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You know, you literally imagine the street of london paved with gold and palaces and carriages with Kings And Queens and that sort of thing. Well, it has that sometimes they chuckle. So it took a bit of getting used to. But when youre young, its easier to adjust to a new environment than when youre old. And once i started school, you know, i settled down and, um. I did rather well at school because the education i had injamaica i went to an Elementary School was in some ways superior to what i w...

you know, you literally imagine the street of london paved with gold and palaces and carriages with kings and queens and that sort of thing. well, it has that sometimes! they chuckle. so it took a bit of getting used to. but when youre young, its easier to adjust to a new environment than when youre old. and once i started school, you know, i settled down and, um... i did rather well at school because the education i had injamaica — i went to an elementary school — was in some ways...

linton kwesijohnson, welcome to hardtalk. nice to be here. so you were 11 when you came over from jamaica in 1963 tojoin your mother, who was already working here. how formative was that experience for you? it was a bit of a shock when i arrived. it wasnt what i had expected. in my childhood imagination, you know, you literally imagine the street of london paved with gold and palaces and carriages with kings and queens and that sort of thing. well, it has that sometimes! they chuckle. ...

britain? linton kwesijohnson, welcome to hardtalk. nice to be here. so you were 11 when you came overfrom jamaica in 1963 tojoin your mother, who was already working here. how formative was that experience for you? it was a bit of a shock when i arrived. it wasnt what i had expected. in my childhood imagination, you know, you literally imagine the street of london paved with gold and palaces and carriages with kings and queens and that sort of thing. well, it has that sometimes! they c...

Put your poetry to music. in 1977, you were given the opportunity by richard branson, the businessman who had a record label, that you could actually put your poetry to music. later on, you had your own record company and so on. you worked as a journalist and tv presenter also. how important was it for you to reach an audience beyond the british caribbean one? very important because you want to share your story with other people and you want to build solidarity. and the only way you can build so...

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Lemon. "cnn tonight" continues right now. this is cnn breaking news. and here is the breaking news, the death toll from hurricane irma rises to 24 in the united states. at least 38 people in the caribbean. this is "cnn tonight." im don lemon. thank you so much for joining us. the deadly storm has passed but so many the mizary is just beginning. 500 homes and businesses including gas stations without power in the sweltering heat. one in four homes in the keys destroyed. saying every home ther...