Buena Vista Social Club Quotes
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You should try to do something if you think you can see your way clear.
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Everyone should have a philosophy for living better.
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Beautiful tunes are all very good and fine, and great musicians are always great, but that alone isn't enough.
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I have to think that somewhere on some little island in the Pacific, there's someone's who's great, but I'm probably never going to hear him.
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I'll only stop singing when I'm in my grave.
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If you can't get yourself understood, you may have trouble, so you need some interpretation every now and again wherever you might be.
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Cubans are frantic when it comes to appreciating music.
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These musicians, such as these Cubans in Havana, are a part of a scene that did produce great music and great musicians. They came from this tradition, so it's a good place to look. It's like prospecting: You gotta know where to look.
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Los Angeles is not Mexico City, but we have many fine nightclubs and restaurants here. It is enough. One must not aim too high.
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I play music the way it was played in yesteryear.
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When you here a conjunto and you hear another conjunto, you think it's like a continuation of the first. It's all the same, same, same. There's no variety, just the same music.
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When it comes to musicians, I'm like the daddy of musicians here in Cuba.
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Most folks, when they see movies or hear records, need something that they find pulls them in, draws them in, and appeals to them beyond just the notes. For a record to be memorable and great, it has to have something of this quality. Exactly what that is, I don't know, but I think it has something to do with an atmosphere, an environment that is appealing and attractive. And the people that inhabit this environment have... almost a message for the rest of the world.
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If you think you fit into a situation, it's worth trying.
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I'm still strong and in the best shape to continue living my life.
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The music that I play and that I like is traditional music, maybe it's because of my age.
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Musicians are not so concerned with language.
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We had longed for this success for many years, ... But better late than never.
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Something has to happen between you and the public, some interface that lets the public in on what you're doing.
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Musicians understand each other through means other that speaking.
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As far as pleasures, you've got to have limits. You shouldn't have too much of good things, so you'll always have a desire for more and you won't get bored.
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In order to grow old, you have to experience everything, but in moderation.
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As long as your heart beats, one is never too old.
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Every time I talk about this, I say: when the singer is singing, he must be respected, you must be able to hear what he's saying. You can't put a trombone and a drum up there, and a microphone on the drum, microphones on everybody. You can't hear what he's saying.