Bad Bunny shows off his softer side

The global music superstar appears at Super Bowl LX PreGame & Apple Music Halftime Show press conference without the swag

San Francisco, CA (News4usonline) – Bad Bunny is that guy. He’s a global hitmaking music machine. His fan base spans the international market. He’s a Grammy winner. And now Bad Bunny can leave his mark as one of the most celebrated artists to grace the stage during a Super Bowl halftime show. 

While history waits on its judgement, Bad Bunny came to stage at the Super Bowl LX PreGame & Apple Music Halftime Show press conference with a lot of energy and plenty of charisma to hand out as he provided a small peep into the window of who he is. 

As the revered King of Latin Trap music, Bad Bunny (Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio) showed that he can be funny at times and engaging at other moments. He also showed some vulnerability. 

Near the end of the presser, he was asked who has been the biggest influence in his life prior to his becoming the celebrity personality he has become. The question seemed to put the global superstar into a quagmire as he took a measured approach to answering. 

The response that Bad Bunny offered was simple but very relatable to the audience. 

“The first person that came…I have to say my mom, cause you said that it was before that I became this, and the first person that comes to my mind is my mom because she believed in me,” he said. 

He went on to say, “And I’m not talking about my music career, just talking about before everything. She believed in me as a person, as a human. She believed in me in my decisions, in my opinions, in my taste, in my choices. And she believes that I could be a good person, you know, smart guy, talent…I think that’s what got me here, you know.”

Without question that became the tear-jerker moment of the jam-packed press conference. That question was followed up by a student-reporter who asked Bad Bunny what would he be doing if he didn’t have a career in music. 

Bad Bunny gave a delayed and extended response, but finally came around to saying he could see himself doing anything but music. 

“Watching the Super Bowl at home,” Bad Bunny replied as the audience broke out in laughter. “I don’t know. I think anything. I don’t know if I could be anything else. When I sit down and I see my whole life when I go back, I say this was the only thing that I’ve ever wanted. And if not, I know that I was going to be still a good person. There’s nothing. I actually like this. I love this.”

Bad Bunny loves making music. People love listening to it. He won three awards at the 2026 Grammys, which will only serve to elevate his stature in the music industry. 

His No. 1 smash hit “I like It” in collaboration with Cardi B. and J Balvin rode the Billboard charts for 51 weeks and found its way to the No. 1 spot.    

The song, which hit the charts in 2018, remains Bad Bunny’s biggest hit to date, although singles like “DTMF” (No. 2), Baile Inolvidable (No. 3), and Moscow Mule (No.4) have added to his musical legacy. 

It’s a good thing that Bad Bunny is a musical genius because he admitted that he is no good at sports. 

“I’m not good at sports, but I do love sports,” he remarked. “I come from Puerto Rico. There’s a huge sports culture. There’s baseball, boxing, and basketball. Actually, we have a player playing in the Super Bowl from Puerto Rico. I grew up watching sports, playing sports…very bad, but I truly love sports. Actually, it’s one of my favorite combinations-like sports with music is where I really feel…I don’t know. There’s something that makes me feel passionate about that.” 

In getting back to the music side of things, Bad Bunny took the time to discuss what his album “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” which won a Grammy for Album of the Year, has meant to him culturally and musically. The project, he said, was all about re-connecting with who he is.  

“That record teached me a lot,” Bad Bunny said. “I think it’s one of the most, if not the most, I think most special project that I have ever worked on because it brought me to here. I wasn’t looking for anything. I wasn’t looking for the album of the year at the Grammys, also at the Latin Grammys. I wasn’t looking to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show. I just was looking for connect[ion] with my roots, connect[ion] with my people. More than ever, connect with myself, with my history and my culture. And I did it in a very honest way.”