I grew up in a mixed-race family in Bristol. My cousin was this white guy who was interested in Parliament, Marc Bolan, Bowie. His friends were football thugs and while I was getting ready for bed, they'd be listening to all that music. When I was older, I'd go to a Jamaican sound system and there were no white people.

The music I should be doing is music that you haven't heard before - whether you like it or not. I don't want to just repeat.

I had an uncle who adored Al Green. He was white, but he only listened to black music.

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