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" 'Despacito' was a song that, from the time I started writing it, I felt that its hook was really catchy and powerful but at the same time very simple. "

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" 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. "

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" '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. "

" I never like to get ahead of myself. I'm not one of those people that do that. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" It's always morning for me until 4 in the afternoon. "

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

" 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. "

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

" My daughter is my number one fan. She has always been incredibly supportive, and she tells like it is and how it is. "

" 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. "

" I treat every album as a new beginning, so I'm asking myself, 'What is pop music now? What are people consuming?' and I take these things into effect. "

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

" 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. "

" Everybody has their cliques, and I was very shy. I'm still very shy. Music opened up doors. I would get to my choir class, and I was sort of one of the better kids... I could read music. That's when I realized how good El Coro de San Juan was. I felt, for once, like, hey, I can fit in. "

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