Mario Vazquez

Mario: Once the album drops, we're going to be on a major tour. Right now we're trying to book an opening act spot, I'm hoping maybe Christina Aguilera when she decides to do a tour. That's someone I like and am interested in working with in the future. As well as Alicia Keys, hoping maybe that will come back out since she's my labelmate. We're gonna do the whole promotion bit. I feel like I was born to sing, the most comfortable I feel is on stage, if they want me they can have me.

Mario: I feel like I'm representing a Nuyorican vibe Not necessarily Boricua... Me being Latino, I'm representing Latinos. For myself, I just wanna get clear that I'm a musician, no matter what I am. Latino, Chino, I'm a musician first. That's my love, I want to make beautiful music for everyone. I want to represent my culture right, but I just want to represent myself as an artist. I want to evolve, that was really important to me, longevity. My opinion of other idols and how the show works every season. People get caught up, its like a factory, now that I see it. It's a catch 22, you gotta impress the people because if you don't, it will eat you up and spit you out. This industry's real hard, you gotta make sure you stand out.

Mario: I have aunts and uncles who play music and my Mom used to make me sing when I was six!

Mario: I feel this record represents everything I enjoy listening to and that it shows my versatility as an artist. It's edgier, grittier than people who saw me on 'Idol' might expect: I wanted to make an album that is a 100% me. Now it's time to put it out there and see what happens: I just hope it does well.