Top 50 Jay Sean Quotes

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.

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

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

Deep down inside, I’m a science geek.

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.

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

I cannot live without my iPhone.

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

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.

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

I believe that if you work hard and you never get to enjoy it then what’s the point. You can’t take any of this with you, the money or nothing. The only thing you can take is experiences, memories and good times, so I like to get amongst it as much as I can.

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

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

Fashion is a huge part of my life.

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

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’m a really hardworking person.

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

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

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.

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

I’m a fan of collaborating.

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.

So when I wrote ‘Down’ – when I sang the melody, I sung the word ‘Down’ for no reason. I don’t know why. That’s how I came up with the medley. I was like, ‘I don’t know why I said down, but we got to write a song around it.’

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 been fortunate to work with artists that are at the top of their respective genres. That allowed me to learn from them and their success.

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

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

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

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

The most important thing is to make quality music that will last.

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 feel blessed to travel the world and land in a place where, when I sing my songs, they sing along with every word.

I really enjoyed studying.

I’ve been very blessed to work with some of the biggest in the game.

What I’ve found is that a lot of people in the media industry tend to use Macs because they’re so good for graphics and music.

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

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.

My blood is Indian. I don’t need tablas in my music to prove that.

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 used to re-create the beats that I heard.

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.

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.

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

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

I think, honestly, hard work is the only way that you’ll get anywhere and this is not an easy job. People think it’s easy to be a singer or to be an artist. It’s crazy hours and you need a lot of energy and some spirit inside you to do that.

I’m open to all opportunities.

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

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

I grew up on R&B and soul, so that backbone is always there.