Stormzy Quotes

My philosophy has always been, 'do what you love and the money will follow.'

Music was something I chose that I came to as a kid, and acting was something that was suggested to me.

I'd maybe done about 12 movies when I decided that this was what I was going to do.

I want to continue to do music and stay on the stage because I love the stage. And I want to continue to write songs.

Do what you love; you'll be better at it. It sounds pretty simple, but you'd be surprised how many people don't get this one right away.

Singing is still my number one. This whole acting thing, it's just for experience, and I just want the people to know that I have other stuff that I really love that I really wanna share with them.

If you are not doing what you love, you are wasting your time.

I would love to do more music, definitely. That is my true passion. Dance is first and then music.

My advice to anyone is to figure out what you're good at - what it is that you love doing the most in life - and figure out a way to make a living from it.

When I was 17 or 18 and it was time to figure out what to do with my life, I realized that I didn't enjoy anything as much as I enjoyed playing music. I felt that I had no choice: that I had to become a musician.

If you're passionate about something, go for it, because people are great at what they love and when they're the happiest.

My choice of this business, and that I relatively enjoy innovation and research, is greatly related to my father.

In the end, music was the only option open to me. It was a blessing I pursued it. I put all my energies into it. I didn't care about no other subjects.

By the time I finished my first three films, I realised this is something I want to do for a long time, learn, and grow in.

Swimming is definitely a big passion that I have, but I was a champion for the butterfly and the free style and stuff. It was a hard decision if I wanted to move to the U.S. to get into music, but I was grateful that I had two choices and many things to do.

Just do what you love.

People shouldn't choose their careers on whether it's cool or not. They should choose their careers on, 'Are they good at it, do they love it, is it going to give them a good life?'

My life was really focused on futbol, but as those things happen in life, my passion for music won over my passion for futbol. But I love what I do. I don't regret it.

I decided I want to sing more because that's been my passion since I was six.

I had the freedom to choose my career. I had the opportunity to choose a career in sports. It's what I'm most passionate about. It's what I love.

I'd advise all you songwriters out there, if you're getting into it for the business, go home and get a job digging ditches or something. Get a life. You'll learn a lot more, and you won't write a lot of rotten poetry.

Despite all the cynical things writers have said about writing for money, the truth is we write for love. That is why it is so easy to exploit us.

My goal is really to continue to make music.

In the deepest hour of the night I confess to myself three things; I would die if I was forbidden to write, forbidden to love, or forbidden to fashion....love each other, and celebrate the art and lifestyle of music.

I suppose it never occurs to these people that a man might just want to write a piece of music.