We Must Feel The Pain Before The

My Mom Was Definitely Very Strict With Me.

I Have A Very Open Line Of Communication With Both My Children.

[my Mother] Closed The School The Next Day [after A Visit From Castro's Soldiers], Because She Knew That The Purpose Of Education Was The Broadening And Opening Of Children's Minds. And She Couldn't Be A Party To The Systematic Closing Of Minds, Borders, Freedoms And Ideals.

If There's Ever Been A Dark Moment In My Life... Well, I Wanted To Check Out. Music Was A Big Escape.

And, Because Of The Life That I Shared With These Two Amazing Women [her Mother And Maternal Grandmother] And The Hardships And Struggles That I Saw Them Overcome, I Learned An Invaluable Lesson, And That Is That Women Can Do Anything We Set Our Minds To... And Then Some!