People Are A Lot Smarter Than Anyone

And Music Was A Very Important Part Of Our Lives. The Radio Was On All Day.

Every Band Had Their Own Distinctive Sound, But It Was Pretty Much Dancing Music And Rhythmic Music With A Tremendous Emphasis On Copying The Cuban Models.

A Lot Of Times You're Just Conditioned By What's Around You.

But, When I Was About Thirteen, I Began To Sort Of Sing In My Neighborhood.

And, He'd Seen Me In Panama, And He Talked About Maybe Doing Something In New York So I Hooked It Up When I Came Here And I Recorded In 1969 My First Album With Pete Rodriguez.