Romeo Santos Quotes

I would always talk with my friends in English and Spanglish, but it was more like slang. It was more like, 'Yo, what's up, dog?' But in Spanish, I know what's proper, and what's ghetto. I know the difference.

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Always, Like, Spanish, Slang

You can have the best product, but if you don't have a plan - a label pushing it, the support of a network - you can't make it big with a product. It's all about distribution.

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Product, Big, About, Label

I definitely need a girl that has a good sense of humor because there are some girls that are just very uptight.

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Sense Of Humor, Some, Very, Uptight

I do proclaim myself king of bachata because I have to represent my genre. I have to always come out and put on the Superman cape. I'm pretty much representing my culture. I'm not going to change that. But I definitely don't want there to be a misconception where people are like, 'The only thing he likes to do is bachata.'

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Out, The Only Thing, Put, Representing

If I'm performing in the United States, I'm able to speak Spanglish, and the crowd comprehends. If I'm in the Dominican Republic or Puerto Rico, then I'm completely Spanish. I feel like a New Yorker that represents all Latinos.

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Crowd, United, Republic, Latinos

If you think of any strange fusion with bachata, most likely, we've done it. It's bachata mixed with different elements. We don't follow any style.

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Think, Likely, Mixed, Fusion

I grew up listening to bachata, to some of the greats of the genre. But it was very natural for me to create this type of fusion and to incorporate new beats.

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Listening, Some, Very, Fusion

My first meal when I wake up is five boiled eggs, egg whites, and a slice of whole wheat bread.

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Bread, Egg, Eggs, Wheat

I'm not just selling out Yankee Stadium; I'm selling out stadiums in Mexico, in Argentina - with my bachata. I try to stay true to what I do.

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Yankee, Out, Stadiums, Argentina

You could be the most beautiful girl, but if you're stuck up, that doesn't do it for me.

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Beautiful, Could, Most, Stuck

I always had a passion for writing, but I always visualized other artist singing my lyrics, I never visualized myself.

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Singing, Always, Other, Visualized

I was born and raised in the Bronx, and growing up here, you would go down the block, and on one corner you would hear bachata, on another corner some salsa, and of course there was hip-hop and R&B all over the place. So for me, it is very organic to have these combinations.

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Here, Some, Very, Block

When Aventura began, there was a lot of salsa and merengue, and we said, 'Let's just do what we do.' Then Aventura blew up, but urban was in its prime.

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Prime, Began, Then, Blew

My fans love me; they've made me this sex symbol. I don't feel I am, but they feel that way. They find me attractive, like I'm a sexy dude. I try my best to make them believe the illusion.

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Love, Symbol, Sex Symbol, Dude

I like my music to be like a buffet. If you don't like this plate, there's another one for you.

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Like, Another, Plate, Buffet

Usher is so innovative - he's a great performer, a great entertainer.

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Performer, Innovative, Usher

I've got a superstar like Usher singing bachata, a tune featuring Lil Wayne. I'm offering people more than just bachata. That captures a new audience that would listen to bachata because Usher is singing.

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Singing, New, Audience, Usher

One day, my father brings a cassette. He's showing me this, and he's like, 'Look at this guy, his name is Anthony Santos, like you.' I popped it on and started hearing the songs, the music, and I was like, 'Wow, this sounds great.'

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Father, One Day, Guy, Cassette

My dad is Dominican, my mother's Puerto Rican, and I got into bachata at the age of 10 or 11. When I started listening, it had a reputation for being music for hick people. I thought that had to be changed. I was born and raised in the Bronx, and I knew you make something cool if you're cool.

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Thought, Dad, Puerto Rican, Changed

'Despacito' is phenomenal; you can't really chase that type of success. I'm a huge fan of the record, the original, and then when the remix came out, I said, 'Oh my God, it just got greater!'

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Chase, Got, Type, Phenomenal

I don't like planning what am I gonna say to the crowd. Sometimes the show takes a whole different twist.

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Crowd, Like, Gonna, Twist

I love not only the chubby ones, but also the skinny ones, black hair, the blondes... when I get up the stage, I give myself completely.

