I used to think of Hackney in a really good light, now it's too much linked to slavery, too much. And then… — Jay Blades Copy Share Image
I felt proud of Hackney before but now even more so with the history. Some of the history is dark, but you… — Jay Blades Copy Share Image
Growing up on a council estate in Hackney, you didn't show emotion or vulnerability. — Jay Blades Copy Share Image
It's unbelievable what I discovered within Hackney. Just meeting my old mates, but also meeting historians that knew everything about it. — Jay Blades Copy Share Image
Listen, I'm a 6ft 3in black geezer from Hackney, I have had a lot negative stuff to deal with in my life.… — Jay Blades Copy Share Image
I went to a predominantly white secondary school and experienced a lot of hate and racism. — Jay Blades Copy Share
People find it amazing that somebody can't read. It's like not everybody is a David Beckham, not everybody can kick the ball and get… — Jay Blades Copy Share
If you're not making something that can be repaired, why are you making it? It's just going to go to landfill. — Jay Blades Copy Share
When you've been in that state - call it a no man's land, because a future can't be seen. People say, 'Why don't you… — Jay Blades Copy Share
One of the people I lived with was a bit naughty and would steal our food. You would see him with the cornflakes box… — Jay Blades Copy Share
I used to think of Hackney in a really good light, now it's too much linked to slavery, too much. And then you're a… — Jay Blades Copy Share
No matter where you are in life, no matter what you think you can't achieve, there are people ready to support you - and… — Jay Blades Copy Share
My reading skills are improving but I'm still using coping strategies. I can read signs and I can work things out. — Jay Blades Copy Share
I think I knew three couples that were together. I don't remember seeing too many men in my estate. — Jay Blades Copy Share
