People are a lot smarter than anyone gives them credit for being.

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So that I saw music as a way of documenting realities from the urban cities...

So that I saw music as a way of documenting realities from the urban cities...

It was very interesting, and we went to Germany and we toured Germany like we...

It was very interesting, and we went to Germany and we toured Germany like we...

You know, it was uncomfortable doing the same thing. I don't like a rut.

You know, it was uncomfortable doing the same thing. I don't like a rut.

What I do not accept is the fact that so many people's talents were ripped...

What I do not accept is the fact that so many people's talents were ripped...

So everything that ever happened, we knew about in Panama.

So everything that ever happened, we knew about in Panama.

I was the first person to come into New York with a Latin American point...

I was the first person to come into New York with a Latin American point...

And, he'd seen me in Panama, and he talked about maybe doing something in New...

And, he'd seen me in Panama, and he talked about maybe doing something in New...

So that when I came from Panama... my family was exiled in 1973 and they...

So that when I came from Panama... my family was exiled in 1973 and they...

So that in 1974, when I graduated as a lawyer, I figured I'm not going...

So that in 1974, when I graduated as a lawyer, I figured I'm not going...

So I went to Miami in '74 with my family and while I was there...

So I went to Miami in '74 with my family and while I was there...

I think in New York we had respect and we would pretty much fill up...

I think in New York we had respect and we would pretty much fill up...

A lot of times you're just conditioned by what's around you.

A lot of times you're just conditioned by what's around you.

I was born in Panama, the Republic of Panama, on July 16, 1948 in Panama...

I was born in Panama, the Republic of Panama, on July 16, 1948 in Panama...

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

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

And music was a very important part of our lives. The radio was on all...

And music was a very important part of our lives. The radio was on all...

I was a kid, and I remember my mother singing. She was also a radio...

I was a kid, and I remember my mother singing. She was also a radio...

It's almost as if people think that in Latin America we're not hip to what's...

It's almost as if people think that in Latin America we're not hip to what's...

In those days the big U.S. labels didn't have any particular interest in the Latin...

In those days the big U.S. labels didn't have any particular interest in the Latin...

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

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

We had something to say. Whenever we played, people didn't dance, they listened.

We had something to say. Whenever we played, people didn't dance, they listened.