“A lot of the time, the way it’s portrayed is that I only see women in a sexual way. But I grew up with just my mum and sister, so I respect women a lot.”

The first time I had sex, I was scared I got the girl pregnant.

Eating toast in the shower is the ultimate multitask.

Trick or treat people with kindness.

Age is just a number; maturity is a choice.

One. Two. Tree.

If you’re not ready for a child, then don’t risk it.

If I wasn’t in the band I reckon I’d be a virgin.

Never make eye contact with anyone while eating a banana.

I feel like I’ve woken up with suddenly more facial hair and a deeper voice.

I’ve been struggling to put into words how grateful I am for everything that’s happened over the last ten years.

I respect women a lot.

Money is funny.

A real girl isn’t perfect and a perfect girl isn’t real.

I don’t want to be viewed as a womaniser or whatever. I don’t like going crazy crazy, I like having fun but it’s nice to wake up in your own bed, isn’t it?

Australian schools have cool uniforms. I wish I had to wear a woven straw hat for maths.

I think you have to be cool to be a good flirt, and I don’t think I’m very cool.

Now I think it’s one of the most useless questions an adult can ask a child – What do you want to be when you grow up? As if growing up is finite. As if at some point you become something and that’s the end.

I grew up listening to a lot of 2Pac and a lot of East Coast, West Coast rap; Bad Boy, Lil Kim, Foxy Brown, Biggie, 2Pac. Super hip-hop, super listening to that raw era of music.

I wish I could be more carefree. I grew up fast.

Growing up with a house full of women and seeing them look good no matter what they put on every morning just inspired me to look good myself.

Not a lot of people see that when you’re growing up. You don’t get to see that people really have to work hard to become as good as they are.

There’s something different about growing up black and Muslim, especially in New Jersey. It’s like when I left the mosque and I left my dad, I felt unprotected, but I also felt a weird sense of pride, like I was involved in this other way of living that was cool to me.

I was’nt always black. There was this freckel that just grew and grew.

What do you want to be when you grow up? As if growing up is finite. As if at some point you become something and that’s the end.