Juanes is sorry about the huge outrage surrounding his upcoming peace concert in Cuba but says that his intentions are truly genuine.
"I deeply regret having caused, let's say, this bad moment," he said in an interview Friday night.
"I have had the opportunity of talking with several leaders of the community to tell them what this is all about, and that's the only truth that exists. The rest I can't control. If they say that I am a communist, that Juanes has political intentions ... I can only control what's in my heart, what's in my mind. We know what we are doing and why we are doing it."
Despite being accused of political affiliations with Cuba's communist system and receiving death threats through Twitter, the Colombian singer still plans to hold his "Peace Without Borders" concert at Havana's Plaza of the Revolution on Sept. 20.
Juanes has been known for his social activism since his first "Peace Without Borders" concert took place in March 2008. That show drew tens of thousands to the border between Venezuela and Colombia.