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Compay Segundo Quotes

Compay Segundo quotes

Cuban Musician November 18, 1907 – July 13, 2003

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Compay Segundo quote: "My secret? A desire to work, years of dedication and loving..."
My secret? A desire to work, years of dedication and loving what you do; I can't live without music. Compay Segundo
Compay Segundo quote: "I'm still strong and in the best shape to continue living my..."
I'm still strong and in the best shape to continue living my life. Compay Segundo
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. Compay Segundo
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. Compay Segundo
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. Compay Segundo
Ry Cooder for me is a master, a great master that has a wonderful feel for Cuban music. He's also paid tribute my talent a bit, even though I don't know half of what he knows. Compay Segundo
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. Compay Segundo
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. Compay Segundo
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. Compay Segundo
Compay Segundo quote: "Cubans are frantic when it comes to appreciating music."
Cubans are frantic when it comes to appreciating music. Compay Segundo
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. Compay Segundo
Compay Segundo quote: "The music that I play and that I like is traditional music,..."
The music that I play and that I like is traditional music, maybe it's because of my age. Compay Segundo
Compay Segundo quote: "I play music the way it was played in yesteryear."
I play music the way it was played in yesteryear. Compay Segundo
Compay Segundo quote: "The roots of Cuban music are in my head."
The roots of Cuban music are in my head. Compay Segundo
Compay Segundo quote: "Because people are very interested in my poetry, in what I say."
Because people are very interested in my poetry, in what I say. Compay Segundo

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