My family was musical on both sides. My fatherโs family had a famous flautist and a classical pianist. My mother won a contest to be Shirley Templeโs double โ she was the diva of the family. At 8, I learned how to play guitar. I used to play songs from the โ20s, โ30s and โ40s in the kitchen for my grandmother.
Gloria EstefanWhen I write a song it's always from the point of view: makes the song the best it can be.
Gloria EstefanYou don't have to give up who you are to be successful just because you're different.
Gloria EstefanI'd love to have a program like 'Dr. Laura.' I studied psychology at the University of Miami, and when I rode the bus home from school, perfect strangers would strike up conversations with me and end up telling me their life stories. I think they could sense that I was studying to help people. That, or I have a face like a priest.
Gloria Estefan