WHEN a female music artist claims she needs a career just like Madonna’s, it’s par for the course. But when a male artist explains it, you pay attention. Such is the case with pop-RB singer-songwriter Jason Derulo, with whom we embroiled right before his series of gigs which stopped on Sun. at Ayala Malls, the last leg of an Asian limelight tour that encompassed stops in Singapore and Malaysia.

At twenty, he is already had a successful career writing songs for RB stars like Donnie Klang and Cassie. With the March 2010 release of his 10-track self-titled first album, he presently has a blossoming chart presence as well. With a focus that lets him write a song in about twenty mins to 2 hours, perhaps it is just the start for the young star.

Having had a well-received supporting spot on Woman Gaga’s Monster Ball tour, and a remarkable 8,000,000 digital singles sold since March, Derulo’s using his down time for this promo tour before launching into another support gig, this time for the Black Eyed Peas. What’s it like on your first Asian tour? It has been good. It is a different culture, so it has been actually cool to find out how different folks act in different places, and how similar they’re, also. I have got no expectancies. I’m coming with open eyes and open ears, and I need to see what’s there to experience.