I grew up in Barranquila, Colombia, and I spent most of my childhood dreaming about becoming a singer.

I think that we see war as a virtual thing and we even get to believe that bombs fall on top of cardboard cutouts and stuff like that. They don't. They kill real people, real children, real mothers and millions of innocent people.

The music, of course, is important, but it's the energy that I bring to it that I think the public appreciate the most.

I was unaware of the dispute in Brooklyn. I would never knowingly wear any clothes or support any company who produced clothing with alleged wage and labor violations.

If I could, I'd live in the nude, like Eve in paradise.

Music has given a voice to many generations, and I think we, as artists, can be a part of creating a better world.

The first years of a child's life are too important for a child's future - their development, earnings, behavior, and health - for anyone to ignore.