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

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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...

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...

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.

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...

I didn't do drugs, I never did do drugs. Never. I don't have any story...

I didn't do drugs, I never did do drugs. Never. I don't have any story...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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.

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

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

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.

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 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...

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...