As far as the fans, I always say it because it's the truth: without them I'm absolutely nothing.

There's always something going on, and people need that 45-minute-to-an-hour-and-15-minute break, where they just escape and not worry about bills, health care and God knows what. That, to me, is when you're making great music: when people can just forget about what's going on.

I'm just here to open up doors for all these other cats out here that are trying to do the same thing really.

Since I've been in this industry, it's been a constant fight; "Oh, he's white, he's Cuban." "He's tryin' to do hip-hop and he's too Spanish, he's too English."You fight all these stereotypes through all these boundaries, and you find a way to tap-dance through all these different genres and cultures through music - that's what Rebelution is.

Pretty soon I think you'll have Republicans, Democrats and Hip Hop as a party.

I was taught in kindergarten: sharing is caring.

My whole thing is just being a part of good music.