Ricky Martin says he takes his kids on the road for stability

OTTAWA, June 5 (UPI) -- Ricky Martin opened up about his life as a father during an interview with Entertainment Tonight Canada that aired Tuesday.

The 42-year-old Puerto Rican pop star joked during his interview that his "pants are made out of Velcro" so that his 5-year-old twin sons Matteo and Valentino "just stick to me everywhere I go."

"A lot of people say, 'But Rick, kids, they need stability.' I'm their stability," Martin said. "They were born on the road, so they come with me everywhere and they like it. If they spend too much time in the same place, they go, 'Dad, what's next?'"

"They've been to every museum in the world, they've been to every zoo in the world, so they're having a good time," the singer continued of his jet-setting twins.

The Living La Vida Loca singer welcomed Matteo and Valentino via surrogate mother in August 2008. He publicly came out as gay two years later in a statement posted to his website.

Asked if the children had inherited his musical gifts, the singer said that "they have something."

"It's very beautiful to see my kids playing drums, with a beat. At least one of them. The other is a little bit more hippieish. He's more into nature and water and swimming and flowers. But there is one that is very musical, let's see how it goes," he added.