#w

I grew up speaking both languages, and for me that's really important. ↗

— Jon Secada

#grew #i #important #languages #me

I just lived it and did my own thing without looking over my shoulder. I think I'm very lucky, considering when I started everything, and the fact that I have a masters in music, and I've always worked in music, and that's what I wanted to do. ↗

— Jon Secada

#considering #did #everything #fact #i

I was a teacher for a long time. I taught at a community college: voice, theory, humanities. And nowadays, music education is a dying thing. Funding is being cut more and more and more. ↗

— Jon Secada

#college #community #community college #cut #dying

If there was any other place I would live, other than Miami, it would be California. It's beautiful. The weather is just gorgeous, I love being here, too. ↗

— Jon Secada

#beautiful #being #california #gorgeous #here

He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

#does #encourages #prevent #who

My intention when I came into this industry was to be a musician, not necessarily a recording artist, just a musician in general. And that's the reason I went to college and got my degree, which has been great for me. It's helped me a lot with my career. ↗

— Jon Secada

#been #came #career #college #degree

My style is a very universal sound, which is very close to where I grew up. ↗

— Jon Secada

#grew #i #sound #style #universal

Oh, yeah, I've always thought of covering some of my influences like Billy Joel, Elton John, Stevie Wonder. ↗

— Jon Secada

#billy #billy joel #covering #elton #elton john

So, when I got the contract for my album, even though it was an English record, my manager insisted on making sure we would record in Spanish as well, and it worked out really well for me. ↗

— Jon Secada

#contract #english #even #got #i

There's always something about the Tonight Show that makes me a little bit anxious, nervous, excited. But it's good. It's good. It's been real good for me. It always has helped my career and Jay and all the people here have always been great. ↗

— Jon Secada

#always #anxious #been #bit #career