A real active music set, based and really concentrated on what the music's all about. That's what I'm all about - singing and a really good strong music set.

So, when I got the contract for my album, even though it was an English record, my manager insisted on making sure we would record in Spanish as well, and it worked out really well for me.

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.

I'm a big believer in education, period.

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

This record has a lot of influences that I'd love to cover, like Marvin Gaye and Earth, Wind and Fire. Maybe I'll do some covers of my major influences during my live show.

I grew up speaking both languages, and for me that's really important.