Arnel Pineda

I'm based in San Francisco, although I don't usually stay long in one place because we are always moving, we are always on the road. So most of the time, we stay in hotels. ”

The first time we played in Berlin, there was this guy who went into the show expecting Steve Perry. He was so frustrated, he threw this paper cup filled with beer on me. ”

With streaming concerts, we can all be together at the same time: the whole world, all at once, can be sitting front row from wherever they are in the world. ”

I was enamored with music at a very young age. Everything started with kundiman, then evolved to Carpenters, Barbra Streisand, Barry Manilow, and eventually classic rock music. ”

I like to keep my voice going. I don't want it to lose its chops. You know, as you age, it's easier for you to lose it. ”

I think my mother was there all the time. Every time I thought I was almost dying and gave up hope in my life, I felt like she was whispering in my ear and asking me, 'Why are you doing this?' ”

I am a great believer in alkaline water which lessens the acid in my system. ”

When I was 12, my mother passed away from heart failure, leaving us in grief and in debt from her medical bills. ”

I like to plan. I like to see the future. ”