Prince Royce Quotes & Sayings

I met people that I couldn't talk to - they didn't speak Spanish or English - but they knew my songs. That's what I love, the music has gone past where I thought it would get to. That's the power of music, how it can travel and break language barriers. — Prince Royce

The way I think or sing about something is very different if it is in Spanish or English. — Prince Royce

I think when you translate songs, you lose the real essence and the meaning. — Prince Royce

My intent is never to leave Latin music. I definitely still want to release bachata albums. — Prince Royce

My ultimate goal in life, with my music, is to make a movement. — Prince Royce

My dream girl ... well, I love eyes. And lips. She has to have nice lips! — Prince Royce

I try to always motivate young kids who want to be singers or actors or whatever it is they want to be that anything is possible with hard work. It doesn't matter where you're from or what language you speak - as long as you work hard, you can achieve those goals. — Prince Royce

I grew up having two different perspectives - one in English, one in Spanish. Two different cultures, very different - but I think that, to me, it's one. I'm just as American as I feel Latin. — Prince Royce

As a Latin musician, I understand that there are so many places where people don't know who I am. My albums never came out in Australia or Japan. — Prince Royce

I think behind every great man there's got to be a great woman, whether she's your wife, your girlfriend or not. I'm not gonna say that there's not that special girl out there. But I'm in the music biz, and I'm focused on the music. — Prince Royce

My parents and grandparents listened to bacheta heavy, the true bachata from back in the day - Juan Luis Guerra, Anthony Santos. I liked the genre, but I remember thinking, 'OK, enough of this.' I would sing Usher's 'U Remind Me' to the girls in school. — Prince Royce

I have fans from different cultures coming up to me saying that they don't understand what I'm singing but that they like the music. — Prince Royce

I sang in English my whole life; I just happened to decide that I had a passion for Latin music, and I wanted to jump into Latin music first. — Prince Royce

Every time I collaborate with an artist, I want to surprise fans. I want to do something new. — Prince Royce

I always sang in English. It's just that nobody heard me. — Prince Royce

At 17, I was working at Sprint in the Bronx so I could make money to fund my own music. — Prince Royce

I was a teenager doing teenager things, and now I have the honor of being on tour with musical giants Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull. I'm doing my music and performing in my own concerts! It just goes to show that anything is possible with hard work. — Prince Royce

I sang everything - R&B slow jams, Spanish slow jams, romantic reggaeton - and I really didn't care which I got signed for. — Prince Royce

Girls love emotion. — Prince Royce

I'm very clumsy, so there's been a lot of times I've tripped in front of girls I'm in love with or spilled food all over myself. — Prince Royce

I grew up playing basketball and eating hot dogs on the corner. — Prince Royce

My friends and I were the class clowns in high school, so one day we were showing off at our seats, and I fell off my chair! I had to get stitches, and I had a bloody lip. I was trying so hard to be a cool class clown! — Prince Royce

There's just something about being on stage and being with the people that, once that camera turns on, you find the strength to keep it cool, look good, act like you're not cold, act like you ain't nervous, act like you aren't scared. I think that comes with confidence and practice. — Prince Royce

Fans have been very important in my career. Even though I'm just doing me and doing my thing, they're the captains of this ship. — Prince Royce

All my fans are my girlfriends. — Prince Royce

My parents are Dominican. I would always go to the Dominican Republic, and I fell in love with Bachata, which comes from the Dominican Republic. — Prince Royce

I listen to a lot of crazy stuff like pop, techno, rock, hip-hop, rap, baladas, bachata ... my iPod is crazy. I like listening to a lot of stuff in different languages, so my music is always out there for me. — Prince Royce

I just think Valentine's Day is a day to really appreciate the person you love, no matter who it is, and to spend time with them. I don't think it's all about fancy presents or whatever. I think it's about spending that quality time with that special person. — Prince Royce

I like eating; I like going to restaurants and trying new things. — Prince Royce

I just want to bring the people good music. — Prince Royce

I love American food, but I also love Latin food. — Prince Royce

In Spanish, for whatever reason, I lean more toward the high notes. — Prince Royce

I wouldn't say I'm changing myself to find a new audience. It's about growing, trying new things. There's a whole other world out there that doesn't know who Prince Royce is. — Prince Royce

I think that Valentine's Day is only as good as you want it to be. You know, I don't think it should be anything fancy, nothing crazy. As long as you're spending time with that person that's special, I think that's a great Valentine's Day. — Prince Royce

