I Bit Down Three Nails Rooting For

I Wrote Poetry, Which Got Me Into Lyrics. Stevie Wonder, Carole King, Elton John Pulled Me Into Pop. I Started Singing With A Band - Just For Fun - When I Was 17. And Pretty Soon, I Was Thinking I Could Sing Pop In English As Well As Spanish.

There Are Certain Realities We Must Speak Of With Our Children That Were Not Present When I Was A Child.

Of Course In Miami, Not Denouncing Fidel Castro At Every Turn Is Almost As Bad As Saying Gloria Estefan Can't Sing.

The Reason I’m Not More Political Is Because I Have Music. And From A Young Age, I Needed It. After Prison, My Father Came To America, Joined The Army, Fought In Vietnam - And Was Exposed To Agent Orange. He Died A Slow, Horrible Death. Music Was My Escape.

A Parent That's Upset Or Resentful Is Not Going To Be A Great Paren.