Apl has a lot of songs that are paying homage to his native tongue. He's from the Philippines. He has songs inspired… — Taboo Copy Share Image
When I went to Standing Rock, it opened my mind, as did going to Indian reservations and speaking to kids about music… — Taboo Copy Share Image
It's powerful when you're able to celebrate your culture, but also bring the arts and music to the masses. — Taboo Copy Share Image
We have songs that are inspired by the Latin side. We have songs that are inspired by rock, African rhythms. Whatever country… — Taboo Copy Share Image
We thought: 'Let's write songs about our relationships, the world, our anxieties - let's make the most of this.' — Taboo Copy Share Image
We grew up with break-dancing and MCing, the old school, that whole era of just having a good time and knowing that… — Taboo Copy Share Image
My personal music style is very Latin and very soulful. It's dance meets hip-hop. — Taboo Copy Share Image
We just love international music. We love the climate of that sound, it's that pulse that we just have to appreciate. — Taboo Copy Share Image
It's more about the music and doing good shows than it is about our ethnicities. We're not trying to label ourselves as… — Taboo Copy Share Image
We want to be able to make our own songs and write our own arrangements. We want to incorporate the live sound… — Taboo Copy Share Image
From alternative to Brazilian to hip-hop to old R&B, that's what we listen to. And we don't just listen to it only… — Taboo Copy Share Image
I did something that's a no-no in the music industry. I cut my hair. For years, my hair was my stamp. 'Oh,… — Taboo Copy Share Image
Before the music and before the fame, I loved Apl for Allan Pineda, for being a brother that he is and for… — Taboo Copy Share Image
Apl, my bandmate, is from the Philippines. He came to America in 1989, and the first person he met was Will.i.am. And… — Taboo Copy Share Image
I grew up listening to a lot of hiphop music and R'n'B. Bands like A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Big… — Taboo Copy Share Image
Black Eyed Peas music appealed to everybody and that's why we incorporated EDM influences, dance influences, house influences, and we mashed it… — Taboo Copy Share Image
Brazilian music has always been a part of us, but it's even more valuable now because of the sentiment or the theme… — Taboo Copy Share Image
They didn't tell me what type of cancer I had. They didn't tell me what stage I was in. They just told me, 'Mr… — Taboo Copy Share
In L.A., we played rock venues because we had a band, which hip-hop venues couldn't accommodate. And within that, we created a show which… — Taboo Copy Share
I know that being in the entertainment business... my first son, I had to sacrifice being away, being on tour a lot and I… — Taboo Copy Share
We thought: 'Let's write songs about our relationships, the world, our anxieties - let's make the most of this.' — Taboo Copy Share
We just decided to make our dancing as important as our MCing and our production. It's an element in hip-hop that a lot of… — Taboo Copy Share
I was in a group called Pablo, while Will.i.am and apl.de.ap were a part of the Atban Klann. They signed to Ruthless Records with… — Taboo Copy Share
All I've got to say is if I'm a sellout, I'm selling out arenas all over the world, and I'd rather be selling out… — Taboo Copy Share
You really need to stop and appreciate what you have, the love you have from your family, your friends, the love that you have… — Taboo Copy Share
As long as you're having fun and being positive and progressive, I'm going to say you're living a Zumbao lifestyle. — Taboo Copy Share
Apl, my bandmate, is from the Philippines. He came to America in 1989, and the first person he met was Will.i.am. And then, I… — Taboo Copy Share
I grew up in a predominantly Asian and Mexican community, and because I did breakdance and poplock and all that, I did get a… — Taboo Copy Share
