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.

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

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.

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

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 stick to what I do best, and I think what makes an artist an artist is when they know who they are.

I'm a fan of collaborating.

While I write for myself, I also write for other artists too.

Music is a language that should have no barriers.