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 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.

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.

Bollywood is just amazing.

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

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

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

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

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

Deep down inside, I'm a science geek.

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

I'm open to all opportunities.

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

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'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 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.

Stereotypes are so played out.

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

Music is a language that should have no barriers.

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

I'm a fan of collaborating.

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

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.

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

I always want people to realise that whatever I do is a quality product. And that's what's really important to me.

I've always been interested in acting because I acted before I did singing.

In school, I used to write scripts and all that good stuff.

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

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.

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

I would love to work with Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, because I love their music and they are responsible for a lot of incredible stuff.

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.

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

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 love and pride that I feel from my Indian fan base make every new performance in India unique and special.

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.

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

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

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 think the charity side of things for me is very important, because if you're not giving something back, there's an imbalance somewhere in your life.

Fashion is a huge part of my life.

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

I cannot live without my iPhone.

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.

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.