Jay Sean

I'm not going to lie, I am a bit of a party animal.

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

I don't actually believe in the 2012 Mayan theory at all, but I thought it would be a really dope thing to write about.

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 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.

Longevity trumps everything.

I'd be making a fool of myself if I thought I was a rapper.

You should be able to do you. That's what differentiates an artist from a singer.

I love watching programs about Discovery Channel and just reading New Scientist, and all that kind of stuff. Im just fascinated by it.

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

When I realized that you can actually impact people's lives like that through music, thats an incredible thing.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Indian heritage plays a very important role in my career, I have always wanted my Indian roots to be with me. I was also influenced by the urban culture around me back in the day.

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

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.

The fact that I can unfurl the Indian flag the world over is the biggest honour.

The pride I feel in representing my people, no matter where I am, is never going to diminish. I could be in Hong Kong, Singapore, Egypt or even Las Vegas, I'll always be representing my people.

I would love to work with Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, because I love their music and they are responsible for a lot of incredible stuff.

When I came into this industry, was there racism? Yes.

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.

There's been so much fusion of genres, whether Hindi and hip or reggaeton and bhangra.

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

I've always been interested in acting because I acted before I did singing.

I always want people to realise that whatever I do is a quality product. And that's what's really important to me.

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

There are a lot of people, like myself, who love R&B and will always love R&B.

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!

I'm always trying to not spread myself too thin.

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

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

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

I love making friends, I love talking to people, I love having a great time, and I love to see people have fun.

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 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.

I was never your average artist, happy to do whatever the record company told me.

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 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 eat a lot of cereal and toast.

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 wanted to be a doctor originally; that was my realistic dream, because I knew how to get there. Being a pop star was my wild dream, a fantasy - there was no direct route.

I was born and raised in Southall; we had two houses which we made into one big one because there were 12 of us living there: me and my bro, my parents, my grandparents, and my dad's brother's family.

I cannot live without my iPhone.

When you're sharply dressed I think you feel more confident.

Fashion is a huge part of my life.

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.

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.

I don't like to hold grudges, I don't like to talk ill of people.