Juan Karlos has now spent close to half of his life in the limelight, and he's not even 24 yet. Here, the musician sits down with Esquire Philippines to talk about riding the wave of young superstardom, separating the mass-market celebrity from the artist, his musical process, and more. https://bit.ly/4ahvWYK
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00:00 [singing]
00:14 As a kid, I wanted to have the recognition from other musicians.
00:24 Like, "Hey, I'm a musician as well."
00:29 I was coming from a different place, showbiz.
00:32 I did all the things that I wasn't supposed to do as showbiz personality.
00:38 Get tattoos.
00:40 Drink and whatnot.
00:45 And found myself being there in the underground.
00:49 See, all of a sudden, like, "Wow, this is amazing. I love this."
00:52 It fueled so much passion.
00:56 [music]
01:01 There's really no persona, it's just a mode.
01:04 Work mode, what are we doing now?
01:06 Music? I'll wear my musician hat.
01:08 And then I'll think like a musician.
01:10 If I'm doing acting, I'll think like an actor.
01:15 I'm not trying to separate music from my acting work.
01:23 I'm just trying to separate the music I make for music
01:26 versus music that I make for acting or for film.
01:30 I love both. I really love both.
01:33 Because they're just really outfits for me.
01:36 [music]
01:45 [music fades]
01:50 [BLANK_AUDIO]