Rock is young music, it is youth oriented. It just speaks for a generation.

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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.

The grandmother, the mother, the worker, the student, the intellectual, the professional, the unemployed, everybody...

The grandmother, the mother, the worker, the student, the intellectual, the professional, the unemployed, everybody...

They're making a ton of money, and no one is getting a nickel.

They're making a ton of money, and no one is getting a nickel.

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...

Every band had their own distinctive sound, but it was pretty much dancing music and...

Every band had their own distinctive sound, but it was pretty much dancing music and...

Anywhere you had a commerce center, you had a lot of music.

Anywhere you had a commerce center, you had a lot of music.

So that when I came to New York again, it was, I'm not too sure...

So that when I came to New York again, it was, I'm not too sure...

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

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

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...

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.

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.

It doesn't make sense for me to be a lawyer in a place where there...

It doesn't make sense for me to be a lawyer in a place where 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...

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...

What is interesting in this is the exchange of music that occurred between New Orleans...

What is interesting in this is the exchange of music that occurred between New Orleans...

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...

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

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

I decided we should book ourselves, so I started booking the band.

I decided we should book ourselves, so I started booking the band.

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...

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...