Sean Paul

“I love the idea of the street vibe, having folks together, out in the street at midnight.”

“Please remember we all come from the same one and we will all return to that one, so there is no reason for fighting.”

“'Time Rolls On' is my most political piece so far. It's not on my album because people didn't support it.”

“I feel like I have things to say. And that's what I'm looking forward to.”

“Every time you think a negative thought, it's one step in the wrong direction, for me.”

“It's about ladies, as usual. I'm telling the ladies I got the right temperature to keep them warm.”

“I do feel I have a responsibility to the youths. For real.”

“I don't want to do something unproductive with my time, so I decided to do something musical. So it felt good to say, 'Yeah, I'm producing.' It gave me a fresh vibe - inspiring in a different way.”

“Music tells you about the artist and what they were thinking about at the time, because the person has to think about it to sing it.”

“My lyrics come from my experiences growing up in life, trying to find out and express who I am. That's basically it. I'm not trying to be a prophet or anything like that. I'm just reflecting on life.”

“I'm a big hip-hop fan since being a kid. It was the first music that spoke to me and made me feel like, 'Yeah.'”

“The world still hasn't seen the best of Sean Paul.”

“I see dancehall reggae and hip-hop as fused together, When I was a kid, they were the two kinds of music that spoke to me and said 'Move!'”

“Dancehall is just like hip-hop in that it doesn't always talk about bling; it talks about conscious issues.”

“Sometimes you have to take a break from being a crazy kid. You can't be doing that all the time. Sometimes you just have to pay respect to your own simple-ness.”

“I'm still working on my career, still trying to learn from other artistes and develop my skills and my style.”

“By the time my first album was out, I had been out in Jamaica three or four years, but I had hits out at that time that were bona fide hits.”

“With everything that's thrown at you, whether it be problems at home, problems at work - whatever - basically, if you remain positive, you can see your way out of that.”

“Music is your own talent and is an important tool. Even if you don't want to be a role model, get ready to be in the public eye. Energy is there, you just have to use it.”

“I've been approached by many different people, but I don't really want to be known as a collaboration dude.”