I grew up listening to Bob Marley– a lot of reggae, Bob Marley, The Wailers. The whole family sings, so it’s only right for me to do music too. I grew up in church so I had been singing from a very small age. You got started in 2004, had you done much with music before then? I’ve been pleased to work with Miley, Charice, Sean Kingston, I love what I do so, definitely whether it’s writing or singing or performing, I try to do all to the best of my ability. You’ve co-written several of the songs on the album with some other folks, can you talk about that experience? There’s not much of a process, just give me the beat, put me in the dark and come out with a hit. What can you tell me about your songwriting process? I Actually started in 2004, I always used to do music before that, but like, some kiddie stuff, just for the fun of it, but me and my buddy actually took it serious in 2004. The lesson here? If Sean Kingston messages you on MySpace, answer. The song is off of his soon-to-be released album of the same name, but until that date comes, Iyaz is keeping busy sharing screen time with Miley Cyrus on Hannah Montana, and having post-concert water fights while on tour with Justin Bieber. Our interview with up-and-coming R&B superstar Iyaz lasted about ten minutes, in which time he tweeted, ordered room service and discussed co-writing his debut single, “Replay” which peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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