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Quotes by Musician

"Inspiration doesn't really work like that - you're not looking out for it. Inspiration is something that tends to capture you rather than you capture it."

"Yes, it must be something that goes very well with my voice, let's say something that I understand that this would be good communication with the others, and I don't pretend for instance, to look for music that would be something that doesn't go with my personality."

"I don't like the American media - particularly Fox."

"It's almost as if people think that in Latin America we're not hip to what's happening here."

"We had something to say. Whenever we played, people didn't dance, they listened."

"To stay at my best, I have to stop talking during the preceding day."

"Los Angeles is just a more open place. The way L.A. functions is that people give you a forum. They say, Show us what you can do."

"I'm still strong and in the best shape to continue living my life."

"But I have returned to one hundred percent playing this year. I am fully back to playing full time."
Time,

"Having a baby is one of the most wonderful things in your life, as well as the hardest thing in your life."

"I was the first person to come into New York with a Latin American point of view which was also very much influenced by political happenings in Latin America."

"People are a lot smarter than anyone gives them credit for being."

"It's a sad man my friend who's livin' in his own skin and can't stand the company."

"When I'm living in the world of luxury and celebrity, which is where I found myself for a large part of my life, it's a walk-on part. Not a vital necessity, like it is for so many people. I enjoy it but I can see right through it!"

"It is wonderful to see how happy all my friends in the LA Philharmonic are in their new home."

"The average person is gregarious; there is something in the spirit of the crowd that adds to the enjoyment of entertainment."

"It's a non-stop invention, this game of life, and as soon as you think you've got it, you lose it."

"It doesn't make sense for me to be a lawyer in a place where there is no law."

"When you're on tour you definitely don't want lots of arguments. It's very important that everybody gets on because you're in close proximity a great deal of the time."

"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 have never gone out of fashion. And do you know why? Because I never sought it. When you don't seek it, it's always with you."

"Since I've been in Playboy myself in Australia, I love it, and I think it's really empowering and positive towards women, which is not a view that many women hold."

"Yes, I was going to law school and it was closed in '69."

"As opposed to touring for three years and then going into the studio and writing an album, I think this record is representative of a lot of everyday people."
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