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I hated sunsets for a long time.
The Black Eyed Peas is a family.
I doubted myself for a long time.
Singapore ladies are very beautiful.
I can do somersaults and back flips.
Someday' talks about a dream of mine.
The Philippines is where the love is.
Mentoring artists is something I love.
When a window closes another one opens
I was born blind in Sapangbato in Angeles City.
All my life, I believe in overcoming challenges.
I have introduced Filipino culture to the world.
Growing up, I've always kinda been into academics.
My friends, they can't beat me in pool or bowling.
I like to cook chicken adobo and do my own laundry.
When I dance, I picture myself and the floor in my head.
Music gave me that neutral lane to relate with everyone.
I have memories of being on the farm with my grandfather.
You have to keep pushing yourself and reinventing yourself.
I am proud to be Pinoy and I never forget where I came from.
My computer's the first thing I'd save if my house was burning down.
We wanted to make music to fit with the way we live and celebrate life.
I'm good at shapes. If I'm not close, even if it's big, I can't read it.
There's no reason but luck that I'm in one of the biggest bands in music.
Until I discovered hip-hop, I felt I wasn't going to accomplish anything.
Be authentic about what you produce and there will always be an audience.
It is very important for me to give forward in helping out every Filipino.
Being adopted was my motivation to help others by first becoming successful.
If we go to a party, I'll just be chilling in the corner, absorbing everything.
We come up with slogans on the road and then we start putting them on the songs.
I had poor eyesight when I was young and despite that, I was making good grades.
Growing up for me in the Philippines was hard to read comic books because I'm blind.
Everybody wanted to be Michael Jackson. That's how Will and I got to know each other.
Coming from the Philippines to the U.S. did shape me in that it gave me perseverance.
There were a lot of gangs in high school. Instead of being in a gang, I decided to dance.
I'm fascinated by the Philippines because I'm from here. I was born here. I'm a Filipino.
In every Filipino family, the children always want to help the parents… that was my goal.
Music is common language. I can sing 'Bebot' in front of white people and they will dance.
You also have to surround yourself with people who have the same dreams and values as you do.
Back then we were young, we would just mash all forms of music together and come up with something.
I doubted myself for a long time... I'm comfortable not using my vision. I weave around my problems.
I'm proud of who I am, where I came from, what I was born into, and I would represent that till I die.
I would take the jeepney all the way to Angeles City, and that's how I got introduced to break dancing.
Coming from the Philippines, my whole goal was to support my family and have a better living situation.
It was already hard enough growing up in the Philippines but imagine being blind, that's 10 times harder.
My being in America and being adopted from the Philippines have given me motivation and drive as an artist.
There's the fine line between presenting your culture and learning about other cultures so it becomes global.
We're always in the studio pretty much, either at home or on the road, trying to come up with new ideas and stuff.
The Peapod Foundation provides tools and mentors encouraging children to express themselves through music and art.
Me, I'm just gonna keep spreading the word about 'We Can Be Anything' campaign among Fil-Am communities in the U.S.