Quotes from Jay Sean

I think the charity side of things for me is very important, because if you're not giving something back, there's an imbalance somewhere in your life.

The thing about touring is you get to see the world, man.

I have the best fans. I know every artist says that but I really do. I love my fans for how much they know about me, how much they learn about me, and how much they really pay attention.

I had the most incredible experience of my life being signed to Cash Money.

Birdman is probably one of the most intelligent music moguls out there.

I started writing rhymes in fact when I was 11 or 12 years old. I was actually into hip hop before anything else.

It used to be OK to have two or three songs out a year - and those are your singles. Now, they don't want that. They're like, 'OK, I heard that. Next!'

When you look at Beyonce, every interview she does is just perfect delivery, perfect execution, and the thing is, she has honed that skill down.

I've never claimed myself to be a particularly Asian R&B singer. I'm R&B, pure and simple, regardless of my skin colour. Should that matter? I think not.

I have rather skinny legs - I blame my dad's side of the family.

I cannot live without my iPhone.

Much like Jennifer Lopez or Ricky Martin who might have started with a hardcore Latin fan-base, I'll always remember what my foundation was.

Music was more than just something I enjoyed listening to. I was fascinated by it. I'd watch some of my favourite artists and emulate everything they did.

I remember when Kriss Kross came out! I was round about the same age, or maybe a couple of years younger.

I buy lots of my software over the net from the States.

A lot of my writing is done on the road so I can take the music on my iPod, work out a melody then record it into Cubase.

I wanted to save people's lives. I wanted to do something good in this world.

It's such a weird process, songwriting, because you just have to feel it. There's no right or wrong melody or lyric.

People always tell me, when I want to get in the mood of a party or when I'm at a party and they put a Jay Sean song on I feel happy.

I can do whatever I want now. I can drop seven songs in two weeks and fans don't care about whether it's from an album or not. They just care about the music.

I'm never a believer in going back in anything. You move forward, so that's my whole mentality, you make moves to go forward not back.

I've got my fanbase; I believe in my music; I believe in my vision... And ain't no-one gonna stop me from doing that!

There are so many egos in this game - maybe we all need to come down a notch.

Ride It' did it for me. Not only did the Asian community love it, but the black community and the white community got to hear about it. The song became such a big hit for me and got me noticed by the CEOs of Cash Money in America.