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Love, Myself, Give, Chubby

I'm not taking for granted being managed by Roc Nation. They have a lot of relations, and they have a reach that I clearly could benefit from.

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Reach, Nation, Could, Relations

I always had this fascination with superheroes. Who didn't love Hulk and Spider-Man?

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Love, Always, Fascination, Spider-Man

When I begin working on a production, I don't really think about my previous album or albums. I try to have a real creative process.

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Process, Think, Albums, Creative Process

Every time I'm preparing a new production, I'm trying to reinvent my style and offer the audience several choices.

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New, Audience, Reinvent, Every Time

I run in the West Side highway. I've gotten recognized, but unless you're a runner, you really can't do nothing but just point.

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Nothing, Side, Gotten, Runner

I want to try different things but, most importantly, always be true to my roots and keep it organic. I'm never going to leave bachata behind. I'm always going to be a bachatero first.

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Behind, Always, Going, Organic

For me, it's always an organic process. I don't personally reach out to artists without the music being created first.

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Process, Reach, Always, Organic

I grew up in my neighborhood with salsa, of course bachata, but also hip-hop, Nirvana - it was just like a mixed culture. It was a beautiful thing for me because at the moment I started creating music, having all these different sounds and elements, it was very organic because I grew up with all these types different music.

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Moment, Very, Mixed, Organic

Part of my success with urban bachata is reinventing yourself as an artist and continuing to give people different kind of fusions, mixing up the elements and concepts without changing the beat.

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Artist, Kind, Give, Reinventing

I've learned that you can do something great, but you have to continue reinventing yourself as an artist. So by the time someone else is copying your style, you have something else to offer your audience.

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Audience, By The Time, Reinventing

I started singing one day along with my cousin, and I didn't take it too seriously. The people started telling me, 'Hey, you have a nice voice.' and I was like, 'Really?'

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Voice, Singing, Telling, Hey

I grew up in a neighborhood that had a lot of things to offer, good and bad.

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Bad, Offer, Lot, Neighborhood

I love performing in New York. Just something about the energy that the crowd gives you, you give it back, a lot of interaction.

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Love, New, Give, Just Something

I make them all my girlfriends. I just express to each and every one of them every chance I get that I have millions of girlfriends, my fans.

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Chance, Express, Them, Girlfriends

I like a girl that keeps me in love and keeps me entertained.

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Love, Me, Like, Entertained

I really just compete against myself. I look at my previous material and try to surpass what I've done.

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Compete, Against, Previous, Surpass

I never think about any of my accomplishments and I always get butterflies in my stomach and I never get too comfortable with the status.

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Think, Always, Butterflies, Accomplishments

I've always idolized Jay-Z He's one of my favorite persons, even before I knew him personally.

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Always, Knew, Before, Idolized

I wanted to show people I'm like a modern Romeo. I'm romantic, but I can also be seductive. I can be cool and charismatic, swagger-type.

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Cool, Like, Romeo, Charismatic

When we started Aventura, I think a lot of - the reason why we became so successful besides, you know, doing good music, was also the fact that it was unique and different and never done.

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Doing, Reason, Became, Doing Good

I want to touch people's lives with my music and my lyrics.

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Music, Want, Lives, Lyrics

I think marriage can sometimes turn things into a business. It stops being about feelings.

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Business, Think, I Think, Feelings

I come from the Bronx, so I was exposed to every type of music you can think of.

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Music, Think, Bronx, Exposed

I believe that if each one of us have successful solo careers, it can only help the group's growth. It will allow the fans to see individual talent and make them appreciate us more. After all, we are in this for the long run and have every intention of returning with another album as Aventura.

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Another, Allow, Each One, Group

When I was producing 'Formula Vol. 2,' I knew I needed to come hard with the features and do something I hadn't done with Aventura. Collaborating with Drake was definitely one of those big steps that helped bachata go to the next level.

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Big, Next, Needed, Next Level

I joined the church choir because there were these two hot chicks. Then people started giving me compliments. 'You really have a good voice.' Really? I just joined the choir for these girls.

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Voice, Compliments, Joined, Chicks

I'm very private, not the interview type.

