I've done a lot of things away from my homeland.

Cubans are frantic when it comes to appreciating music.

The music that I play and that I like is traditional music, maybe it's because of my age.

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.

Everyone should have a philosophy for living better.

My secret? A desire to work, years of dedication and loving what you do; I can't live without music.

I'm still strong and in the best shape to continue living my life.