I grew up in The Bronx. I mean, I was born and raised in New York City. And I started singing in Spanish because I was always just connected to my Latin roots. — Prince Royce

I would definitely love to work with somebody like Jay Z or Rihanna. — Prince Royce

I always saw myself performing on stage and the girls yelling out my name. — Prince Royce

Media always comments if I wear the same thing twice. — Prince Royce

I go skydiving often. At least twice a year. — Prince Royce

I hope to touch many Hearts through my music — Prince Royce

Spanish is my second language. When I started, I was doing interviews in Spanish and had to catch up. — Prince Royce

When I hear the songs 'Dangerous' or 'End of My World', I go, 'Wow, I didn't even know I could go that low!' And when I played them for my family, they said, 'That doesn't even sound like you.' — Prince Royce

Everything in life is a risk! I mean, you walk out onto the street and it's a risk! Don't you think? — Prince Royce

I'm not here to try and replace anyone or compete with anyone. — Prince Royce

In Spanish, I record a lot of single-voice tracks, and in English, I 'stack' a lot of voices, so it's very different, and I think I got so used to recording in Spanish for six years that it was really refreshing and challenging to get in and record 'Double Vision' in English. — Prince Royce

My whole life, I grew up with this double vision, this vision of America but also Latin community. — Prince Royce

I feel blessed to even be able to put out an English album. Not too many Latin artists get the opportunity to come out and record another genre that's so different to Bachata. — Prince Royce

There are two sides of me, the bachata/tropical Latin side and the English pop as well. They're both equally important, so I'll always make sure to keep both roots in my music. — Prince Royce

I'm excited to be launching D'Leon Records to support other young talent in their development. I have been very fortunate to have been able to break through and succeed in this tough industry, and this is one of my ways of giving back. — Prince Royce

I remember when I was working at Sprint, I'd work on my birthday, New Year's Day, and even Christmas Eve. I'm just used to working on my birthday, so I'll be celebrating it afterward. — Prince Royce

I think that sometimes fans or supporters say "I love this artist" but they may not realize that he loves them back. — Prince Royce

I like Miami in the winter: there's no humidity, no bugs, no mosquitoes. You go out and wear your jacket, and you're all good! — Prince Royce

When I was working at the Sprint store, I got laid off. I was bummed out, but I stayed positive. I used the money I had earned while working there to make my first album. Without that job, maybe 'Corazon Sin Cara' would never had been made. It's a very inspirational story. — Prince Royce

I represent New York, I represent the Bronx, I represent the Dominican Republic. And I always have that in mind with everything that I do. — Prince Royce

I grew up listening to a lot of Usher at 13 and 14. I have every Usher album that ever existed. So I grew up listening to a lot of Usher, Michael Jackson, Luis Miguel, a lot of pioneers in Latin music. — Prince Royce

There are a lot of things going on that's causing a lot of these young kids to head in the wrong direction. I know a lot of kids that are cutting school. I try to give out a positive message, trying to get kids focused. If they don't then they're going to end up like every other hoodlum in the street. — Prince Royce

I don't think I've ever had a bad Valentine's Day, I mean ... c'mon, y'all know I never get a bad Valentine. Nah. Um, no, I've never really had - I don't have a bad Valentine's Day. I never really think ... it doesn't come up to my mind. — Prince Royce

Normal, day-to-day things inspire you to write. I try to travel and chill, and go out and enjoy the outdoors. That makes you see the real world. Not just in the studio or at concerts. I live it up as normal as I can. — Prince Royce

I do want to give out a positive message and be successful. — Prince Royce

Bachata is expensive to produce because of all of the instruments. — Prince Royce

I always used to sing in the shower, but I never really got into the music until a friend of mine helped me a lot with recording. — Prince Royce

My Valentine's playlist ... you're gonna have to play some Ginuwine. You're gonna have to play some 112. You're gonna have to play some Confession - Usher's - back in the day. You know, a little bit of Prince Royce there, too. — Prince Royce

I spoke English at school and Spanish at home, and I'm always eating Dominican food, listening to Dominican music. — Prince Royce

I love hip-hop, R&B, techno and Latin. — Prince Royce

Most of my fans know I love video games. I say it in every interview, so they know. But one thing that I like doing is skateboarding, I like jet skiing, skydiving. It's like a huge roller coaster ride. Like forty seconds of free-falling. That's some of the stuff I love, daredevil stuff. I like horseback riding. — Prince Royce