Everything in life is a risk! I mean, you walk out onto the street and it's a risk! Don't you think?

I met people that I couldn't talk to - they didn't speak Spanish or English - but they knew my songs. That's what I love, the music has gone past where I thought it would get to. That's the power of music, how it can travel and break language barriers.

Normal, day-to-day things inspire you to write. I try to travel and chill, and go out and enjoy the outdoors. That makes you see the real world. Not just in the studio or at concerts. I live it up as normal as I can.

I think that sometimes fans or supporters say "I love this artist" but they may not realize that he loves them back.

I listen to a lot of crazy stuff like pop, techno, rock, hip-hop, rap, baladas, bachata...my iPod is crazy. I like listening to a lot of stuff in different languages, so my music is always out there for me.

I have fans from different cultures coming up to me saying that they don't understand what I'm singing but that they like the music.

I always saw myself performing on stage and the girls yelling out my name.