Quotes from Bugzy Malone

I got out of jail when I was about 17. You feel as if you're behind, so it made me feel as if I had to work doubly as hard as everybody else to try and make up the ground that I'd lost.

You suffer from trauma from the things that you've been through because you come from a poverty-stricken background. There are a lot of us like that.

I came from a background where there wasn't loads of money in the family so I wasn't necessarily always the first to get jerseys but I did always make sure I had the England kit.

Training is a part of being the best version of yourself and you need to be the best version of yourself to be successful.

It's hard to be creative and to see your potential when you've not even got ground zero, when you've not even got the foundations to be able to express yourself.

I watched 'Dawn of the Dead' when I was young and I was intrigued. I like the whole zombie thing - what would it be like in real life?

When you're coming from outside London, you know, you better be something special if you expect people to take you seriously. I broke the mould; I made it possible.

Growing up I used to watch documentaries on people like Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson. I've grown up fascinated with legends and legacies.

My mum always wanted me to have a career. Now she says that I've gone and got myself the best one in the world.

When you're from a background where you've seen your mum beaten up in front of you, you're a dysfunctional human being. You deal with humiliation different. You deal with not understanding different. School is a hard environment and you get squeezed out of it. That's what happened to me.

Oasis allowed me to use lyrics from 'Wonderwall,' so I'm super gassed to re-version the track and get it to a new audience, as it's a classic.

A lot of my family weren't present when I was young, so I was getting a lot of stories told to me about them. Certain members of family had reputations because they were involved in crime and stuff like that. Then, when I was out on the streets, I'd be hearing more stories about them. So I think my whole upbringing was just heavily story-oriented.

My music is quite diverse, but it blends Grime, Hip-Hop, Old Skool and other urban genres together.

What I found with depression was that it occurred when I was lying dormant, when I had nothing better to do.

I've come from an area where people's parents aren't so financially secure, so I link my origins to that struggle.

For me, boxing is just a hobby and a science that I enjoy. I enjoy studying it and I'm a fan of the guys that are doing well.

I spent a lot of time being creative as a child - painting, drawing and writing poetry.

I think I needed boxing as an excuse, to be busy, 'cause if I wasn't busy I was getting into trouble.