Michael Ebenezer Kwadjo Omari Owuo Jr. (born 26 July 1993), known professionally as Stormzy, is a British rapper, singer and songwriter. In 2014, he gained attention on the UK underground music scene through his Wicked Skengman series of freestyles over classic grime beats.
Inspirational Stormzy Quotes:
1. “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
2. “It’s mad to think I was just a kid from south London, rapping in parks with friends.” Stormzy
3. “It was my dream to come to Oxford and study political science.” Stormzy
4. “Wiley has given me wise words a few times.” Stormzy
5. “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
6 “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
7. “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
8. “I read so many books when I was a kid that I didn’t even know were shaping me up.” Stormzy
9. “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
10. “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
11. “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
12. “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
13. “I just feel like there is nothing I cannot do.” Stormzy
14. “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
15. “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
16. “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
17. “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
18. “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
19. “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
20. “Our parents don’t always know what’s right. It’s a new age.” Stormzy
21. “I’m a bit crazy, so sometimes I just get these mad ideas that, on paper, aren’t even possible.” Stormzy
22. “My approach is just fearless. I’m not afraid to try anything.” Stormzy
23. “Engineering was the safe and sensible choice, but music was what I loved and wanted to do.” Stormzy
24. “Even if you don’t like me, you know me because I’m just in your face.” Stormzy
25.“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