We must feel the pain before the pleasure, only then can we tell them apart.

I think the business of music has really taken a huge hit. There's no doubt about it. But an artist is always going to produce their art, their music. They're going to paint, they're going to write.

We protect aspirin bottles in this country better than we protect guns from accidents by children.

I wrote poetry, which got me into lyrics. Stevie Wonder, Carole King, Elton John pulled me into pop. I started singing with a band - just for fun - when I was 17. And pretty soon, I was thinking I could sing pop in English as well as Spanish.

Love you all the time, 'cause when I close my eyes, I still can see your smile, it's bright enough to light my life

What's the point if you make something that's not you, and you're successful? You have to perform it the rest of your life.

Everything that an artist does is a risk. Some people want you to stay the same. If you want to evolve, they want to keep you in a certain place.