Q: You guys were successful for a long time before you got any media attention; how do you feel about that?
A: It did bother me a bit at first, but later on I realized it had nothing to do with the music, it was just a lot of music industry politics. Now I just care about the fans. Awards shows are good, but they're not what makes an artist. When you get a No. 1 song, and fans are buying the album and singing the lyrics at concerts, when you're playing three nights at Madison Square Garden . . . I don't have words to describe how wonderful this feels.
Q: What was it like to play the White House for Fiesta Latina in October?
A: We're from the Bronx, we never thought we'd go to the White House. I never thought it would mean that much to me, but when I was there it hit me `I'm in the White House with President Obama.' It gave me goose bumps. We met Obama, and I asked him if he was familiar with our music, and he said `Yeah, I know what bachata is.' No one would believe he said that to me but he did.
Q: Why'd you start singing bachata?
A: I started listening to this music and was like `Wow, I really like this.' But I realized it wasn't really cool to the youth. The problem wasn't the music, but the reputation. So I thought, `I like this music, I'm young, I'm cool, I can make this music.'
Q: How is it being a heartthrob?
A: It's kinda funny to me. I don't feel like a sex symbol. Makes me feel like I'm really talented that these girls connect so much with my music and lyrics that they think I'm attractive. I don't think I'm ugly, but I don't think I'm a model or anything. If I showed you pictures of me 8-9 years ago you'd agree. I wasn't getting a lot of females back then. So doing music really gets you the girls.
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