Jay Sean Makes New Album 'Neon' For Himself, Not The Radio
. Of course, after having his lowest first week sales ever with his latest album, he did end up sending his song, "Black Skinhead" to the airwaves. Whether Kanye's anti-radio screed was just his typical bluster, or whether he realized how many millions of people still tune in, saying you don't want to make music for the radio, could ultimately mean you won't be heard by a majority of America. But even with that disclaimer, Jay Sean is bold enough to say that his latest album, NEON, was not made with radio in mind. "It sounds like a crazy thing to say, 'I'm not making this for radio,' because if you don't make it for the radio and it doesn't get played no one will hear it, right?'" Sean said. "But what happens in songwriting is you're writing just so it becomes a hit. There's no heart in it. I have to write with heart." Sean explained to Radio.com that he doesn't even let other people say the words "hit" or "smash" while they're in the studio with him. He's afraid it will go to everyone's head and the magic the song once had will be lost. "When you listen to radio there's certain things you have to keep in mind," Sean explained. "It has to have tempo or you have to talk about this subject because people like to sing about this right now. Or asking, 'Can this song get played at five in the afternoon when people just finished work and they want to have fun?' And you start getting too scientific with it." more. Radio.com is an official news provider for antiMusic.com.
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