Taboo

I grew up listening to a lot of hiphop music and R'n'B. Bands like A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Big Daddy Kane, Boogie Down Productions, Cypress Hill, New Edition, Bob Marley, Prince, Stevie Wonder, and a lot of Spanish music.

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 if somebody plays it. We actually go out and buy these types of things and support different forms of music because we love them.

I'm happily married; I love to spend time with my wife going to movies, restaurants and travelling.

We thought: 'Let's write songs about our relationships, the world, our anxieties - let's make the most of this.'

We just love international music. We love the climate of that sound, it's that pulse that we just have to appreciate.

You really need to stop and appreciate what you have, the love you have from your family, your friends, the love that you have for yourself.

Our show is all about energy and all about the skill, so we never have to alter it for different audiences, although maybe we might get crazier at a punk-rock show. With kids moshing and crowd-surfing, we might have to get crazy as well.

Our first major hit was 'Where Is the Love.' That was what best represented us bringing people together, no matter what walk of life, and no matter what culture or creed.

My life got turned upside down when I found out I had cancer.

I'm a b-boy for life. I'm a dancer, I started with free style dancing and b-boying during the ‘80s and I always said to myself that when I get the chance to do my own thing, I will always have the b-boy element and the dance element because that's where I come from."

Life is too short to be serious.

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 Gomez, you have cancer.' My life flashed before my eyes. I thought about my kids, I thought about my wife. Nothing prepares you for the shock of someone telling you you have that horrible disease.