Luis Fonsi Quotes

Certain jazz musicians just copy what was done 100 years ago. The music won't grow if nobody takes a risk.

I've never been one to just play safe music and think that's all there is to it.

Miles Davis would have this lineup of all these amazing musicians and one day would just say, 'We're done.' After tons of great records and tickets sold, he said, 'Now I'm going to grow my hair out and play my horn through a wah-wah pedal.' Rather than play it safe, he went on.

That's the thing about musicians: The priority is to create something new that's never been before. And you put your life on the line every time that you play.

I think to try to make new music and new ideas, you have to push the boundaries of existing music.

It's like, how do you continue to make records that are representative of who you are that your fans will recognize as your band, while still trying to push things forward and present new sounds for people.

Never try to make the same record twice, even when people are screaming for the same sound.

Now U2's not my favorite band, but I do respect them, and in the same way I respect Bowie: They change without fear of change.

I think there have to be Bachs and Beethovens. We may have - there are so many more people. Musical training is available to so many more, but it may be that we've hit a right wall in terms of accessible styles and since we demand innovation as a criterion of genius, there may not be more innovative styles to be found.

To keep creating something with this type of music, you have to take it out of the box.

What I really like doing is taking risks, musically.

What happened with reggaeton is that many artists kept recycling the same sound. But there are a lot of reggaeton artists that are still in their prime - like Daddy Yankee - because they've chosen to continue growing, to offer people more than just reggaeton. That's where I learned to always be able to try something new and not be afraid.

I'm trying to do different music, and I'm trying to be out of the box.

Nothing I'm doing musically is revolutionary in any way, shape, or form.

Especially with Fantomas, i'm just trying to stretch out what the band can do. Figuring out, really, on the job or on recordings, what I can or can't get away with.

I'm always going to be experimenting musically, trying new things.

If you're always playing the correct notes, there's something wrong - you're not searching; you're not reaching for anything.

I've always taken it upon myself to be a pioneer or a leader, and create a different sound, not just go by what the radio is playing at the time.

In music, I wanted to make sure I was innovating.

The goal is never be a copycat of ourselves. It's more along the lines of taking risks in our music.

There is a reactionary conservative side of classical music, which is not the most exciting side of it. The side that draws me in, there's a real encouragement of risk-taking, going back to masters of that tradition like Beethoven and Bartok and Stravinsky.

A lot of people from my generation of music are so focused on playing things correctly or to perfection that they're stuck in that safe place.

I am optimistic about the future of music.

Maybe the biggest thing that I've learned musically is that anything is possible. Things can work when maybe they don't seem like they can.

We wanted to offer something new to our audience. I hate it when bands stop taking chances.