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

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" I definitely try to be myself and not try to imitate other performers. That's why I got my music degree. I wanted to be prepared and not be a 'product.' I want people to know that I'm not only a singer but a musician as well. I studied guitar, piano, and composition. I believe that it's just about being myself on and off stage. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" It's crazy because I was 10 years old when 'Macarena' was all over the place, and I remember looking at it from a different point of view. I remember culturally how important that song was, even though people didn't really know what they were saying. It was more about the dance and the movement of it and the cultural side of it. "

" Ricky Martin just kind of opened a big door, but it's always been around. Latin artists have always been there, but some of them were never doing it in the U.S. "

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

" I've learned and grown as a songwriter. "

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

" I am 100% proud Puerto Rican but have lived two-thirds of my life in the United States. So, there will be some things I write in English, but my main way of conversing with my audience is in Spanish because, at the end of the day, I'm a Latino. "

" 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. "

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

" I won't lie, I didn't know there was a concert. I've always known about the Nobel Peace Prize and the different prizes given out for science and this and that, but I didn't know there was a concert the day after. When they said, 'You're going to perform in Norway for the Nobel Peace Prize concert,' I was like, 'All right, I'm there.' "

" 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. "

" To say I was near our president, performing at the Nobel Peace Prize... I think that's an amazing thing. "

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

" Everybody lives their lives differently. They have a different perspective. They've been through different things in love. They've cried about different things. "

Different Perspective

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

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

" I wrote 'Despacito' with my guitar, but where you can tweak a lot is in the production. "

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

" I talk bilingual. "

" '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. "

" 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. "