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Private, Very, Type, Interview

My mother at a young age put me in bilingual, so my strength is really more in Spanish. Even though I live and I was born and raised in the States, you know, in the Bronx, in Spanish I get my point across. And when I'm writing music, when I'm doing music, it's easier for me, and I know exactly how to express myself.

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Strength, Doing, Young, Bilingual

My love life is good, and I feel like part of what's made it good is not talking about it.

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Love, Not Talking, Like, Love Life

Growing up, I was always trying to catch a great show. And that's where I learned an artist gets respect. That's what makes people talk.

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Artist, Always, Learned, Great Show

What happened with reggaeton is that many artists kept recycling the same sound. But there are a lot of reggaeton artists that are still in their prime - like Daddy Yankee - because they've chosen to continue growing, to offer people more than just reggaeton. That's where I learned to always be able to try something new and not be afraid.

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Sound, Offer, Lot, Daddy

I feel like, as an artist and a songwriter, I have to reach certain audiences and give people a little bit of everything.

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Artist, Give, Like, Songwriter

This Romeo character is something I decided to create, like my alter ego. So the name Romeo was invented from the original Romeo and Juliet. I wanted to show people I'm like a modern Romeo.

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Original, Like, Romeo, Invented

I create the music, and if this artist could complement this record, I reach out.

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Music, Artist, Could, Complement

I don't enjoy hearing myself talk.

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Myself, Enjoy, Talk, Hearing

I've been so private. That's part of the reason they've said, 'Is Romeo gay?' No. I just don't want to show you my girl - if I got a girl.

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Reason, Been, Romeo, Gay

I don't do nothing to disrespect the fans.

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Nothing, Fans, Disrespect

I always want people to expect the unexpected, to hear me in records that have nothing to do with bachata. 'Golden' is the golden opportunity for them to appreciate me on other records.

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Always, Other, Records, Hear

I'm a huge salsa fan. I actually have a salsa on my album, 'Formula Vol. 2,' featuring Marc Anthony.

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Album, Fan, Actually, Marc

I'm reaching a huge audience. I'm doing what artists like Beyonce are doing in terms of selling out stadiums. The difference is my audience speaks Spanish.

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Doing, Audience, Spanish, Beyonce

You see a lot of talented people, but you usually don't see talented people who, behind the scenes, know how to conduct themselves on a higher level.

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People, Behind, Level, Talented

There's a misconception in my opinion... and it's that we Latinos have to go do an American album, an English album, an Anglo production, to cross over.

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Over, Album, Production, Latinos

I need to eat every three hours - it keeps my metabolism going so I stay at a certain weight.

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Need, Hours, Going, Keeps

I don't tweet very much. I still believe in the mystery of an artist. I believe in going out when I'm ready to sell my product. A lot of artists are out there every day. But I remember the Julio Iglesiases, the Jose Joses - and it was about the music.

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Artist, I Remember, Very, I Believe In

I don't know if I believe in marriage - I believe in love.

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Love, Marriage, Know, I Believe In

It's really sad for me that in the United States the Latino community is losing its culture and language, especially among kids born here - a lot of them can't even speak our language.

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Here, United, United States, Latino

I have nothing against crossing over, but I don't need to change to cross over.

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Need, Over, Against, Crossing

I think marriage works for some people, but I just don't think it could work for me. I don't see it.

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Think, Some, I Think, Some People

The way Aventura became successful was so weird. We didn't have a major label. They say everything has a reason, but it's not easy to find. The only thing that was right was the music.

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Reason, Major Label, Became, They Say

In bachata, you had these guys that used to wear suits and had a really traditional style. We looked different. Baggy jeans. We had the Spanglish going on, and I knew that was going to work to our advantage.

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Work, Going, Looked, Baggy

Many artists would want a major label. But, if someone made you big, it doesn't mean they're no longer good enough when you get big. If you want to add, add. But don't get rid of your original team.

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Big, Your, Major Label, Label

This song 'All Aboard,' that tune allowed me to expand and kind of offer my audience something totally different because it's not bachata - I'm singing English, and that was really fun.

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Song, Singing, Audience, Expand

If you ask me what's Aventura's forte, I'll obviously say its capacity to deliver hits.

