Quotes from Romeo Santos

This song 'All Aboard,' that tune allowed me to expand and kind of offer my audience something totally different because it's not bachata - I'm singing English, and that was really fun.

My biggest tunes - 'Eres Mia,' 'Llevame Contigo,' 'Propuesta Indecente' - they aren't featuring anyone but me.

I don't tweet very much. I still believe in the mystery of an artist. I believe in going out when I'm ready to sell my product. A lot of artists are out there every day. But I remember the Julio Iglesiases, the Jose Joses - and it was about the music.

I think that every song has to be like it could be the biggest hit of my album.

I feel like, as an artist and a songwriter, I have to reach certain audiences and give people a little bit of everything.

There's a misconception in my opinion... and it's that we Latinos have to go do an American album, an English album, an Anglo production, to cross over.

I don't like planning what am I gonna say to the crowd. Sometimes the show takes a whole different twist.

I grew up in my neighborhood with salsa, of course bachata, but also hip-hop, Nirvana - it was just like a mixed culture. It was a beautiful thing for me because at the moment I started creating music, having all these different sounds and elements, it was very organic because I grew up with all these types different music.

I would always talk with my friends in English and Spanglish, but it was more like slang. It was more like, 'Yo, what's up, dog?' But in Spanish, I know what's proper, and what's ghetto. I know the difference.

English is my first language, but musically speaking, I write my music in Spanish.

I always want people to expect the unexpected, to hear me in records that have nothing to do with bachata. 'Golden' is the golden opportunity for them to appreciate me on other records.

I'm reaching a huge audience. I'm doing what artists like Beyonce are doing in terms of selling out stadiums. The difference is my audience speaks Spanish.

When I get on the stage, I try to connect with the fans and offer them the best of the best. I want them to see it as a music journey.

I grew up in a neighborhood that had a lot of things to offer, good and bad.

My life is nothing like my videos. I'm definitely not walking around with lots of hot women, as I am in my videos.

When I was producing 'Formula Vol. 2,' I knew I needed to come hard with the features and do something I hadn't done with Aventura. Collaborating with Drake was definitely one of those big steps that helped bachata go to the next level.

My love life is good, and I feel like part of what's made it good is not talking about it.

I definitely need a girl that has a good sense of humor because there are some girls that are just very uptight.

When Aventura began, there was a lot of salsa and merengue, and we said, 'Let's just do what we do.' Then Aventura blew up, but urban was in its prime.

I never think about any of my accomplishments and I always get butterflies in my stomach and I never get too comfortable with the status.

I think marriage can sometimes turn things into a business. It stops being about feelings.

I'm always onstage, and everyone there already loves me, so I go with this certain confidence.

I want to try different things but, most importantly, always be true to my roots and keep it organic. I'm never going to leave bachata behind. I'm always going to be a bachatero first.

For me, it's always an organic process. I don't personally reach out to artists without the music being created first.