There was no television, so the radio provided you with everything.

I was the first person to come into New York with a Latin American point of view which was also very much influenced by political happenings in Latin America.

Every band had their own distinctive sound, but it was pretty much dancing music and rhythmic music with a tremendous emphasis on copying the Cuban models.

I was born in Panama, the Republic of Panama, on July 16, 1948 in Panama City, in an area called San Felipe.

It doesn't make sense for me to be a lawyer in a place where there is no law.

Yes, I was going to law school and it was closed in '69.

Anywhere you had a commerce center, you had a lot of music.