As far as pleasures, you've got to have limits. You shouldn't have too much of good things, so you'll always have a desire for more and you won't get bored.

The roots of Cuban music are in my head.

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.

My secret? A desire to work, years of dedication and loving what you do; I can't live without music.

Can you imagine that Cuba and Europe's youth, who had forgotten about traditional music, who only thought of rock music, are now looking back towards their grandparents? That is a phenomenon.

Towns are suffering from all these things, we should unite until we are all satisfied, man cannot be killing each other as if we were animals, as if we had no culture; that is a lack of culture.

When it comes to musicians, I'm like the daddy of musicians here in Cuba.

I've done a lot of things away from my homeland.

Cubans are frantic when it comes to appreciating music.

I'll only stop singing when I'm in my grave.

As long as your heart beats, one is never too old.

Serving God should elevate our level of excellence in every part of our lives.

A period of lewdness and shamelessness exists with the highest type of manic delirium.

I think the news people no longer have any idea of what covering the news is.

Fly fishing or any other sport fishing, is an end in itself and not a game or competition among fishermen. . . .

In a place where there are no humans, one must strive to be human.

I was 16-years-old when I appeared on 'American Idol,' and the show was my boot camp. It was a crazy, stressful at times, experience.

I don't care who's on the label, because I have a job to do.

Here's my rule about shoes, buy them.

One hand washes the other.

Isn't she lovely made from love?