Quotes from Romeo Santos

I've been so private. That's part of the reason they've said, 'Is Romeo gay?' No. I just don't want to show you my girl - if I got a girl.

That's my goal: to get the world to know who Romeo Santos is. His music. My music. Even if they don't like it, I want them to know who I am.

When I was doing 'Formula Volume 1,' I had so many ideas that I knew one album was not going to be enough.

I want to sell music. That's all I'm interested in selling.

I think people look at me different when they see I'm dressed well. They pay attention. They know I'm about something.

Usher is so innovative - he's a great performer, a great entertainer.

Boxing is a really difficult sport! So I don't want to tell you I wouldn't try it, but I guess everybody that does know about it, my friends, they tell me how difficult it is, and I'm like, 'Eh.'

In bachata, you had these guys that used to wear suits and had a really traditional style. We looked different. Baggy jeans. We had the Spanglish going on, and I knew that was going to work to our advantage.

Once an artist makes his personal life public, he can't close that door.

I've always idolized Jay-Z He's one of my favorite persons, even before I knew him personally.

I wanted to show people I'm like a modern Romeo. I'm romantic, but I can also be seductive. I can be cool and charismatic, swagger-type.

I do proclaim myself king of bachata because I have to represent my genre. I have to always come out and put on the Superman cape. I'm pretty much representing my culture. I'm not going to change that. But I definitely don't want there to be a misconception where people are like, 'The only thing he likes to do is bachata.'

You can have the best product, but if you don't have a plan - a label pushing it, the support of a network - you can't make it big with a product. It's all about distribution.

I've got a superstar like Usher singing bachata, a tune featuring Lil Wayne. I'm offering people more than just bachata. That captures a new audience that would listen to bachata because Usher is singing.

I like my music to be like a buffet. If you don't like this plate, there's another one for you.

When I get on stage, I try to win my pay: to please and that people leave satisfied... being seductive has given me good results.

When I sing, I try to communicate certain emotions, and that's the voice that comes out.

I create the music, and if this artist could complement this record, I reach out.

My fans love me; they've made me this sex symbol. I don't feel I am, but they feel that way. They find me attractive, like I'm a sexy dude. I try my best to make them believe the illusion.

I've learned that you can do something great, but you have to continue reinventing yourself as an artist. So by the time someone else is copying your style, you have something else to offer your audience.

I've always loved acting, and I do respect the craft.

I have nothing against crossing over, but I don't need to change to cross over.

You see a lot of talented people, but you usually don't see talented people who, behind the scenes, know how to conduct themselves on a higher level.

I will drink alcohol socially. That's really on the weekends.