Compay Segundo Quotes & Sayings
23 most famous Compay Segundo quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for him. He was a Cuban musician who passed away on 13 July, 2003.
“My secret? A desire to work, years of dedication and loving what you do; I can't live without music.”
“I am a scholar of life. Every night before I go to sleep, I analyze every detail of what I did that day. I evaluate things and people, which helps me avoid mistakes.”
“In order to grow old, you have to experience everything, but in moderation.”
“I'm still strong and in the best shape to continue living my life.”
“I've done a lot of things away from my homeland.”
“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.”
“Can you imagine that Cuba and Europe's youth, who had forgotten about traditional music, who only thought of rock music, are now looking back towards their grandparents? That is a phenomenon.”
“Young people don't want to be second to anyone. Everyone wants to be an overnight star. Look how many years I had to wait, how many roads I had to travel, how many songs I had to sing. And now I'm just beginning, never ending.”
“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.”
“I don't sit in the corner waiting for death: death has to pursue me. I'm going strong. I hope to reach 100 and ask for an extension, just like my grandmother did.”
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