"Life is only one, and I’m going to live it"
About this Quote
The first clause, “Life is only one,” acknowledges scarcity without melodrama. It’s not a cry of nihilism; it’s a practical reckoning. The second clause snaps into agency: “I’m going to live it.” That pivot matters. Plenty of people say life is short; fewer insist on authorship. The emphasis is not on pleasure at any cost, but on ownership: deciding what counts as “living” when fame, expectation, and scrutiny are designed to decide for you.
In Bad Bunny’s cultural context, the line also lands as a Puerto Rican, Latin trap-to-pop superstar’s answer to being turned into a spokesperson, a symbol, a product. His career has been defined by high-visibility choices-gender-fluid fashion, political candor, genre restlessness-that invite both celebration and backlash. The quote functions like a permission slip to himself and his audience: you don’t have to wait for approval to inhabit your own identity.
It works because it’s simple enough to chant and specific enough to mean something: not “live your best life,” but live your actual one, on purpose.
Quote Details
| Topic | Life |
|---|---|
| Source | "La vida es una y yo la voy a vivir" from song: La Romana, X 100PRE (2018) |
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Citation Formats
APA Style (7th ed.)
Bunny, Bad. (2026, January 30). Life is only one, and I’m going to live it. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/life-is-only-one-and-im-going-to-live-it-184786/
Chicago Style
Bunny, Bad. "Life is only one, and I’m going to live it." FixQuotes. January 30, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/life-is-only-one-and-im-going-to-live-it-184786/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"Life is only one, and I’m going to live it." FixQuotes, 30 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/life-is-only-one-and-im-going-to-live-it-184786/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.












