Puerto Rico has a stray dog problem. Tens of thousands of homeless canines - hundreds of thousands, by some estimates - live and die on the streets and beaches all over this Caribbean island of almost four million people.

I never felt happy with the idea that part of what I do is to be an object to be looked at. I thought of my public persona as an entity separate to myself.

I don't believe songs that try to say everything in a simple slogan.

When I start writing, I'll have a vague concept or I'll just have a title, and the song just goes on its own direction. Usually it goes in many directions within each song. They get really convoluted sometimes.

Keanu Reeves is, like, the worst actor I've ever seen. I can't believe he's a movie star.

I feel some kind of duty to be really, really honest as a writer. The same is true of my songwriting.

I've seen quite a bit of the world, but I really like Sweden and feel like I could live there some day.