Gloria Estefan

I wanted very badly to be a mum. I'm a very maternal person. But at the point that I met Emilio I was focusing on a career. I never would have thought that I would get married at 21 and much less be a mum by 23. ”

As an entertainer, my job is to help people have fun. ”

Everything that an artist does is a risk. Some people want you to stay the same. If you want to evolve, they want to keep you in a certain place. ”

I'm careful what I put out there into the universe, musically. I don't take it lightly. ”

My mum had a very strong moral code, which I kind of came with. I never really had to be told what was right or wrong - I knew. I was very mature from early on and I was a very good girl, so she never had any trouble with me. ”

Sometimes my mother had difficulty communicating with me about certain topics. ”

My mom was an amazing singer and music was a big part of my life, so I grew up listening to Nat King Cole, Johnny Mathis, Henry Mancini; I used to watch 'The Andy Williams Show' on TV. I was very musical, so I was watching stuff that most kids my age wouldn't be interested in. ”

There are certain realities we must speak of with our children that were not present when I was a child. ”

Being Latin parents makes us extremely expressive with our affections. ”

My mom was definitely very strict with me. ”