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A real active music set, base...

A real active music set, based and really concentrated on what the music's all about. That's what I'm all about - singing and a really good strong music set.

Jon Secada 62 quotes

I grew up in a community that...

I grew up in a community that was bilingual. I've done it for a while, singing in both languages.

Jon Secada 62 quotes

For me, I can only do that fr...

For me, I can only do that from my own experience with people I've known and things that I've lived and experienced. That's what good pop music is all about, pop music that does reach out to people. It's very personalized and very real, honest and sincere.

Jon Secada 62 quotes

My intention when I came into...

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.

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And my career, the things tha...

And my career, the things that have happened have happened because of my music education background.

Jon Secada 62 quotes

I was a teacher for a long ti...

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 62 quotes

Even before I became a record...

Even before I became a recording artist, I did other things in music. I was a teacher, I did studio work, and I was an arranger and a producer.

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So, when I got the contract f...

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.

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There's something about prime...

There's something about prime time television and the way the song is going to come off on the air. I'm very concerned, very self-conscious about that.

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This record has a lot of infl...

This record has a lot of influences that I'd love to cover, like Marvin Gaye and Earth, Wind and Fire. Maybe I'll do some covers of my major influences during my live show.

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If there was any other place ...

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.

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I started in high school to b...

I started in high school to be interested in music and from there, I decided to study in college. Yeah, you're right, I did start late, but luckily, because of my schooling, I picked up a lot of ground pretty quick.

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There's always something abou...

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.

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And for me, it's been, not on...

And for me, it's been, not only where I learned, but the people that I met there. Most of the people that I work with are guys that, one way or another, have been associated with the university.

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If you write songs and if you...

If you write songs and if you write music that's very sincere and very honest, it's pop music, but it is pop music with a lot of honesty and a lot of heart.

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Well, I always wanted to be e...

Well, I always wanted to be educated and be prepared.

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With this new album, I prepar...

With this new album, I prepared for it a long time, and I was happy with the songs and the production. I felt that I proved myself with the first album, and with this new album, I just want to share some of my music. And that was always my feeling and my intention.

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I write in English first, and...

I write in English first, and then I translate to Spanish. I've always felt more comfortable with the English side of things first.

Jon Secada 62 quotes

For me, there's still a lot of...

For me, there's still a lot of room to grow; I'm just happy that I have so much more to give.

Jon Secada 62 quotes

I grew up speaking both langua...

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

Jon Secada 62 quotes

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