Black Eyed Peas star Will.i.am has donated £500,000 to disadvantaged young people in London through The Prince's Trust.
The musician said he doesn't need the money the BBC paid him to be a judge on The Voice.
"I don't need any more luxury items," he said at a news conference.
"And equipping our young people with education and inspiration is real homeland security."
The 37-year-old philanthropic pop star was raised by a single mother in one of the toughest areas of Los Angeles and started his own foundation, i.am.angel, in 2009 to provide educational support for young people.
"I grew up seeing kids selling drugs at 11 and getting pistols and things they shouldn't be doing. My life could have turned out very differently.
"But I was encouraged to dance, sing by my mum and teachers… that changed my life," he said.
However, he told Sky News he is not interested in finding new pop stars, he wants to find the next Bill Gates or Mark Zuckerberg.
"It takes one person from Brixton to turn into Mark Zuckerberg and it changes a neighbourhood forever. Technology and science is our future," Will added.
"Look at Instagram, that's the way to make billions. We don't have to have ghettos, we just need to give those people the skills."
The seven-times Grammy winner performed in the Queen's Jubilee Concert and is a favourite of the Princes William and Harry.
He said he is impressed with the work of The Prince’s Trust which has a 36-year history of assisting deprived youth.
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£500k - That is a real gentleman.
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Will.I.Am donates ALL earnings from The Voice to charity
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22-06-2012, 01:44 PM #2
That's an amazing amount and it's humble and noble for him to do so. I believe Mark Zukerberg is like him and they're both inspiring people, I got told Mark Zuckerberg's salary is about 1p per year due to him being able to provide for his children, his childrens children etc.
It shows that you can have too much money, I feel that's a very loving thing to do and I believe him doing that will make a difference!
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22-06-2012, 01:49 PM #3
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The guy is mental (not for this, for other reasons
) but you can't help but like him when he makes gestures like this, and the Prince's Trust is actually pretty amazing with what they do so money well spent. Definitely makes up for The Voice being so crap haha
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22-06-2012, 01:52 PM #4
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22-06-2012, 02:01 PM #5
It is a nice gesture, definitely,
But when you think about how much he's actually worth...
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There are a lot of things that are personally uncomfortable to show, especially me
without makeup and completely bloated or crying. But I've realized that it's time for me to
show my audience that you don't have to be perfect to achieve your dreams.
Because nobody relates to being perfect.
Katy Perry
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actually have some respect for him now.
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still doesn't make me like him, but nevertheless good for the charity.
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22-06-2012, 02:54 PM #8
Not a fan of him but such a good thing to do, respect to him!
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Lovely gesture!
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oh, please. Originally Posted by :odey:
you can be my daddy
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