Pitbull
Birthday: 14 January 1981, Miami, Florida, USA
Birth Name: Armando Christian Pérez
Height: 170 cm
Pitbull was born on January 14, 1981 in Miami, Florida, USA as Armando Christian Pérez.
I work hard. But I play hard, too.
I work hard. But I play hard, too.
I'm in the major league now.
I'm in the major league now.
It's all about music, because music is basically what's... been my avenue out of maybe being involve Show more
It's all about music, because music is basically what's... been my avenue out of maybe being involved in things I shouldn't be. Hide
Music is my hustle.
Music is my hustle.
My kids can't eat awards.
My kids can't eat awards.
One night I'll be in Los Angeles and it'll be a Latin crowd, and then another night I'll go to Fresn Show more
One night I'll be in Los Angeles and it'll be a Latin crowd, and then another night I'll go to Fresno and it'll be an all-black crowd. To me, that's the beauty of the music. Hide
I'm definitely someone who enjoys life and wakes up with a ball of energy.
I'm definitely someone who enjoys life and wakes up with a ball of energy.
I already had three strikes against me. One, I have light skin. Two, I'm from Miami, which wasn't ge Show more
I already had three strikes against me. One, I have light skin. Two, I'm from Miami, which wasn't getting looked at at the time. Three, I'm Cuban. But now, I've made everything that stacked against me into a virtue. Hide
Any time I see anything moving onstage, I'm cautious about it.
Any time I see anything moving onstage, I'm cautious about it.
Music to me is something I did as a hobby.
Music to me is something I did as a hobby.
I think of fans like a barbershop. I want that debate.
I think of fans like a barbershop. I want that debate.
Donald Trump, ten cuidado con El Chapo, papo! (Donald Trump, watch out for El Chapo, dude!)
Donald Trump, ten cuidado con El Chapo, papo! (Donald Trump, watch out for El Chapo, dude!)
As Americans, which I suffer from myself, we have ADD.
As Americans, which I suffer from myself, we have ADD.
In any country when you throw something in somebody's face, it's disrespectful.
In any country when you throw something in somebody's face, it's disrespectful.
This industry is 90 percent business, 10 percent talent.
This industry is 90 percent business, 10 percent talent.
I'm here to entertain.
I'm here to entertain.
I won't perform in Cuba until there's no more Castro and there's a free Cuba. To me, Cuba's the bigg Show more
I won't perform in Cuba until there's no more Castro and there's a free Cuba. To me, Cuba's the biggest prison in the world, and I would be very hypocritical were I to perform there. Hide
You can't get much whiter than me.
You can't get much whiter than me.
I like to keep my money at the end of the day.
I like to keep my money at the end of the day.
My owner is life and that's what I fight for.
My owner is life and that's what I fight for.
I'm taking all the negatives in my life, and turning them into a positive.
I'm taking all the negatives in my life, and turning them into a positive.
Every time I reach a new audience, that means I'm doing something right.
Every time I reach a new audience, that means I'm doing something right.
I make music with no boundaries.
I make music with no boundaries.
Look, Pitbull is a product.
Look, Pitbull is a product.
If you continue to work hard, let that be the fuel to your fire.
If you continue to work hard, let that be the fuel to your fire.
With all the negativity going on in the world right now, people need an escape. When you give them a Show more
With all the negativity going on in the world right now, people need an escape. When you give them a hit record or a great record, it allows them to escape for at least three to four minutes. They're not thinking bills or economy or immigration or war when you create that kind of ambiance. Hide
I don't agree when the USA, that lives by a constitution, says, OK, just because you look this way, Show more
I don't agree when the USA, that lives by a constitution, says, OK, just because you look this way, we're going to ask you for your documentation, or you gotta go back to your country. Hide
When I get in the studio the idea is just to work and bang out as many as I can.
When I get in the studio the idea is just to work and bang out as many as I can.
I look at this game from a different perspective.
I look at this game from a different perspective.
The people in Cuba, they know what I stand for, and there's a lot of people in Cuba that stand for t Show more
The people in Cuba, they know what I stand for, and there's a lot of people in Cuba that stand for the same. But they can't say it. Hide
I feel like I've been fighting in music and creating new ways and new opportunities to make things w Show more
I feel like I've been fighting in music and creating new ways and new opportunities to make things work even when people thought it wouldn't. Hide
I'm taking a lot of freestyle music and flipping it.
I'm taking a lot of freestyle music and flipping it.
I'm no longer an artist, I'm a business partner.
I'm no longer an artist, I'm a business partner.
I grew up around salsa, merengue, bachata, bass music, freestyle, hip-hop, techno, house, rave.
I grew up around salsa, merengue, bachata, bass music, freestyle, hip-hop, techno, house, rave.
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