one was your favorite in the comments section below.

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