Compay Segundo

Everyone should have a philosophy for living better. ”

As far as pleasures, you've got to have limits. You shouldn't have too much of good things, so you'll always have a desire for more and you won't get bored. ”

I'll only stop singing when I'm in my grave. ”

When it comes to musicians, I'm like the daddy of musicians here in Cuba. ”

In order to grow old, you have to experience everything, but in moderation. ”

I am a scholar of life. Every night before I go to sleep, I analyze every detail of what I did that day. I evaluate things and people, which helps me avoid mistakes. ”

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

Towns are suffering from all these things, we should unite until we are all satisfied, man cannot be killing each other as if we were animals, as if we had no culture; that is a lack of culture. ”

Can you imagine that Cuba and Europe's youth, who had forgotten about traditional music, who only thought of rock music, are now looking back towards their grandparents? That is a phenomenon. ”

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