My Mom Was Definitely Very Strict With

My Favorite Process Is Writing, From Day One. The Songs I Have Written Throughout The Years Were A Real Great Opportunity For Me To Communicate, Because I Think Tha'ts My Prime Objective On This Planet.

I Have Great Genes. Thank You To My Mom And Dad For That One.

[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.

I Wrote Poetry, Which Got Me Into Lyrics. Stevie Wonder, Carole King, Elton John Pulled Me Into Pop. I Started Singing With A Band - Just For Fun - When I Was 17. And Pretty Soon, I Was Thinking I Could Sing Pop In English As Well As Spanish.

Sometimes My Mother Had Difficulty Communicating With Me About Certain Topics.