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" As an artist, you keep learning. You draw out different parts of you. "

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" I've always said that inside of me there is a rocker that wants to come out, but I'm a romantic rocker. "

" I've done songs in other languages. I know how hard it is. "

" When I make albums, I do a lot of songwriting but not necessarily a whole album. "

" The transition to the United States was very interesting. I learned the language. I kind of got into the R&B. I'm a huge fan of the '80s, Journey and all that fun stuff. But when I moved to Orlando, it was more like Boyz II Men. "

" I'm still the same guy who gets in front of the mic and just sings. "

" My genre is the pop ballad with a touch of R&B. "

" You kind of grow up and evolve in everything you do. "

" That is the most important thing to me, what happens behind the closed doors in the studio and makes me an artist. "

" In my player, I have a Luis Miguel CD as well as a Brian McKnight CD. I'm known for my very romantic ballads as well as the fun, up-tempo pop songs. "

" 'Despacito' started with a melody hook that I had with my guitar only. The beat for this track came after I wrote the lyrics, which I wrote as if I was writing a ballad. "

" When you're singing about love stories, which is most of my songs, it's good to have a lot of information and to have a different point of view. "

" The beautiful thing about it is that 'Despacito' is not really an English crossover. It was just another song that the world made a crossover. I didn't really push it; it just kinda went there. "

" I don't know what happens at radio as far as what is that X factor that makes a song click and have people get connected to it when it's in another language. "

" Pushing the envelope, musically speaking, is what needs to be done to rise to the top. "

" My family is the engine of everything, and on a personal level, I feel peace, stability, and they give me force, which is reflected on my work, my recordings, and every time that I go out on tour. They are my base, my everything. "

" I'm not a social singer. But if one can take a social message via the romantic, that's a strong statement. "

" The genre I listen to the most is salsa, so people look at me and see this guy who's done mostly romantic ballads, but there's always been this other side. "

" I like to listen to other songs to get a different point of view and to learn. "

" I'm going through a beautiful stage in my life. I've learned about love, about life, about everything. "

" My style has a lot to do with where I've been brought up. I've lived half my life in Puerto Rico and the other half in Florida, so I listen to music in English as well as Spanish. "

" Performing on Broadway is an honor and a challenge for any artist. "

" At no time was I trying to write a crossover record. "

" I block out a good amount of time - could be 6 or 8 months - and I just write. I do a lot of traveling, and I do a lot of co-writing with different writers just to start getting ideas out and kind of get a little bit of direction as far as where I'm going to go with the album. "

" It's important to stay current and fresh. "

" As a songwriter, I go into the studio, and I just try to write a great song. "

" I am very optimistic, and I always think positive, but within reason and never getting too far ahead of the game. "

" Part of our job as quote-unquote 'celebrities' is that we can gather people around things that are important. I think it should be a requisite - there should be a clause in the contract that you have to give back. "

" It's crazy how the world evolves and the audience gives you an opportunity to really grow and live out your dreams. "

" I sang in a group for four years, and you just kind of get used to it. You don't really think about being by yourself. "