'I'm so happy that the latter part of my life was here. The peace and quiet, the space to be whoever I wanted to be. It was a great thing that my foundation was built in Tottenham, as there was a grounding, gritty and disciplined environment there. But I definitely came here at the right time.'
'I found that Londoners were sometimes closed-minded back then. For where I wanted to go and who I wanted to be, I could have easily been affected by that, and feel as if I couldn't be who I truly was. But when I moved here, I didn't owe anybody a thing, nor did I feel as if I had to act or be who the locals were in Hemel. I was never them. I didn't need to prove myself to anybody but myself.'
