Stormzy calls Glastonbury doubters 'mad' ahead of headline performance
Grime star is headlining Glastonbury alongisde The Cure and The Killers this summer
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Your support makes all the difference.Stormzy has made it clear he's ready to prove the doubters wrong when he headlines the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury this year.
The grime star, who released a new single "Vossi Bop" earlier this week, told the BBC Radio 1Xtra show that he's ready to "show the world" why he deserves the spot at this year's festival, alongside fellow headliners The Cure and The Killers.
“I'm there because I'm a serious musician,” he told 1Xtra presenter Dotty. “There were so many doubters being like, 'Oh he hasn't got no number one song' or, 'Oh he's got one album out, he's not ready',” he said.
“If you think you're going to give me that Glastonbury 2019 headline slot and I'm not going to give you an incredible performance you've gone mad - you've gone crazy... I can't wait and I love it.”
Stormzy's debut album Gang Signs & Prayer went to number one on the UK album charts and also won the coveted Best British Album award at last year's Brits.
“It's about continuously showing people - body of work after body of work, single after single, release after release, piece of music after piece of music, live performance after live performance - that you are exactly who you are meant to be," Stormzy added, "and exactly where you should be.”
“I'm kind of done talking," he said of his forthcoming album, which has yet to be given a title or release date.
"There's a build-up and this time round I'm ready… I got the album and we are going to show the world... exactly why I managed to get here in my career.”
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