Quotes from Jay Sean

I don't want to just do any acting role that comes just for the sake of getting in a film.

In school, I used to write scripts and all that good stuff.

I never did music for awards. I did music because I love it and I do music because I love singing and I love entertaining.

Music is a language that should have no barriers.

I used to re-create the beats that I heard.

Bollywood is just amazing.

As a teenager, I was part of rap groups, but ultimately the sound of R&B acts like Donnell Jones, Brian McKnight, and Eric Benet won my heart.

I don't need awards to show me how successful I am or to prove to me that I'm doing a good thing and that I'm succeeding.

When I got my deal with Cash Money, it changed my whole life.

Songwriters, we're always looking for new concepts, fresh concepts, and there are only so many ways you can talk about partying, really.

I'm a fan of collaborating.

I've always done pretty well for myself here in the U.K., but I was never going to be content being a big fish in a small pond.

England really is at the forefront of being a melting pot of all cultures.

I'd say I am a nice cross of R&B and Pop.

I'm one of not even a handful of British Asian popstars who are maninstream. Of course I was always tagged as British Asian singer Jay Sean as opposed to pop R'n'B singer Jay Sean.

My father decided early on to get me the best education money could buy. He wanted me to have the opportunities that were denied to him.

I've played in Detroit so many times; the only thing I can say is that the crowd has been very responsive to me. They've always shown a lot of love.

I've always found that there are loads of people out there with real talent will never get discovered. Shows like 'The X Factor' can help that and give people the confidence to do what they want.

My granddad doesn't care if he falls down when he's singing, he's just having a laugh.

The minute you forget who your fan-base is, that's the minute everything falls out from under you.

One thing that remains consistent throughout anything I do in life really is remaining true to myself and trusting my gut instincts.

The love and pride that I feel from my Indian fan base make every new performance in India unique and special.

I've always been fascinated by the body and the mind.

In terms of the way things went for me, I'm a firm believer that experience is what makes you. But I'm not saying it was easy.