Jon Secada Quotes

A real active music set, based and really concentrated on what the music's all about. That's what I'm all about - singing and a really good strong music set.
And for me, it's been, not only where I learned, but the people that I met there. Most of the people that I work with are guys that, one way or another, have been associated with the university.
And my career, the things that have happened have happened because of my music education background.
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.
Having a college degree gave me the opportunity to be... well-rounded. Also, the people I met at the university, most of them are still my colleagues now. People I've known for years are all in the industry together.
I grew up in a community that was bilingual. I've done it for a while, singing in both languages.
I grew up speaking both languages, and for me that's really important.
I have a bachelor's and a master's in jazz.
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.
I might be a Cuban American, but I'm also an Afro-Cuban American.
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.
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'm a big believer in education, period.
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.
If you write songs and if you write music that's very sincere and very honest, it's pop music, but it is pop music with a lot of honesty and a lot of heart.
It happened in Miami, in Coral Gables, a great big ol' Cuban wedding. It was pretty intense.
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.
My style is a very universal sound, which is very close to where I grew up.
Oh, yeah, I've always thought of covering some of my influences like Billy Joel, Elton John, Stevie Wonder.
12next›last»
Total Records : 26

Related Books

Author Profile

Votes :
Rating :
AuthorName
Jon Secada
Profession
Musician
BirthDate
04 October, 1962
Country
Cuba
View Profile

Share to your friends..

Related Author

Al Jourgensen Camila Cabello Celia Cruz Compay Segundo Dave Lombardo Jon Secada
view more

Popular Topics

Attitude Death Inspirational Life Love Motivational Nature Positive