I hope this reaches so many people ,when you’re brought up without love and care the effects it has that last a lifetime ,hug your kids,talk to them ,don’t beat on them 😢
Thank you so much this touched many soul. ❤ I hope he is proud because the pain the dark days the crying the suicidal thoughts. I made choice to give ma soul to. GOD❤ and be a real man. It takes you to look at your mistakes y oh r fault and change. Thank you for your comment GOD❤ bles you n ya family
No matter what he’s done you can tell he’s a beautiful soul. It was always there he just needed to tap in. I’m so glad he did and become the man he is today.admirable💖
That comment touched my soul. Thank u so much. U are right I did what I did cause loved my brother cause he gave me love protection n was ma soulmate I always helped people and saved many lives during the war
@@Anaiyakeeper omg how am I only seeing your reply now!! Listen I admire you, I feel you through the screen believe me. I can only imagine the lives you saved as well, that journey you took ain’t for the weak it it takes HEART. Some people just won’t understand. What’s that saying…”Don’t talk about what I done, talk about what I’m doing now” Big up you yh coz I know Gary is proud trust me. An anytime you think of him he’ll be right there with you always✨
Massive props to Skellie for his 180 life turn around, esp after such a bitter blow with losing Gary. It would have been so easy to get lost in the anger and resentment but what does he do? Help others, look for reasons to make his children proud, reach out to other young kids who are going off the rails - a man who can admit is failures & turn his life to purpose for the positive growth of others now THAT is a real man & father.
Thank you so much for the honest comment and feedback. It was hard to do but with the love❤ of GOD❤ and the love for Gary n my daughter I chose not to carry it on n be real to my self. I wanted a normal happy life and to help these young kids and see the turn around makes ma soul smile. ❤. GOD❤ bless you and your family
Thank you for your thoughts means a lot to me. We followed America style and the lack of love and self worth we just wanted to be something not knowing we were nobody. The truth is best given raw and no hold bars so the viewer can go on the journey with the speaker.
I wish we got these longer interviews before the more specific ones so we have the context of where he comes from before we learn about the specialised knowledge they have.
Best interview I’ve seen for a LONG time if not ever and I’m old! Truly inspirational! Surprised the views are that low can only assume algorithm not pushing it.
Total respect, Matthew and just watching your interview on RU-vid and my work means you’re someone who I’d love to come in and chat to our clients who have an understanding of your life!
Thank you for the comment mate means a lot. GOD❤ bless you I would love to come and speak in your school as that what my company 1message does. If you go in the website you can contact me through there ❤
Thank you very much for your kind words. In the end GOD❤ will judge us all n i know wat hell is like so I don’t want a kid to go down that dark whole took me everything i had to not sink. GOD❤ bless you and your family
Thank you out for taking the time out to leave your thoughts. Means a lot to me these kind and real words. I have a motto no excuse get it done. ❤ no matter what we face if we ask GOD❤ and we look at ourself and where we going wrong be accountable for our choices and keep pushing and keep tryna be a better soul u can achieve anything. No matter wat I went through I didn’t moan, I said this the life I chose these are the consequences of my choice. Thank you for your thoughts. GOD❤ bless u
Even if the challenges shape you to become great, there is always a price to pay. A lot of people can show you a composed confident side, but inside, there will always be something missing that just can't be found no matter what you try
Thank God he’s turned it around after such a difficult set of circumstances. So good to see a positive outcome on a documentary like this. I salute him!
Thank u very much for leaving a comment means a lot to me. I use to make excuses but it does play apart in ya mind n choices no love from ma parents. I still knew right from wrong so take wat came with it. ❤
Thank you ❤ the spirit of a good man now and a GOD❤ serving man. to use my pain for the youth gains I am willing to do till I die. They are the future and are innocent till corrupted
This guy reminds me of my brother. It is like I know him already. Props for turning your life around and helping other disadvantage children. Long may it continue.
Thank you so much. Hope you n ya brother continue to have a great bond keep each other close cause real bond is hard to find made me smile this ❤ GOD❤ bless you and your brother n family. ❤
@@Anaiyakeeper Thank you I love it when people who come from disadvantaged backgrounds, recognise the limitations and trauma in their own life and use it for positive growth. Although my life has not been as hectic as this individual, the afro carribean experience has been similar. From my experience I try to be the best father, husband, uncle, grand father and remind myself that I am not only representing my self, I am representing my community. The thing with the gangster lifestyle is that when you really drill down into the figures, you are not really making more than minimum wage when you take into account the amount of time you have to invest. I hope the young people see this and invest their time into becoming professional whether it through the academic or vocational route. They need to understand when people from their community get old, they need to see people from their own communities helping them. I know this will not save every young person but at least they can hear the message and come to their own conclusions.
Great interview but it definitely needed to be longer, i grew up in Manchester around these times and yes it was very scary. I’m glad he’s turned his life around and he’s helping the community 🙏🏾
Thank you so much for your feedback and thoughts means a lot to me. Now I know about real and fake. When I was in a gang I was fake I didn’t wanna do it I did it out of love for Gary. Now I help other and am a good father to my kids n other kids I am being real. GOD❤ bless you
21:00 when he was talking about how he was crying when he lost his brother, it took me right back to the night i lost my brother who was my best friend , my most favourite person in the world... He was only 24... Rest in Peace Trav , can't wait to see you on the other side broski 💙
Hey bro hope you are doing well. Sorry for your loss and hope you know your brother and your bond can’t be broken. ❤ GOD❤ bless you. The pain don’t go away or get easier to deal with it just don’t hit u as often but when it does like ya mind just going off all the emotions you can think of. You are doing great in life you are still here still pushing on in this hard world. Respect to you and just know you and your brother are always one soul rest in peace trav
@@PEOPLEAREDEEP thank yku for the opportunity to tell my story and help people with similar trauma. Great interview the whole team was professional and great to work with thank you. ❤
@@findlayhobby-bell3415 thank you so much means lot for you to reach out. It shows that is we love GOD❤️ make no excuses n get on with it we can become somebody positive. Hope you have a good life n upbringing cause loads out there have nothing that why I keep going GOD❤️bless u.
