I met Ellie Goulding at the BRITs. She's lovely. I've got a lot of time for her. I gave her congratulations and whatnot and she let me hold her BRIT. That was amazing - once I'd touched one for the first time, I said 'This cannot be the last time I touch a BRIT.'

Nigeria is like everywhere, really: there are some beautiful places that have been invested in and others that haven't been.

Maybe when it comes to my music, or my performances, I’m a little more aggressive because I want everything to be perfect. But not in normal, day-to-day life.

A lot of young people have all these aspirations but many of them don’t believe they’re possible.

Grime is a particular style of music. You’ve got electro, funk and garage; grime is its darker side. It’s constantly evolving.

I was like 14 and decided I wanted to be a rapper, so I needed a hip rapper name. I was with one of my friends in class and literally went through a thesaurus. I saw “temper” and thought, “I like this, but it’s too much.” My friend was like, “What about Tinie for tiny,” and that was that.

When I feel like I’m renowned enough, I’d love to do a heritage-type line, but that takes time.

I’m starting to think about my life, thinking about where I’m going to be in three years time: who I’m going to be with, where I’m going to be situated myself.

My mom used to sell fabric and lace when I was younger. She would bring back these elaborate fabrics from Nigeria. I always enjoyed being around it. However, it wasn’t until I started making music that I started taking a vested interest.

I don’t think I’ve had to change anything, really, apart from being more serious and focussed on my drive. One thing I’ve realised is that you get out what you put in and because of that my work rate has increased ten fold.