Having a college degree gave me the opportunity to be... well-rounded. Also, the people I met at the university, most of them are still my colleagues now. People I've known for years are all in the industry together.

It happened in Miami, in Coral Gables, a great big ol' Cuban wedding. It was pretty intense.

Even before I became a recording artist, I did other things in music. I was a teacher, I did studio work, and I was an arranger and a producer.

If you write songs and if you write music that's very sincere and very honest, it's pop music, but it is pop music with a lot of honesty and a lot of heart.

Having a college degree gave me the opportunity to be... well-rounded. Also, the people I met at the university, most of them are still my colleagues now. People I've known for years are all in the industry together.

For me, there's still a lot of room to grow; I'm just happy that I have so much more to give.

I write in English first, and then I translate to Spanish. I've always felt more comfortable with the English side of things first.