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Ruben Blades quotes

Panamanian Musician July 16, 1948

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Ruben Blades quote: "Anywhere you had a commerce center, you had a lot of music."
Anywhere you had a commerce center, you had a lot of music. Ruben Blades
Ruben Blades quote: "It's almost as if people think that in Latin America we're not..."
It's almost as if people think that in Latin America we're not hip to what's happening here. Ruben Blades
Ruben Blades quote: "I decided we should book ourselves, so I started booking the..."
I decided we should book ourselves, so I started booking the band. Ruben Blades
So that when I came to New York again, it was, I'm not too sure right now, but it was '74 or '75. I went to Miami in '74 and then I came to New York, I think, at the end of '74. Ruben Blades
Ruben Blades quote: "They're making a ton of money, and no one is getting a nickel."
They're making a ton of money, and no one is getting a nickel. Ruben Blades
Ruben Blades quote: "What I do not accept is the fact that so many people's talents..."
What I do not accept is the fact that so many people's talents were ripped off. Ruben Blades
Ruben Blades quote: "People are a lot smarter than anyone gives them credit for being."
People are a lot smarter than anyone gives them credit for being. Ruben Blades
Ruben Blades quote: "Yes, I was going to law school and it was closed in '69."
Yes, I was going to law school and it was closed in '69. Ruben Blades
Ruben Blades quote: "In those days the big U.S. labels didn't have any particular..."
In those days the big U.S. labels didn't have any particular interest in the Latin market. Ruben Blades
I didn't do drugs, I never did do drugs. Never. I don't have any story of drugs, you know, to speak of. Never did drugs, never was interested in drugs and then I wasn't interested in the people around the drugs. Ruben Blades
And, he'd seen me in Panama, and he talked about maybe doing something in New York so I hooked it up when I came here and I recorded in 1969 my first album with Pete Rodriguez. Ruben Blades
Ruben Blades quote: "I was born in Panama, the Republic of Panama, on July 16, 1948..."
I was born in Panama, the Republic of Panama, on July 16, 1948 in Panama City, in an area called San Felipe. Ruben Blades
Ruben Blades quote: "It doesn't make sense for me to be a lawyer in a place where..."
It doesn't make sense for me to be a lawyer in a place where there is no law. Ruben Blades
Ruben Blades quote: "It was very interesting, and we went to Germany and we toured..."
It was very interesting, and we went to Germany and we toured Germany like we were a German band in 1985. Ruben Blades
Ruben Blades quote: "There was no television, so the radio provided you with..."
There was no television, so the radio provided you with everything. Ruben Blades

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