Romeo Santos Quotes

As a songwriter, I've always loved to tell stories. But in my band, it was always about what would make sense for a band to put out.

I wrote 'Despacito' with my guitar, but where you can tweak a lot is in the production.

I'd love to work with Drake. I got Drake beats.

I do feel most at home playing live, but the feeling of getting into the studio to see the new songs take shape was really incredible.

I wrote songs with the guys from Air Supply for their record... So I was just writing songs.

I'm not really gonna stop. We've got so much stuff to do, so many songs we talked about, so many things to record.

I love being in the studio, and I am a huge fan of live music. Without writing good stuff in the studio, you have nothing to play live.

Starting a band is the easy part. Once you've formed the band, you have to tell a story, and that story requires songs. And not just good songs, but great songs. After a while, great songs won't do - they have to be the best. Success doesn't make it any easier. Each time I start a new record, it's a brand-new search.

I'd love to collaborate with Drake. I think he's awesome.

I know what it takes to put a record together, so I'm not looking for people to come in and shape it.

I sit and write songs alone and then get together with people to help me flesh it out into a recording.

When you're making a record, you try to achieve stylistically what fits on you. Like a good old coat, you know what I mean?

By the end of it, you never know how it's going to turn out. Hopefully if I pick the right songs and put the right melodies on it and all the collaboration works out. it's a win-win situation.

I have yet to have a successful outcome of sitting in a room with someone and trying to write a song. The way that I generally co-write is that someone else writes the music or part of the music.

I usually prepare a track and then I work with the artist when it's time to do the vocals.

I did this thing with Trisha Yearwood, a song called 'The Price.' I had been sitting on it for a while, because I figured, you know, this really needs a good singer.

I started trying to do my own music at home, and I was like, 'You know what, I can play the guitar, sort of. And I can do these things, sort of. And I can make these crazy noises on my computer, sort of. But I need a ridiculously good drummer. I need someone to help me with string arrangements.'

I mean, I don't think I would call Claus to do an album of big band tunes. You know, just like arrangers write for the artist they have in mind; you have to keep in mind if you're going to work with Claus Ogerman. You invite him to do what he does.

I have always thought it was important to maintain some connection for myself to what it takes to make a song work by myself, to put a song across to an audience by myself.

I'm good at melody - I'll write the top-line melody and ideal words I want to go with it. But I'm not that good at writing lyrics. I bounce those back and forth with songwriters or someone who can sing.

I have a lot of songs, and I'd love to do some more recording with the band.

No matter what I'm doing for myself or someone else, I'm constantly writing and working on other people's albums.

People come to me to write songs that will be successful for them, and they allow me the freedom to do so.

Penn and I want to write a record together.

When it comes to production and the overall sound, I don't really have a lot of intentions with it. I start off with melody and a lyrical idea, and then build off of that story.