A biography for Jay Seanhasn’t been written yet.
“I've always been fascinated by the body and the mind.”
“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.”
“Music is a language that should have no barriers.”
“I stick to what I do best, and I think what makes an artist an artist is when they know who they are.”
“I'd be making a fool of myself if I thought I was a rapper.”
“The fact that I can unfurl the Indian flag the world over is the biggest honour.”
“Birdman is probably one of the most intelligent music moguls out there.”
“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.”
“Songwriters, we're always looking for new concepts, fresh concepts, and there are only so many ways you can talk about partying, really.”
“My granddad doesn't care if he falls down when he's singing, he's just having a laugh.”
“I'm always trying to not spread myself too thin.”
“The thing about touring is you get to see the world, man.”
“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.”
“There are so many egos in this game - maybe we all need to come down a notch.”
“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.”
“I always want people to realise that whatever I do is a quality product. And that's what's really important to me.”
“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.”
“Fashion is a huge part of my life.”
“There's been so much fusion of genres, whether Hindi and hip or reggaeton and bhangra.”