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“Be authentic about what you produce and there will always be an audience.”
“But when I discovered music, I knew that that's what I wanted to do in my life and I just jumped in all the way and pursued my dreams as a musician.”
“When I dance, I picture myself and the floor in my head.”
“There's the fine line between presenting your culture and learning about other cultures so it becomes global.”
“I'm good at shapes. If I'm not close, even if it's big, I can't read it.”
“Growing up, I've always kinda been into academics.”
“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.'”
“If we go to a party, I'll just be chilling in the corner, absorbing everything.”
“I can do somersaults and back flips.”
“I just wanted to have an education.”
“There are many tremendous artists that never make it. Talent is not enough if no one sees, hears and tastes your work.”
“We come up with slogans on the road and then we start putting them on the songs.”
“I want the kids in the Philippines to compete with the world, with other kids out there, to have the opportunity. You never know, you might find the next Black Eyed Peas out there.”
“All my life, I believe in overcoming challenges.”
“I was blessed and lucky to have been given opportunity. I really thank my dad, Joe Ben Hudgens, for taking his time and adopting this kid from the Philippines, and gave him his future, and opportunities. Without him, I wouldn't be here.”
“Me, I'm just gonna keep spreading the word about 'We Can Be Anything' campaign among Fil-Am communities in the U.S.”
“I was sponsored to go to the U.S. and became a Black Eyed Peas, and now I'm paying it forward and helping other children like me.”
“I had poor eyesight when I was young and despite that, I was making good grades.”
“I go out pretty much every night, and when you spend time in those clubs, watching how the DJs make their mash-ups to heat up the room, you want to create that sound yourself.”
“I'm proud of who I am, where I came from, what I was born into, and I would represent that till I die.”