In this Fuse News exclusive, Jason Derulo sits down with host Esteban Serrano to discuss his upcoming album and newfound success.
“It’s truly been incredible, man! Honestly, I worked really hard. It’s been dope because everybody has their different favorites which is a good sign that the album was very well spread out,” Derulo says. “This time around I was making an album because I needed to make music. I went through a crazy injury and fractured my C2 vertebrae and I was down and out. I needed it for my own sanity.”
That doesn’t mean Derulo was playing it safe. “We took a lot of risks. You hear 'Talk Dirty' and it just sticks out because who uses a saxophone in 2014?”
The conversation then gets intimate, the singer opening up about girlfriend Jordin Sparks. “I write music based on who I am and what’s going on in my life. There’s a very romantic part of the album so you can kind of get a little inside to our relationship on wax. Not because I necessarily want to tell people, it’s just that it’s one of the musts of the art.”
Derulo has also recorded a Spanish-language version of his hit “Talk Dirty,” joking, “I failed Spanish in high school so I was so happy to get another shot! I had a Spanish friend help me out and translate it for me. We spent a little bit of time in the studio making sure the words and the pronunciation was correct. Hopefully, you know, my Spanish fans dig it.”