Not only I am an adoptee, but I also want to prove to everyone that being legally blind with a rare eye disease called Nystagmus that you can do and be anything if you put your mind to it and believe in yourself.

It is very important for me to give forward in helping out every Filipino.

I was sponsored to go to the U.S. and became a Black Eyed Peas, and now I'm paying it forward and helping other children like me.

It was already hard enough growing up in the Philippines but imagine being blind, that's 10 times harder.

I have pursued my dream and I believe it is important to give back because I have been given the opportunity to be what I am now.

I want to leave this earth knowing that I did something. I made a difference in someone's life.

When you become successful, it is not just money that makes you happy.

Singapore ladies are very beautiful.

I remember I told my mom that I was scared. I asked her, how will I talk to everyone in English? And my mom gave me a dictionary, where I learned one day at a time.

I am proud to be Pinoy and I never forget where I came from.

You also have to surround yourself with people who have the same dreams and values as you do.

You have to keep pushing yourself and reinventing yourself.

Mentoring artists is something I love.

Our first conversation went like: ‘So, what do you do in the Philippines for fun?' ‘Well, I like to rap and breakdance.' And Will was like, ‘What?? Me too!' That sparked our friendship and from then on, we were inseparable.

When Will and I were growing up in Los Angeles, his girlfriends were always Israeli, so we'd always be hanging out with Israelis in L.A.

We've had great experiences in Israel - besides traveling around, we got to go to some clubs. We didn't really know how the nightlife would be in Tel Aviv, and we were surprised how big the party was and what a high level the clubs and music were at.

To me, it's pretty much the same thing - I just love playing music. But the cool thing about DJing is that I get to play other people's music, I can mix it up between our songs and a variety of musical genres. It also enables me to be more intimate with the audience.

We're always in the studio pretty much, either at home or on the road, trying to come up with new ideas and stuff.

We met Ferg at one of our shows in L.A. She gave us her number. For the song 'Shut Up' on Elephunk, we needed a vocalist. Someone said 'yo, remember that white girl - we should get her in the studio.' Since then, we've become friends. She's one of the guys now, she isn't just a girl.

I came to the U.S. to have opportunities. I saw a lot of people in gangs. I just didn't understand that - you live in the U.S., you have all these opportunities. And then you get in a gang?

There were a lot of gangs in high school. Instead of being in a gang, I decided to dance.

Everybody wanted to be Michael Jackson. That's how Will and I got to know each other.

In every Filipino family, the children always want to help the parents… that was my goal.

I just wanted to have an education.