Nick is a critically acclaimed recording artist signed to Island Records, who, still at an early stage in his career has sold over 100,000 records in the UK, and also earned himself a top 20 hit along the way.
Nick has a fascinating story about going from being too shy to put his hand up in class, to performing his songs in front of thousands of people. Nick shares about how he struggled to really know who he was through his school years. Being a quiet and shy boy who just wanted to fit in, Nick talks openly and honestly about the struggle he went through to find out who he truly was.
Nick tried to use his ability to rap at school to get people to like him, which in turn led to Nick rapping about negative things such as violence, and talking about a life that didn’t represent who he truly was. Because Nick was trying to find his identity in the wrong things, he got himself into a lot of situations that he didn’t really need to.
Nick came to the realisation that he didn’t want to go down the same path that many of his friends were going down; a life of crime and underachievement, and decided that he wanted to make a positive impact through his life. Even though he was not the most confident person, he did not want to let that hold him back from being who he was made to be.
He went to University to study History, and graduated with a 2:1 degree. At the same time, Nick started writing positive songs about the importance of good relationships, being honest, showing integrity and treating people properly. Nick also became a mentor, working with challenging students across inner city London boroughs, and seeing huge improvement among them. Nick got signed to Island Records in 2014, but still has a huge passion for young people, and uses his story and music to inspire and encourage.
Nick has a powerful message for young people on the subject of mental health. He has spoken very openly about his experiences with mental health; particularly how anxiety has affected his life, and how he has learnt to control it. Nick recently wrote a poem on his experiences and the importance of being able to discuss mental health called 'Talk About It', and he first performed this at a BBC radio event on how mental health affects young people.
Nick has important words to say to young people on coming to terms with issues of mental health, being open to talk about it, and learning to deal with it. Nick has recently become a patron for Anxiety UK; the biggest national anxiety charity.
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