I like to laugh. I believe laughter is the best antitode against any poison, including the poison of the tongues.

I'm not a photographer or a painter, I'm above all a musician and the rest interests me because I like art in all it's expressions.

Nowadays we don't travel anymore. We transport ourselves from one place to another. For me, travelling encompasses the stories in the middle.

I think that in every artistic expression there's something personal, whether it's a song, a painting, or a photograph. You can't separate your way of seeing things from it. What I try to avoid is people listening to my songs thinking of my personal life or anecdotes. Imagine if you knew the stories behind all the songs of your favourite artists!

The concept of time is what makes us old. It really doesn't matter what age you are but how you got there.

The grammy is given by my peers, the people in the media and the music business therefore it's extremely important because it's recognition of your work but I would give up my 15 grammys for the assurance that someone will listen to my album and enjoy it.

What's the best part of being Alejandro Sanz?

To be able to do what I love, write the songs I want to write and take my career to where I want to take it. But above all, to be able to express myself.

On his tattoo:

In the part of the United Nations building where all the leaders have to speak there is a replica of the Guernica. The day that they spoke about the Iraq war they covered it. They didn't dare speak in front of a work of that caliber that expresses all the horrors of war.

On An English Album:

If I ever do that, all I can promise is that it will be because of an artistic urge and not for marketing reasons.

I don't sing 'pretty'. I give it all my soul.