Managing yourself, writing and performing your own music can teach you a lot.

Stereotypes are so played out.

I feel I have a lot to share, I have stories for years, and I've been through everything, there's nothing you can throw at me that I haven't been through.

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.

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

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

I'm open to all opportunities.

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

Deep down inside, I'm a science geek.

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

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!'

I get so frustrated when it takes longer than a couple of seconds to load a page - I couldn't live without the Internet now.

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.

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

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

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

Bollywood is just amazing.

For people that don't know and haven't seen a Bollywood film, you need to go and see one. They give you everything in one. They give you your comedy, your fear, your horror, your thriller, your rom-com. It's everything in one.

I am a pop and R&B singer. I'm not necessarily an Indian singer or musician. I sing in English, and the music I do blends hip hop, pop, R&B, and soul.

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 so proud of my heritage, and I know who my fans are.

When a hit's a hit, you can't hold it down.

There was a time when I had spiky hair and I was doing Indian-influenced R&B fusion songs.

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