I won't lie, I didn't know there was a concert. I've always known about the Nobel Peace Prize and the different prizes given out for science and this and that, but I didn't know there was a concert the day after. When they said, 'You're going to perform in Norway for the Nobel Peace Prize concert,' I was like, 'All right, I'm there.'

Luis Fonsi

Just when you think we're living in a little bit of a divided world, music brings us together.

Luis Fonsi

The beautiful thing about it is that 'Despacito' is not really an English crossover. It was just another song that the world made a crossover. I didn't really push it; it just kinda went there.

Luis Fonsi

It's crazy how the world evolves and the audience gives you an opportunity to really grow and live out your dreams.

Luis Fonsi

I am very optimistic, and I always think positive, but within reason and never getting too far ahead of the game.

Luis Fonsi

I've always said that inside of me there is a rocker that wants to come out, but I'm a romantic rocker.

Luis Fonsi

I've worked my butt off. That keeps my feet on the ground - I'm the same Luis Fonsi onstage and at home cooking an omelette in basketball shorts.

Luis Fonsi

My daughter is my number one fan. She has always been incredibly supportive, and she tells like it is and how it is.

Luis Fonsi

It's crazy because I was 10 years old when 'Macarena' was all over the place, and I remember looking at it from a different point of view. I remember culturally how important that song was, even though people didn't really know what they were saying. It was more about the dance and the movement of it and the cultural side of it.

Luis Fonsi

I don't know what happens at radio as far as what is that X factor that makes a song click and have people get connected to it when it's in another language.

Luis Fonsi

I'm not a social singer. But if one can take a social message via the romantic, that's a strong statement.

Luis Fonsi

That is the most important thing to me, what happens behind the closed doors in the studio and makes me an artist.

Luis Fonsi

It's important to stay current and fresh.

Luis Fonsi

Part of our job as quote-unquote 'celebrities' is that we can gather people around things that are important. I think it should be a requisite - there should be a clause in the contract that you have to give back.

Luis Fonsi

I'm still the same guy who gets in front of the mic and just sings.

Luis Fonsi

As a songwriter, I go into the studio, and I just try to write a great song.

Luis Fonsi

Performing on Broadway is an honor and a challenge for any artist.

Luis Fonsi

My family is the engine of everything, and on a personal level, I feel peace, stability, and they give me force, which is reflected on my work, my recordings, and every time that I go out on tour. They are my base, my everything.

Luis Fonsi

Each album always has its own sound.

Luis Fonsi

'Despacito' started with a melody hook that I had with my guitar only. The beat for this track came after I wrote the lyrics, which I wrote as if I was writing a ballad.

Luis Fonsi

Everybody lives their lives differently. They have a different perspective. They've been through different things in love. They've cried about different things.

Luis Fonsi