Quotes from apl.de.ap

I am proud to be Pinoy and I never forget where I came from.

We're always in the studio pretty much, either at home or on the road, trying to come up with new ideas and stuff.

I want to encourage Filipino artists to be original, write your own songs and don't be afraid to go outside the box and try new things.

I think anyone that's running for office really should focus on the education for our youth, creating more jobs and employment, and really focusing on our next generation.

There's no reason but luck that I'm in one of the biggest bands in music.

I wanted to be an engineer or a nurse.

Stan Lee is like the universal hero. He got every culture together by storytelling. He gave every community their own hero to follow, in fiction and actually in factual life.

I remember I told my mom that I was scared. I asked her, how will I talk to everyone in English? And my mom gave me a dictionary, where I learned one day at a time.

I actually got to go back to where I was born and perform there. I just brought my mom up onstage and was like, 'Look, here we are.'

All my life, I believe in overcoming challenges.

To me, it's pretty much the same thing - I just love playing music. But the cool thing about DJing is that I get to play other people's music, I can mix it up between our songs and a variety of musical genres. It also enables me to be more intimate with the audience.

I was once a struggling artist, so I just want to help others, and provide my resources and connections and the people I know.

Filipinos are naturally creative and artistic.

Be authentic about what you produce and there will always be an audience.

I doubted myself for a long time.

Building virtual classrooms was the brainchild of Charity Dreams. So many people play games online, it's a huge business - and so harnessing the power of the Charity Dreams community to help build classrooms just made a lot of sense.