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" Just when you think we're living in a little bit of a divided world, music brings us together. "

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" 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 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. "

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

" Cancer is tough. Even saying it, it's a tough word to say. "

" 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. "

" Each album always has its own sound. "

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

" 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. "

" 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.' "

" 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 a beautiful thing to be involved with the Special Olympics. "

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

" 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 love and respect theatre, so I am truly honored to have the opportunity to take my voice to the Broadway stage. "

" It doesn't matter where we're from, we all have to stick together and help each other out as performers and as human beings. "

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

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

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

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