Sean Paul Quotes

I would like to work with anyone in the business who wants to give respect back to the Jamaican vibe.

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

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

Music is your own talent and is an important tool. Even if you dont want to be a role model, get ready to be in the public eye. Energy is there, you just have to use it.

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 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!

I got the right temperature for shelter you from the storm

I know some very political people who rap, and they say very political things and they'll never get a deal.

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

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

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.'

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

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.

Better to have tried and failed than to have never tried at all. Whoever came up with that phrase I wanted his greasy head on a silver platt

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.

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

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

I remember being a bathtub singer. You know, the type that sings and everybodys like, Shut up.

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

My flow follows sometimes what's going on in the hip-hop industry even though I'm speaking Jamaican patois.

Rent-a-tile' means when you go to a dance hall, some people take the middle of the dance floor and do their thing.

CAN'T TAN PON IT LONG.....NAW EAT NO YAM...NO STEAM FISH....NOR NO GREEN BANANA BUT DOWN IN JAMAICA WE GIVE IT TO YOU HOT LIKE A SAUNA.

I like music when it makes you feel.

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

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

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

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.

I have carried my Jamaican Flag with pride around the world to share my culture and experience with others because I seek Balance which is what I believe life is all about.

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.