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

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

I just lived it and did my own thing without looking over my shoulder. I think I'm very lucky, considering when I started everything, and the fact that I have a masters in music, and I've always worked in music, and that's what I wanted to do.

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 have a bachelor's and a master's in jazz.

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.

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