Jon Secada (Juan Francisco Secada Ramírez) Quotes
And my career, the things that have happened have happened because of my music education background.
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Music is another great pleasure of life. I like all sorts.
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It's a luxury to not have to just be performing with other people to have my music heard.
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But I like going to church. If you've been brought up in the Church of England, it feels like visiting an elderly relative. And I think it's important that part of the kids' education is knowing about the Bible.
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The highest education is that which does not merely give us information but makes our life in harmony with all existence.
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Music means different things to different people and sometimes even different things to the same person at different moments of his life.
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I didn't live at school, I lived where I could and studied what I enjoyed studying. I took what I wanted from that education but was making my first record at the same time. I don't know anyone from school. I was just leading a different life. I was really interested in writing and other things.
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I really believed that my songs were good enough for the whole world to listen to. I had fans from America or the U.K. who would be like, 'Oh my God, I love your music'.
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The best thing about being on the road in general is just playing every single night in front of people that are genuinely fans of your music.
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My mom always told me I should have a Plan B. I said that if I'm not going to play guitar I'm going to play drums. And if I'm not going to play drums, I'm going to play bass. I always just wanted to play music. I was completely obsessed.
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I'm a stand-up comic. I'm always doing dates; it's just that, if I'm working on a project or I'm busy, I can't get out on the road or book any shows. Since the beginning of my career, I'm usually out for at least 10-15 dates throughout the year. If I have time, then I try to get at least 30-40 dates.
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Fantasy is like an idealized reality, and the core of fantasy is the one person can make a difference.
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I always have music. I love it to be very upbeat. When you're having drinks, I like something like Cesaria Evora. During dinner, I like the much more traditional - old Frank Sinatra and things like that.
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No one becomes an expert in a new career overnight, even if you are coming from another career where you were established and experienced.
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It was a lovely opportunity for the first time in my whole career to stand up and thank people who are really responsible for me getting to realize my dreams.
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I cherish the creation of public space and services, especially health, housing and the comprehensive education system which dared to give so many of us ideas 'above our station.'
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But anyone who knows anything about the music industry knows it's not only about the music.
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I was a very imaginative child, and my parents were very encouraging of that. My sister and I would put on plays; I would write my own stories.
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I'm a terrible actor. I would suck in films! The only way I would do well is if I was playing myself, which is what I did in my career.
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Maybe in music you're making an auditory environment and maybe you change your environment around you to suit your own way.
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The reason I was drawn to the Band Perry was because they have a knack for doing rollicking country music that can sound a little rock and a little pop.
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The unit of significance in the poem is not the word but the phrase or sentence...a poet should consider the effect of the whole poem, not its local felicities.
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I would like to get a house in Tuscany: aside from New York, cities do not appeal to me anymore.
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As a person, I love dressing up. I wear make-up when I am meeting a friend or going for a meeting or even when I am out for a coffee for that matter.
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And my career, the things that have happened have happened because of my music education background.
