A biography for J Balvinhasn’t been written yet.
“I love Rihanna, but I'm not gonna marry Rihanna.”
“I see myself like what Drake did in the game. I came with melodies and different lyrics, from a different place - reggaeton is from Puerto Rico; Drake is from Canada.”
“I don't want to make music only for Latinos. The idea is always to make a global sound.”
“Politics doesn't interest me in the least.”
“Just because you are Latino does not mean you can't be global.”
“I invite you to get out of the box, be yourself. If you have blue hair, pink, yellow; if you have a broken tooth; if you have other sexual preferences... be yourself. Fight for your happiness always.”
“My medium is music, but my goal is to motivate people to dream.”
“I think music is to have fun. It's for people to have a good time with.”
“I like to make super music instead of working with superstars.”
“By erasing barriers of races, colors, continents, genres, or languages, we can achieve the whole world moving their head to the same beat.”
“I love the vibe of Las Vegas.”
“As long as I keep it real, I learn something from everyone. And when you view yourself as a student and not as somebody who's bigger, there is still learning that can be done every day, and that keeps you open-minded and more ready to learn about life and love.”
“I think the universe works perfectly.”
“I think it's important to show people, especially young people, that it's okay to have a personality. And that they can express themselves however they like.”
“I want to make music for everybody.”
“I moved to Oklahoma to learn English when I was 16 years old from Colombia for six months; then I moved to New York.”
“'Mi Gente' is a song that embodies a special moment in music - a new sound of a Latino culture on the rise and being embraced globally.”
“I want mainstream artists to accept Latino artists as equals without us having to sing in English.”
“As Latinos, we are many, and our geography is gigantic.”
“Music goes further than any border, any language.”