THE AIM IS NOT
TO BE RICH, IT’S
TO BE WEALTHY
Of course the majority of people look
at me and think he’s balling rich
and I’m alright but I’m not anywhere near
being in a position where I’m financially
stable for life. I could always loose
everything I’ve got tomorrow.
and acting does so there’s two
no funding or backing from anyone
in 1960. It stars Susan Sarandon,
ways you can look at it. For me
else. What we do and the money
Christina Ricci and John Goodman
they’re both different paths to get
we make and spend majority of the
a lot of big names.
to the same place.
time comes out of my pocket.
Do you still keep in contact
Go on choose one…
Do you think people don’t
with all the So Solid peeps?
(Laughs) I’m not trying to put my-
understand the hard work
Not everyone. I was in the studio
self in a box and say I’m just an en-
and money that goes into
with Harvey and Romeo the other
tertainer. I want to run businesses,
being you?
day but to be fair life’s moved on.
I want make profit and invest in
Of course the majority people look
Things have changed for everyone.
stuff that is going to progress me
at me and think that he’s balling,
You got to remember I was the
financially that’s all about being an
rich and I’m all right but I’m not
youngest in the crew at the time.
entrepreneur and putting your mind
anywhere near being in a position
Most of them are now in their 30s
and hands into loads of different
where I’m financially stable for life.
and a lot of them have settled
things. Acting and music are just
I could always loose everything
down and are trying to do the
two of the things that I can do but
I’ve got tomorrow. The aim is not
family thing and getting themselves
there’s loads of other stuff that
to be rich it’s to be wealthy and to
settled so it’s hard to be out joking
people don’t know about.
put me and my kids and my kids,
and laughing. Plus, I don’t have
kids in a position where they can
free time. I have to keep myself
Like what?
live off this money for a very long
occupied to keep myself out of
Well, I’m in a managerial position,
time. It takes a lot of sacrifice. It’s
trouble.
I’m writing a lot of scripts at the
a means to an end and I’m thinking
moment. I’m writing my first movie
about the long-term instead of the
So who have you signed to
and I’m producing a lot of films and
short term.
AD82?
I’m doing a lot of modelling as well. We’ve just signed Swindle he’s a
You can’t limit yourself.
So tell me about Tuesday
very sought after grime producer.
I shot Tuesday in South London in
We’re just sitting down with him
Tell me about The Appetiser?
Woolwich. Its set in the 80s about
and working out marketing and
The Appetiser is a pre-album. A
a group of bank robbers called The
he’s making tracks for everyone
pre-album means that it is es-
Cowboys and starring John Simm
under the sun from Dizzie to Chip-
sentially a mixtape but then it’s
and Philip Glenister and its set on
munk and Tichy Stryder and he’s
not because all 13 tracks on it are
a Tuesday. On the day they go to
done at least 3 or 4 tracks on The
original like an album. I wanted to
rob the bank two sets of people go
Appetiser as well. I’m very excited
create some awareness under-
to rob it at the same time. It starts
about his project at the moment.
ground about what I’m doing and
off in the room with the police
We signed another guy called
mixtapes are the way to go. These
questioning everyone to find out
AK a producer, singer-songwriter
are tracks that mean a lot to me
who was robbing the bank. Pretty
and an actor as well. He’s gonna
and we kind of put a focus on it
simple story, very funny film.
be a force to be reckoned with. For
like it is an album but it’s not the me he’s like the UK Kanye West
main album you’re going to get this
Are there any other movies
when it comes to music.
year. That’s why we called it The
coming up?
Appetiser because it comes before
Yeah, Speed Racer which I did
The Appetiser is out now
the main meal.
with the Wachowski Brothers who
www.ad82.co.uk
done like Matrix so it will be a big
Does all the money for the
film. Mostly CGI and it’s based on
business come out of your
fantasy world Wacky Races and
own pocket?
Speed Racer which was a Japa-
Yep pretty much. We have taken
nese Manga cartoon that came out
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