Enrique Iglesias: On the InsideThe best musician: My father. He's the greatest. He opened doors for other Spanish-speaking singers. What other Latin singer can be heard in an elevator in Taiwan?A goal: That my music can be heard in elevators in Taiwan and Jupiter. Hobbies: Windsurfing in the Caribbean. A color: Black A wish: To have one-fourth of my father's success. A fault: Being too sincere. A dream: To dedicate all my songs to just one person. Loneliness: It's an inspiration... sometimes. We all experience it. You can be surrounded by people and still feel great loneliness, that becomes serious. Your life: My life is... is... The truth is, sometimes I say: 'My God, I can't take this anymore.' But, what am I saying? I'm 22 years old. Now is when I have to take advantage of things. I'm young, I have ambitions, and I have a great public. I should make the most of that because, maybe the following day, I won't have it. Your greatest temptation: A woman. Favorite word: Woman. I'm not a womanizer. I don't like that. A cure for loneliness: Sleeping. Something that makes you sad: Evilness on the part of another person. To fight insomnia: With the TV. It's hard for me to fall asleep, even though once I'm asleep, I sleep a lot. Something that makes you insecure: Everything except singing. Being onstage is the only thing I know how to do well. Your personality is like that of: A dog. When you tell him 'Sit', he sits. I'm faithful to the people who really love me, you realize that immediately. The best gift you have given to a women: Writing her a song. You suffer: When I'm in a country and I see children in the street, working. Your weapon to win a woman's heart: A romantic look. Cabalas: I don't have any. The only thing I do is cross myself before I go onstage to sing. Inspiration: Love. Something that bothers you: Envy, evilness, and when they tell me, "This really is the last photo." A book: The Old Man and the Sea. Your goal: To sing. Your greatest virtue: Singing with my heart. Your ideal woman: Blonde, brunette, tall, short, as long as she's pretty to me. For your friends: I'm capable of anything. "I love my friends above all else." Romanticism: My romanticism is kind of strange. Even though I sing ballads, I find a lot of romanticism in rock, in heavy metal, or in rap. Also, I try to do special little things everyday: invite a girl to dinner, write a poem, serve a cup of coffee to a female friend, give her perfume. Money: People think I live in a gigantic mansion. I live in a small house with two rooms and a kitchen. I drive a Jeep. The truth is, I don't have time to enjoy my money. Your most Spanish features: My accent and eating late. Superstitions: A few silly things, like spilt salt. A fear: Not being happy. Free time: Windsurfing. You go out into the middle of the ocean and you forget about everything. You see God as: A great light. I also see Him in everyday people and occurences. Source: TV y Novelas, Enrique Iglesias Special, 13 October 1997 |