Enrique Iglesias -- in love with love
It's something marvelous, but more than that. For me, love is inspiration itself. I think that 80% of all music is created directly from love. In my case, every one of my songs is born like that. I don't know any other way to write good songs other than from feelings I have experienced -- the very strong sensations of joy or of sorrow that come from love. Have you ever cried over a girl? Of course, yes. I've had very bad times in my sentimental life and it hurts me even to speak about them. I guess you're very open with girls and tell them if you love them. Yes, but only if my sentiments are very deep. In such cases, I can't lie. If I don't really feel in love, I'm not able to say, "I love you." I don't like to play with other people's hearts. In this kind of situation, I like to behave in the proper way. What are you like when you fall in love? I'm a boy! I can be quite shy in my private life. For me, a lot of emotions grow secretly at the bottom of myself and I've convinced that, in the game of love, an intense glance has more power than a long speech. Do you find it easy to talk to girls? No, because I'm really super shy. It's very hard for me to try to meet new girls, but sometimes, I manage to fight against my shyness... I'm not the kind of guy who shows off and pretends he is something he's not. I'm no show off. For example, I don't like to travel first class and I've never had my own Ferrari. It's probably just as well... because I must admit that, as a driver, I'm a danger. When you're going out with a girl, do you need much time to know if she's the right one? I can't explain it, but I know immediately if she's the right one. I believe a lot in my intuition. It has saved my life more than once. You're very famous. Does it help you meet girls? People always think that once you get famous or you get very well known, everything is suddenly easier. In reality, it's really complicated. But I must admit that when I began as a singer, girls who never looked at me before began to be conscious of my existence... They acted like I was suddenly a very interesting person. The most crazy thing is that until that moment, nobody had never tried to pick me up. Has being famous ever backfired? Yes, it has. It's something very perverse, because when you begin to get famous and you really like a girl and you tell her what you feel for her, she doesn't believe you! She's telling herself: "I'll only be one more name on his list, and I don't want that..." What kind of girl attracts you, in particular? I don't have radical criteria. Anything may happen with any kind of girl. It's a question of feeling. I'm very open minded. Do you want to settle down and get married? Yes. When you get married, your partnership enters a new part of its evolution. Some people say marriage can kill love, but I don't think so. It doesn't mean that it's the end of everything. It depends on you... and on her. Getting married is one thing that I see in a very cool way. I'd like it to happen to me one day. |
Enrique Iglesias may be the son of crooner Julio Iglesias, but he's got what it takes to be famous all by himself. With the smash hits, "Bailamos," "Rhythm Divine" and "Be With You" -- not to mention his smoldering good looks -- Enrique's talent has made its mark. eteen talked with Enrique to find out what he thinks about love, relationships and girls...