I was enamored with music at a very young age. Everything started with kundiman, then evolved to Carpenters, Barbra Streisand, Barry Manilow, and eventually classic rock music.
Since I was five years old, when my mom was still alive, she would just call me. And we would listen to the radio with Barbra Streisand and Karen Carpenter, and she would ask me to sing with her.
I try to avoid gaining weight as much as possible because it hinders my performance onstage. Touring demands so much energy.
I get really homesick inside.
Journey gave me a magic wand, and it's changed the man that I am. I was able to muster this kind of courage that I never, ever had in my life.
Next to my family in Manila, Journey is my family.
I may have done an every-night gig in Hong Kong because I was there for almost 16 years, and in Manila, Philippines, I did gigs there.
I had to give up a lot of foods that I'm accustomed to eating: dairy products, beer, wine, spicy food.
I've known what it's like to survive without a steady job. Growing up in the Philippines, I watched my parents juggle part-time jobs at the corner shop and as tailors, barely able to make ends meet for my three brothers and me.
We were an underprivileged family. My parents were both tailors. We got by. But we only had a few important things in our life.
There are a lot of undiscovered world-class bands across Asia, and we want to find them, help fulfill their dreams, or at least give them initial exposure.
I prefer alkaline water. Good for the vocal cords, especially if you take it in the morning.
I know that there are a lot of people like me out there waiting to be given a break.
