One of my first songs I ever got a decent cut on was with a songwriter out of Xenomania, called 'All Fired Up' for the Saturdays.

Music is so transient. You've just got to move with it.

I'm very thankful that I'm in a position where I'll never be without a session. I'll always have someone who will want to get in the studio with me, or there'll always be someone that I'll wanna get in the studio with.

I almost get quite scared talking about it. It's happened, obviously. I did meet Madonna and I did work with her.

I'm touching people, helping people, and I'm making music I love. I like to think a lot of other black queer artists feel that way too.

That's the cool thing that music can do: make you feel this or that way. That's all I've ever wanted to achieve - I'm a music guy, you know? That's my occupation.

One of my best friends is quite into rap, and I'm always being introduced to music by him.

I lost a lot of weight. No carbs for a good six or seven months. It was tough but I looked hot.

I think there's so many amazing LGBTQ artists, ranging from commercial to underground, that are influencing people at large.

I make pop music. I make music that is pretty commercial. But, at the same time, I'm a minority within a minority and it can be challenging. I feel validated about what I'm doing when I meet fellow black gay men or black gay women.

When I wrote 'Paradise,' it was going to be an interlude - like a segue from the song before. Then I just added more to it because everyone loved it.

Girls Generation, I love their Teddy Riley-produced track 'The Boys.'

I had to have experience, you know what I mean? Because I've been doing this since I was 14... I couldn't write about anything at 14. I had to live some life. I definitely lived some life.

I want more people to know who I am and I want to have the chance to tease my music a bit more.

When I first came out, I was wearing full-on traditional Nigerian wear. I got told by a lot of people that I should just tone it down. I only stopped when I realized there's only so many prints you can wear.

A lot of the time the K-pop fans are pleasant and enthusiastic and they really credit everyone who has been a part of their favorite artists' records.

I think the stereotypes many black men are put under, even in the entertainment world, can sometimes have a dark or negative undertone.

Having the opportunity to work with someone like Beyonce is definitely going to hopefully open a few doors.

I think that there's not always been queer person of color representation in pop and so I'm making the most of it because that is who I am.

I hated my early videos. I really did. I hated 'The Rhythm.' Hated it. It's not my vibe to have lot of white people jumping on trampolines.

The way Beyonce works, the song is a jigsaw piece and then she will piece various elements.

That's the thing about creating. When you create, you create your own thing, whatever that is. It's always going to seep through in whatever you do.

I'm not really into beer, but I like tequila shots.

I myself identify as British-Nigerian, and I'm also gay, and I'm also a young adult in London making music. All of things can co-exist as one.

I've been in situations where someone has told me that my video made them uncomfortable. This was a straight man, and I really don't want to have to worry about making him uncomfortable. I should really be worrying about my own comfort and me putting out the best art that I can.

'Tongue' is literally just one piece of the puzzle. This album is something I've worked on over the course of my entire career and something I've been discovering myself in it.

I'm a musician, and I'm not interested in being in the Houses of Parliament.

I really enjoyed 2NE1's music; I really like BLACKPINK.

Schoolwork was always suffering! I hated school!

I've never been massive on rap, but there's that whole kind of culture of U.K. rap.

The industry has always been accepting of gay artists, but a particular thing for me is to see gay artists of color.

In reality, my parents knew that I was a vegetable outside of music. They have fears, they know how tough and competitive it is, but they're happy that there are a lot of people backing me.

I really love being an artist, but I make my money from songwriting.

'Correct' is a song and an exercise for me where I've been able to reclaim who I am and the good that I've done when in real life sometimes I struggle with that.

I always knew I wanted to work in music. There was no plan B.

We have a lot of black British men who are killing it: John Boyega, Stormzy, Anthony Joshua, Tinie Tempah, and Idris Elba, of course. I see them as people I really admire and that's empowering for me because it means I am not alone in this.

Some of white middle America haven't seen a black gay guy in a music video before.

If you go to America, so many club nights finish at 1 A. M. and it's so lame.

When I'm doing a session for another artist, it's a very scheduled thing, and it's kind of imperative that I write a song in that time. But if I'm trying to write a song for myself and I don't have an idea that day, I just can't force it.

If I'm writing a song for Karen Harding, I know I can't impose what I want to say onto her. I literally have to get into her headspace and think, 'what does she want to say?' When it comes to my stuff, it's the same. What can I write that's true to me?

I signed my first publishing deal when I was 14, and it was from two records I put on MySpace.

I'm a massive Mariah Carey fan.

I think 'Girlfriend' in particular is definitely one of the songs that is angled towards early 2000s, late '90s, R&B pop and those kinds of songs that were prevalent in that time. I don't think I was conscious of those songs in particular, but I'd say I definitely wanted a song that had that kind of vibe era wise in tone and all the writing.

The perspective that I come from when I sing, when I perform, is of who I am as a black gay man.

I've always been interested in fashion.

This constant feeling of, 'I have to have everything figured out' is not going to get anyone anywhere.

I was someone who knew what they wanted to do for so long. I was always fascinated by music, always a student of pop.

I started making beats when I was nine in my bedroom and garage.

I've always liked discovering things.

I think every song I do is specifically tailored to what I would say and how I approach situations.