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.
Music is my hustle.
Music is my hustle.
You can't get much whiter than me.
You can't get much whiter than me.
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.
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.
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 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 ...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. Show less «
My owner is life and that's what I fight for.
My owner is life and that's what I fight for.
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 think of fans like a barbershop. I want that debate.
I think of fans like a barbershop. I want that debate.
Any time I see anything moving onstage, I'm cautious about it.
Any time I see anything moving onstage, I'm cautious about it.
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...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. Show less «
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...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. Show less «
My kids can't eat awards.
My kids can't eat awards.
I work hard. But I play hard, too.
I work hard. But I play hard, too.
I look at this game from a different perspective.
I look at this game from a different perspective.
I like to keep my money at the end of the day.
I like to keep my money at the end of the day.
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.
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...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. Show less «
As Americans, which I suffer from myself, we have ADD.
As Americans, which I suffer from myself, we have ADD.
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'm in the major league now.
I'm in the major league now.
I'm here to entertain.
I'm here to entertain.
I make music with no boundaries.
I make music with no boundaries.
This industry is 90 percent business, 10 percent talent.
This industry is 90 percent business, 10 percent talent.
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.
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.
Music to me is something I did as a hobby.
Music to me is something I did as a hobby.
Look, Pitbull is a product.
Look, Pitbull is a product.
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.
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.
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 ...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. Show less «
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 document...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. Show less «
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.
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!)
Bufo
Himself - Musical guest, Himself - Guest Judge
Pitbull