- by Scott Colothan
- Thursday, October 18, 2007
- Photo by: Shirlaine Forrest
- filed in: Indie
Bloc Party’s Kele Okereke has revealed that his cousin was killed in a racist attack.
The singer says that the tragic event has left him with many fears. He explains: “A few years ago my cousin was killed in a racist and a lot of the anxieties I had as a young person really compounded recent.”
Speaking to the NME, Okereke reflected on the first time he suffered racist abuse, saying: “The only thing I can remember is when I was around four years old and I was in a playground and some kid made a comment.
"That was the first time I realised I had different coloured skin to other people... as a four year old realising that you're different, realising that although you live in this country there are certain avenues and doors that are closed to you."


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