First of all, the music that people call Latin or Spanish is really African. So Black people need to get the credit for that.

Blues was my first love. It was the first thing where I said, 'Oh man, this is the stuff.' It just sounded so raw and honest, gut-bucket honest. From then I started rebelling.

Voices of Latin Rock.

We need to restore the confidence in the country, first of all.

I can show you that I have played with just about every jazz musician, every African musician, every blues musician. It's not like I'm cashing in on a false concept. This is what I do.

Illusion is the first of all pleasures.