I believe that if you work hard and you never get to enjoy it then what's the point. You can't take any of this with you, the money or nothing. The only thing you can take is experiences, memories and good times, so I like to get amongst it as much as I can.
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.
I'm a really hardworking person.
When I realized that you can actually impact people's lives like that through music, thats an incredible thing.
I really enjoyed studying.
When you look at Beyonce, every interview she does is just perfect delivery, perfect execution, and the thing is, she has honed that skill down.
England really is at the forefront of being a melting pot of all cultures.
I have rather skinny legs - I blame my dad's side of the family.
My granddad doesn't care if he falls down when he's singing, he's just having a laugh.
A lot of my writing is done on the road so I can take the music on my iPod, work out a melody then record it into Cubase.
I was studying to be a doctor like every good Indian boy, and doing music on the side as a hobby. Then I started to get a little serious and record companies started giving me offers!
It's such a weird process, songwriting, because you just have to feel it. There's no right or wrong melody or lyric.
I wanted to be a doctor originally; that was my realistic dream, because I knew how to get there. Being a pop star was my wild dream, a fantasy - there was no direct route.
I was born and raised in Southall; we had two houses which we made into one big one because there were 12 of us living there: me and my bro, my parents, my grandparents, and my dad's brother's family.
So when I wrote 'Down' - when I sang the melody, I sung the word 'Down' for no reason. I don't know why. That's how I came up with the medley. I was like, 'I don't know why I said down, but we got to write a song around it.'
I don't want to just do any acting role that comes just for the sake of getting in a film.
Ride It' did it for me. Not only did the Asian community love it, but the black community and the white community got to hear about it. The song became such a big hit for me and got me noticed by the CEOs of Cash Money in America.
I'm always trying to not spread myself too thin.
There used to be times when you didn't see Indians on television or if you did it was the corner shop guy in 'EastEnders,' but now they're not as stereotypical and we've managed to fit in and blend really well. England does a great job of doing that.
The minute you forget who your fan-base is, that's the minute everything falls out from under you.
