F.A.M.E (book 1 & 2)

2

Present day

"So Don, the other day I was on Twitter, and I just felt like the world was yelling at you, you tweeted something about gang life being an important part of music in London, or rather the grime culture; what I want to know is, what was going through your head when tweeted that? And don't you think you're promoting negativity?" The interviewer asked with a curious look displayed across her facial features. Today Adonis was at BBC radio 1extra, getting interviewed, and although he was tired to the T, he couldn't afford to miss this interview. He hated disappointing people who had made an effort to reach out to him.

"Not even. I feel like sometimes I'm misunderstood when I say things on Twitter. Or maybe I don't say it properly - I dunno. But if anyone knows me, you'd know that I was involved in a lot of gang related stuff before I made it in music, and before I blew up, a lot of my songs were reflecting what was going on in my life. So in that way, gang violence and what I saw around me, had a massive impact on my writing. D'you get it? So I think in my case it was important because it was all I knew. And when you look at a lot of grime MC's, when they initially blow up, they're talking about all this stuff and the gang violence before they eventually grow and start talking about other stuff. So I do think gang life has an impact on the grime genre. But then again, I see grime as more of a culture, so it's tough to talk about properly." He explained in the best way possible. "And nah, I don't think I'm promoting negativity, I'm just telling it how I see it; I'd never advise someone to go do road, it's not worth it at all. Like, my older brother's in prison. It's not worth it." He repeated the last bit to emphasise his point. When his brother got locked up he felt like he had lost a big part of himself.

"No it's not. But I think it's absolutely incredible that everybody who comes from that sort've... gang related background always discourages the idea of others getting involved. I think that's very important for the youth."

"I agree." Adonis nodded, as he placed his left arm on the table, unintentionally showcasing the diamond embedded watch on his wrist.

"Okay, well let's talk about your love life." The radio host giggled causing Adonis to chuckle back since he already knew this would come up. "Are there any love interests in your life right now? Because this is something that I feel like nobody ever asks you."

"Well... I don't kiss and tell innit." He chuckled cheekily whilst thinking about his history with females. It wasn't the best, nor was it something he was set on working on. He hadn't found anyone who made him want to take things seriously yet, and he was only twenty, he had time.

"Oh come on! Don that's not an answer! It's a simple yes or no question." She pressed in an animated tone, clearly just as eager for an answer as his female fans were.

Deciding to put her out of her misery, he smirked in her direction before dropping his gaze. "Nah, still."

"And why not?"

"It's just long innit. I haven't met a girl that's just about me yet-"

"What do you mean by that though?"

"Like... I haven't met someone who makes me feel safe - I dunno if that's the right word- but yeah, I haven't met someone who makes me feel that way in their presence yet. I want someone who makes me feel genuinely loved and cared for."

"And you haven't found that yet?"

"Nah man."

"Can I be that? Or am I not your type." She joked, winking childishly as she clicked her fingers and pointed in his direction with both index fingers.

"Not my type still." He chuckled wholeheartedly at her silly antics. These were the type of interviews he liked, because it was an opportunity to laugh a little and let loose.