I'm Very Excited About This Wonderful Opportunity

We Protect Aspirin Bottles In This Country Better Than We Protect Guns From Accidents By Children.

This Blend Of Musicians On '90 Millas' Is Historically Significant On A Number Of Levels. This Is The First And Quite Possibly The Last Time That All Of These Legendary Artists Will Play Together On One Cd.

My Family Was Musical On Both Sides. My Father’s Family Had A Famous Flautist And A Classical Pianist. My Mother Won A Contest To Be Shirley Temple’s Double — She Was The Diva Of The Family. At 8, I Learned How To Play Guitar. I Used To Play Songs From The ‘20s, ‘30s And ‘40s In The Kitchen For My Grandmother.

[i Would Like To Be] One Of [the First Pop Singers To Perform In A Free Cuba]. I Know The List Is Huge. And It Would Be Hard To Pull Off -- I'd Have A Lump As Big As A Tostone [fried Green Plantain] In My Throat. But Oh My God, What A Dream -- It Would Be The Height Of My Personal And Professional Career.

I Wrote These Two Songs ["coming Out Of The Dark" And "always Tomorrow"] As A Celebration Of Hope. And I Want To Send It Out To All Of Those People Who Are Suffering Through This Terrible Disaster [hurricane Katrina], And Please Know That You Are Not Alone - And You Will Not Be.