Anthony Santos Quotes
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I started singing one day along with my cousin, and I didn't take it too seriously. The people started telling me, 'Hey, you have a nice voice.' and I was like, 'Really?'
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I will drink alcohol socially. That's really on the weekends.
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Many artists would want a major label. But, if someone made you big, it doesn't mean they're no longer good enough when you get big. If you want to add, add. But don't get rid of your original team.
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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.
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When I begin working on a production, I don't really think about my previous album or albums. I try to have a real creative process.
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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.
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This Romeo character is something I decided to create, like my alter ego. So the name Romeo was invented from the original Romeo and Juliet. I wanted to show people I'm like a modern Romeo.
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My mother at a young age put me in bilingual, so my strength is really more in Spanish. Even though I live and I was born and raised in the States, you know, in the Bronx, in Spanish I get my point across. And when I'm writing music, when I'm doing music, it's easier for me, and I know exactly how to express myself.
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What happened with reggaeton is that many artists kept recycling the same sound. But there are a lot of reggaeton artists that are still in their prime - like Daddy Yankee - because they've chosen to continue growing, to offer people more than just reggaeton. That's where I learned to always be able to try something new and not be afraid.
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Part of my success with urban bachata is reinventing yourself as an artist and continuing to give people different kind of fusions, mixing up the elements and concepts without changing the beat.
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My love life is good, and I feel like part of what's made it good is not talking about it.
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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.
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Growing up, I was always trying to catch a great show. And that's where I learned an artist gets respect. That's what makes people talk.
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I was born and raised in the Bronx, and growing up here, you would go down the block, and on one corner you would hear bachata, on another corner some salsa, and of course there was hip-hop and R&B all over the place. So for me, it is very organic to have these combinations.
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I've always loved acting, and I do respect the craft.
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Every time I'm preparing a new production, I'm trying to reinvent my style and offer the audience several choices.
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I think marriage works for some people, but I just don't think it could work for me. I don't see it.
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I'm a huge salsa fan. I actually have a salsa on my album, 'Formula Vol. 2,' featuring Marc Anthony.
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I love performing in New York. Just something about the energy that the crowd gives you, you give it back, a lot of interaction.
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I've been able to perform in front of thousands of people on stage in a character that's nothing like me. I'm very shy.
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I basically try to give people top quality.
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You could be the most beautiful girl, but if you're stuck up, that doesn't do it for me.
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I go on stage for hours, and I like to give it my all.
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For me, it's always an organic process. I don't personally reach out to artists without the music being created first.