Bruv....You've been to Hell and back. A few times. But you dragged yourself up. You found a reason to get out of that life. Anything's better than that life. If I'm stupid enough to come up to Manchester (you guys don't like Londoners!) I'd gladly buy you a pint and have a chat, you've definitely found the right path and I'm glad I heard about it! My daughter is also my guiding light. Everything I do is for her. Stay strong bro, for you and yours!
Wow, touched my heart. What an amazing but realist story. Thank you for sharing. Just about to work for social services and I hope to change and guide a few young people. Thank you!
GOD❤ bless you and thank you for leaving a comment. When u start your job please remember that these young people need guidance and the best advice I can give is be you go that extra mile to show u care and always be honest with them
Man, that stuff about your mum. Mine didn’t love me either, and it was real hard for me in my teens and twenties, thinking there must be something really wrong.
Thank you for comment 😢 yeh it went worse but as I talk I have to skip parts cause hurts to much. I’m sorry for what you went through but you came out stronger ❤
We don't realise the trauma our parents go through and what their experiences have been growing up. Negative experiences cause them to put barriers up and they can become very bitter and agitated at the simplest thing causing them to lash out . This makes bonding with their children difficult. It took me a while to realise this about my mum. She was mistreated as a child by her mother and my dad wasn't fully committed to the family which put a massive strain on her. I believed my mum didn't love me as a child. It took me a while to learn that she was dealing with a lot.
I dont know if it's that parent don't love you. I find it hard to understand how you could not love what came out of you or was born of you. I think that's more about not loving themself. We repeat the mistakes of our parents if we don't understand who and what made them. Circumstances make ppl do things they never imagined doing. Like having sex with the guy keeping drugs in your house. I loved my mum endlessly. Miss her bad. I realise she was a product of her upbringing and beatings were a part of that. Found myself repeating that trauma. I remember having that conversation with my children and apologising for ever hitting them. They cried. I cried. When I hear others saying that old nonsense about don't spare the rod and spoil the child, and how they got beats and it never did them any harm, but it hurt, they bawled, and never did the thing again for fear of getting beats. If that's not harm I don't know what is. I'm so sorry that mum didn't replace those hits with hugs. I'm sending you some hugs till she is able to. You are such an inspiration and so real. Proud of you. May Gary RIEP. Love and light
❤❤❤❤ I am on holiday n this made me smile n genuinely touched ma heart. ❤ thank you very much for commenting may GOD❤ bless u and I hope you are fine n life is treating you well
The production n interviewer were amazing thank u @peoplearedeep. Thank you for sharing your emotions and sometimes I go away and cry because reliving the trauma. But I do it so anybody watching can see hear feel the pain n laughs from my past. GOD❤ bless you and thank uk for leaving a comment
The situation is getting out of hand. I'm glad he's turned his life around but there's so much work to be done in tackling the issues which plague society leading youngsters to go off the rails.
Sad to see when single mums take their anger towards the dad on their child. Happened to a lot of my mates growing up. Not a diss towards all single mums, just acknowledging that it happens.
It does happen a lot. My mum I live here to bits after all we went through cause if she gave up we be in a child home separated. 4 kids all in a gang was hard on her thank GOD❤ for my mum
@@broncosbest6441 a fair comment mate, they would see 'them' in their child. Still, doesn't make it the child's fault. Ain't saying you don't know that just following the thought.
@@ajhd95 100% agree! In wars there is always collateral damage. It doesn’t make it right in fact the opposite is true. However if there is a walking talking replica of an ex that has gone awry some single mothers are going to fall into that trap. Sad to say I’ve seen it many times and as someone brought up by a single mother suffered from exactly that.
Wow, this is a very strong interview...I resonated with so many points. The part on grooming is very important, it takes so many childhoods/lives, as they say its literally a/the trap.
Thank you for leaving a comment. Grooming is so hard for kids to recognise because it normally from somebody we know so we feel they got our best interest. ❤. GOD❤ bles u
I mean this completely positively: It's interesting how he's effectively repurposed his previous gang-grooming techniques to improve the lives of young people. Think about how he described helping a kid whose into football; he buys them the gear, drives them to the training, gets involved and forms a bond with them. Not so different to how he would get them into his gang.
@Anaakeeper1 of course mate, and I meant it with no malice. Glad to hear how you've turned it round and your willingness to talk about it, I know it's not always easy to do that.
@@Guerillatoker thank u mate means a lot. I took it with a good heart u wrote it. Have a good safe weekend GOD❤️ bless u n ur family. Talking about it helps my n ma soul n trauma n helps people who hear it and been through stuff they self.
He did to those children what his dad did to him on a larger scale , that’s why he said “at least I payed them”- his dad never did with him and his brother .
No it isn't. There's a reason why he's tackling youth crime, he's lived that life. A lot of people who work in drug recovery are usually recovered addicts because they've lived that life. They make the best fit for the job.
Didn't have a chance? Cop out I'm was in the same position and didn't turn to crime. The easy thing is to turn to selling, the hard thing is to go and work earning less money than you could on the street.