I think kids should have a mentor and a role model, but that they shouldn't take one person's opinion to be what we call final assessment or judgment about how life is supposed to be.
I remember being a bathtub singer. You know, the type that sings and everybody's like, 'Shut up.'
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.
'Rent-a-tile' means when you go to a dance hall, some people take the middle of the dance floor and do their thing.
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!'
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.
'Time Rolls On' is my most political piece so far. It's not on my album because people didn't support it.
The world still hasn't seen the best of Sean Paul.
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.
Every time you think a negative thought, it's one step in the wrong direction, for me.
On 'Sufferer,' I'm talking about the younger generation that has no other option for success than to find a gun somewhere. I try to appeal to them: 'I know you a sufferer, but it doesn't mean that you can't or shouldn't expect any better.' It's a lot different than from what I usually say, like, 'Get busy, shake that thing.'
I do feel I have a responsibility to the youths. For real.
