Jon Secada Quotes

I grew up in a community that was bilingual. I've done it for a while, singing in both languages.

There's something about prime time television and the way the song is going to come off on the air. I'm very concerned, very self-conscious about that.

I grew up speaking both languages, and for me that's really important.

For me, I can only do that from my own experience with people I've known and things that I've lived and experienced. That's what good pop music is all about, pop music that does reach out to people. It's very personalized and very real, honest and sincere.

For me, there's still a lot of room to grow; I'm just happy that I have so much more to give.

It happened in Miami, in Coral Gables, a great big ol' Cuban wedding. It was pretty intense.

Even before I became a recording artist, I did other things in music. I was a teacher, I did studio work, and I was an arranger and a producer.

My style is a very universal sound, which is very close to where I grew up.

I write in English first, and then I translate to Spanish. I've always felt more comfortable with the English side of things first.

My intention when I came into this industry was to be a musician, not necessarily a recording artist, just a musician in general. And that's the reason I went to college and got my degree, which has been great for me. It's helped me a lot with my career.

And my career, the things that have happened have happened because of my music education background.

I just lived it and did my own thing without looking over my shoulder. I think I'm very lucky, considering when I started everything, and the fact that I have a masters in music, and I've always worked in music, and that's what I wanted to do.

Well, I always wanted to be educated and be prepared.

I'm a big believer in education, period.

I started in high school to be interested in music and from there, I decided to study in college. Yeah, you're right, I did start late, but luckily, because of my schooling, I picked up a lot of ground pretty quick.

This record has a lot of influences that I'd love to cover, like Marvin Gaye and Earth, Wind and Fire. Maybe I'll do some covers of my major influences during my live show.

I was a teacher for a long time. I taught at a community college: voice, theory, humanities. And nowadays, music education is a dying thing. Funding is being cut more and more and more.

I have a bachelor's and a master's in jazz.

So, when I got the contract for my album, even though it was an English record, my manager insisted on making sure we would record in Spanish as well, and it worked out really well for me.

I might be a Cuban American, but I'm also an Afro-Cuban American.

If there was any other place I would live, other than Miami, it would be California. It's beautiful. The weather is just gorgeous, I love being here, too.