My secret? A desire to work, years of dedication and loving what you do; I can’t live without music. Compay Segundo Read Quote
Every time I talk about this, I say: when the singer is singing, he must be respected, you must be able to hear what he’s saying. You can’t put a trombone and a drum up there, and a microphone on the drum, microphones on everybody. You can’t hear what he’s saying. Compay Segundo Read Quote
When you here a conjunto and you hear another conjunto, you think it’s like a continuation of the first. It’s all the same, same, same. There’s no variety, just the same music. Compay Segundo Read Quote
Ry Cooder for me is a master, a great master that has a wonderful feel for Cuban music. He’s also paid tribute my talent a bit, even though I don’t know half of what he knows. Compay Segundo Read Quote
The music that I play and that I like is traditional music, maybe it’s because of my age. Compay Segundo Read Quote