When it gets to that time to tell your mum that you're not going to university, which has been her grand plan for you for the last 18 years, all of a sudden 700,000 YouTube views mean absolutely nothing. — Santan Dave Copy Share Image
I want to help people struggling with whatever it is they're going through. — Santan Dave Copy Share Image
Music and football are two industries where black people excel, because talent is undeniable. You can't deny an amazing voice. You can't deny amazing… — Santan Dave Copy Share Image
I think we internalise a great deal. Music can draw that stuff out of even the hardest person. — Santan Dave Copy Share Image
For a black person who's Senegalese, growing up in France, or a New York Jamaican, that's a completely different relationship with being black and… — Santan Dave Copy Share Image
It was a pleasure to work alongside Sir David Attenborough and Hans Zimmer. — Santan Dave Copy Share Image
I like soundtracks. I love Hans Zimmer, the score for 'The Dark Knight Rises' is one of my favourites. I also like 'Man of… — Santan Dave Copy Share Image
I started my first year at college on May 10 2015, and dropped my first video, 'Black Box' on the same day, it's pretty… — Santan Dave Copy Share Image
I just can't belong to a genre, because I don't know what I would want it to be. — Santan Dave Copy Share Image
Prison hosts a lot of normal people, a lot of family men who were caught in a tight situation or in a dark place. — Santan Dave Copy Share Image
I think it's crucial to go out and explain to people who you are and where you come from, your hardships - that's the… — Santan Dave Copy Share Image
When it gets to that time to tell your mum that you're not going to university, which has been her grand plan for you… — Santan Dave Copy Share Image
Black is confusing. Where does the line start and stop with what is black and what isn't black? People that are mixed-race, or, imagine… — Santan Dave Copy Share Image
I learnt what I am not good at: listening, staying focused, turning up on time, following orders... I realised that I was going to… — Santan Dave Copy Share Image
The biggest lesson that I've learnt is that things can change so quickly, never get used to one thing because everything can flip on… — Santan Dave Copy Share Image
