I think everybody don't know what color I am. It's like, "He's not black enough. He's not white enough. He's got a Latin last name but he doesn't have - he doesn't speak Spanish. Who are we selling this to? Are you making urban music? Are you making pop music? What kind of music are you making?"

I love doing shows. I love rocking shows. I love playing instruments. I love singing. If I can find a way to do that and feed my family, then I'm a happy man.

I grew up with so many different songs that the ones that are fun to play are the ones I want to do.

I just write songs that I strongly believe in and that are coming from inside. There's no tricks. It's honesty with big melodies.

I can show you in music better than I can tell you in words.

I know I'm probably much too late to try and apologize for my mistakes.

My dad was into the 1950s doo-wop era. If you look at those groups, or at James Brown, Jackie Wilson and the Temptations in the 1960s, you'll see you had to be sharp onstage.