Story Is What's Most Important.

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.

What My True Addiction Is Is Reading. I Love To Read. If I'd Get Too Loaded, I Couldn't Remember The Sentence I Just Read.

I Was Never Bored Because I Always Had A Book. So I Had A Doorway Into Another World Or Another Universe. It Was Great.

The Government Has To Spend Money During A Recession, Because Their Spending Is Our Earning.

I Think The Zenith Of Popular Songwriting To The United States Of America Was That Period That Started In The '20s And Went Into The '50s. It Was The Period Of The Great American Standard Song.