Naughty Boy

I like songs that don't just repeat verse/chorus.

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I'm pretty at zen with my past.

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I want people to know the real me.

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Don't be afraid of being yourself.

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I want to make music to inspire people, for weddings and even funerals.

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With 'Deal Or No Deal,' I could have gone on there and walked away with a pound. So winning that money felt…

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If I said to my mum I'd left home, she'd probably disown me, especially as I'm the youngest.

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I'm not trying to be Mr Cool; I've worked with Susan Boyle and then I've worked with Tinie Tempah as well.

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I was obsessed with everything that the producer Salaam Remi did with both Amy Winehouse and Ms. Dynamite.

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I'm not trying to be as famous as my music, I just want to inspire young people.

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I'm really into personalities, they are scarier than celebs.

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It's nice to be part of a wave of talent that's almost faceless.

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Music is a great way to unify people and the Asian community as a whole because they're segregated. There's Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis.…

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There is a naughty boy in me that comes out sometimes, an alter ego. Not like schizophrenia, more like, creatively. He comes…

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I don't do many interviews. I think that's the best way to keep it. With me, personally, my focus is on making…

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I wish people had given me things when I didn't have any money then I would take it, but now, I've got…

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I used to be the shyest rider person and would never use it. Now it has to have Grey Goose and Nando's…

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I was meant to go to New York to do a thing with Mariah Carey, and apparently she gets manicures in the…

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I think I would have just thrived in the 70s. Because firstly, there'd be no Internet and you'd have to actually get…

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Music doesn't have to go through the process of 'I'm signed, I'm famous, I'm better then you, I'm special.' Sometimes it can…

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I even had a Shahid Khan fan club on the 'Deal Or No Deal' forum.

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I wanted badly to make music, but had no equipment or money.

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One of my many early jobs was a waiter at a hotel called The Grove. It's a luxury hotel.

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For a while I toyed around with the idea of doing a Banksy; not letting anyone know what I looked like.

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Britney is one of the only few who can really change the pop scene with what she does.

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People like The Saturdays or Stooshe - they base their stuff on stuff that isn't important, on things that don't last.

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Your team is so important and just being humble, like that's always not a bad thing at all.

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The thing is, when I quit university, I knew it was do-or-die when it came to making music.

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I'm not musically trained; I'm just a boy from Watford who grew up in a big Pakistani community.

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I've met some very powerful, amazing women in this business but they always seem to be just underneath the man.

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Celebrities aren't scary, I don't crave fame or that side of it at all.

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Those are the things that excite me; what can you do with popular culture?

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It's exciting for artists when you take them out of their comfort zone.

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The public know that real life is not like that - it's not glossy.

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When I am Naughty Chef, I'm definitely in focus mode, but once the food has been served I'm in a better place…

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I think if I was a postman I'd be quite respected in my community. The postman is always respected.

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At some point as an artist you have to take responsibility for everything you say.

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I slummed it for years when I was a waiter or delivering Domino's Pizzas.

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It's nice to connect with people who like your music. People asking for photos can get a bit much though.

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Even though 'La La La' was a massive success, you don't want to take it for granted.

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