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Say, Deliver, Obviously, Forte

English is my first language, but musically speaking, I write my music in Spanish.

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Music, Speaking, Spanish, Musically

I know what it is to be out entertaining millions and yet wanting to be home because you miss your loved ones.

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Wanting, Loved Ones, Your, Miss

I feel the first award any artist can have is his audience.

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Artist, Audience, His, Award

I basically try to give people top quality.

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Top, Give, Basically, Quality

If you put out quality music, you're always going to be in a good place.

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Music, Always, Going, Quality

I've been able to perform in front of thousands of people on stage in a character that's nothing like me. I'm very shy.

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Like, Been, Very, Thousands

I don't like my voice, and I don't enjoy my singing voice; I do what I do to bring pleasure and diversion to the fans.

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Voice, Singing, Like, Diversion

I'm really, really grateful. I don't take anything for granted.

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Grateful, Take, Really, Granted

When I was doing 'Formula Volume 1,' I had so many ideas that I knew one album was not going to be enough.

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Doing, Album, Going, Volume

I'm always onstage, and everyone there already loves me, so I go with this certain confidence.

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Always, Everyone, Loves, Onstage

When I get on the stage, I try to connect with the fans and offer them the best of the best. I want them to see it as a music journey.

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Journey, Want, Them, Connect

When I get on stage, I try to win my pay: to please and that people leave satisfied... being seductive has given me good results.

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Satisfied, Pay, Given, Seductive

I think people look at me different when they see I'm dressed well. They pay attention. They know I'm about something.

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Think, I Think, About, Attention

Boxing is a really difficult sport! So I don't want to tell you I wouldn't try it, but I guess everybody that does know about it, my friends, they tell me how difficult it is, and I'm like, 'Eh.'

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Like, Everybody, Eh, Boxing

When you have Julio Iglesias on a song, I think that's golden.

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Song, Think, I Think, Golden

You have to be confident about the product you're putting out. It's just like when a boxer is promoting a fight. You can't go out there and be like, 'This guy might beat me.'

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Product, Promoting, Boxer, Beat

I think that every song has to be like it could be the biggest hit of my album.

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Song, Think, I Think, Hit

I think you have a crossover when you are known to a wider audience and a different market. I've been able to sell out stadiums all over the world by doing my music. I'm lucky to be in that list without having done an official crossover. Now, will you hear me doing a little bit of R&B? Sure.

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Lucky, Crossover, Wider, Stadiums

I try to transmit emotion and soul in my voice, but my true passion has always been writing. I feel more like a writer than anything else.

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Voice, Always, Been, Transmit

I've always loved acting, and I do respect the craft.

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Respect, Loved, Always, Craft

When I sing, I try to communicate certain emotions, and that's the voice that comes out.

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Voice, Emotions, Communicate, Sing

There really isn't a formula for success.

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Success, Really, Formula

I want to sell music. That's all I'm interested in selling.

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Music, Want, Sell, Selling

That's my goal: to get the world to know who Romeo Santos is. His music. My music. Even if they don't like it, I want them to know who I am.

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Goal, Want, Like, Romeo

I feel like the best relationships I've been in are those where things were more laid-back.

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More, Like, Been, Relationships

I will drink alcohol socially. That's really on the weekends.

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Alcohol, Will, Weekends, Drink

Once an artist makes his personal life public, he can't close that door.

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Door, Public, His, Personal Life

I was extremely shy. I am still shy, but I won't show it on stage.

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I Am, Stage, Still, Extremely

My life is nothing like my videos. I'm definitely not walking around with lots of hot women, as I am in my videos.

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My Life, Nothing, Like, Hot

People know me for my work with Aventura, and for that, I am grateful.

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Work, I Am, Me, Grateful

We have a really cool relationship because I talk to my son like he's my little homie. I try to be the cool dad, like, 'What's up? How many girls you have?'

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Cool, Like, Dad, Son

My biggest tunes - 'Eres Mia,' 'Llevame Contigo,' 'Propuesta Indecente' - they aren't featuring anyone but me.

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Me, Biggest, Anyone, Tunes

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