And to be able to do it, to be able to accomplish the goal you've always set for yourself is always a blessing.

Because I gave myself - I left school after the second semester of my junior year to pursue a career in music. and I gave myself five years to make it and I made it in three.

I am comfortable with anything I sing: jazz, gospel, classical. It doesn't matter. I can do it all.

I've never had any health problems and I'm Ruben, man, all the way through.

I feel like I have been totally blessed with everything that I have done.

I feel like my unwillingness to look for healthy options now is the reason why I have put my weight back on. … Everybody knows how to diet, everybody has had their shares of ups and downs of yo-yo diets, but the hardest thing is to learn really how to make this a lifestyle that you can sustain for the rest of your life.

I'm not in the best shape, but I want to prove to myself I can do something that seems insurmountable and inspire others by showing them no matter where they are in their fitness goals, they can do it, too.