When The Night Wind Starts

Cocaine Made My Nose Bleed Right Away. I Thought Why Do I Need A Nose Bleed? It Would Make Me Real Nervous And Talk Really Fast. I'm Already Pretty Good At Talking Too Fast. I Thought, "why Do I Need That?"

When I Would Be On The Stage Singing, I Would See A Movie Of Something That Happened, I Would Be Telling The Story. I Would Be Describing The Story In Sound, But My Goal Would Be To Make Somebody Else Run Their Own Movie.

A Lot Of Singers That I've Heard That I May Not Like Their Sensibility, But I See That They're Entitled To Whatever They Get. People Don't Get There Without Talent, They Really Don't.

Someone Once Asked Me Why People Sing. I Answered That They Sing For Many Of The Same Reasons The Birds Sing. They Sing For A Mate, To Claim Their Territory, Or Simply To Give Voice To The Delight Of Being Alive In The Midst Of A Beautiful Day. Perhaps More Than The Birds Do, Humans Hold A Grudge. They Sing To Complain Of How Grievously They Have Been Wronged, And How To Avoid It In The Future. They Sing To Help Themselves Execute A Job Of Work. They Sing So The Subsequent Generations Won’t Forget What The Current Generation Endured, Or Dreamed, Or Delighted In.

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.