“Nah, I never really missed it,” says the Jamaican on time out of the mainstream spotlight. Most of the time was spent recording, touring and in recovery following an unfortunate accident, breaking his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) – something he classes as a slight blessing. “That helped me to finish the album,” he says. “I was focusing on healing the knee and getting myself to finish the album. I didn’t miss the spotlight.”
Along with the aforementioned achievements, Mr. He explains his decision for the sound: “When I hear what’s playing here [in the UK], in the United States and internationally you hear a big sound. Paul (can I call him that?) has scooped several awards including MOBO, Soul Train, American Music and a Grammy, but still plans on improving on his craft. He has released two beats, better known as “riddims” in the dancehall world, named , we knew Sean Paul for exporting the hottest dancehall riddims – namely Buzz (“Gimme Di Light”), Diwali (“Get Busy”), Buy Out (“Like Glue”) Steps (“We Be Burnin’”) and Applause (“Temperature”) – to the mainstream, so it was a shock to hear him on previously unheard beats with a house influence to dancehall. “At this point in time I want to keep on giving people quality and expand my artistry.” This includes playing drums, learning chords on guitars (which he admits he won’t do regularly on stage) and producing. [Back in Jamaica] you had some people making some [minimal sounding] rhythms.”
Источник: SoulCulture