American Radio From The '30s

I Grew Up Singing Mexican Music, And That's Based On Indigenous Mexican Rhythms. Mexican Music Also Has An Overlay Of West African Music, Based On Huapango Drums, And It's Kind Of Like A 6/8 Time Signature, But It Really Is A Very Syncopated 6/8. And That's How I Attack Vocals.

American Radio From The '30s Through The '60s Was Just Fabulous. There Was Such A Diversity.

I Thought Everybody Could Sing, Because Everybody In My Family Could.

People Have Often Written About Me, That I Did This For This Reason And That For That Reason, And Theyre Usually 98 Percent Wrong.

Your Musical Soul Is Like Facets Of A Jewel, And You Stick Out One Facet At A Time ... (and) I Tend To Work Real Hard On Whatever It Is I Do, To Get It Up To Speed, Up To A Professional Level. I Tend To Bury Myself In One Thing For Years At A Time.