Those Of You Who Speak Only English,

It's Important To Me That The Words That I Put Out There Into The Cosmos, Into The Universe, Be Empowering Or Somehow Positive For People That Hear Them, Or Maybe Be Cathartic If Someone Is Having A Relationship That's Having A Tough Time.

I'd Love To Have A Program Like 'dr. Laura.' I Studied Psychology At The University Of Miami, And When I Rode The Bus Home From School, Perfect Strangers Would Strike Up Conversations With Me And End Up Telling Me Their Life Stories. I Think They Could Sense That I Was Studying To Help People. That, Or I Have A Face Like A Priest.

I Was Going To Be A Doctor, But I Think My Music Allowed Me To Help More People Than I Could Have Done One-on-one As A Psychologist. Just Like Other People's Music Really Helped Me.

I Left Cuba When I Was Two Years Old. They Took Away My Country, They Stole The Most Intimate Thing A Human Being Can Have. How Could I Forget That Fidel Castro Was The Person Who Did Me So Much Harm?

The Responsibility Of Carrying And Bringing A New Life Into This World Is One That Cannot Be Taken Lightly.