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My secret? A desire to work, years of dedication and loving what you do; I can't live without music.

~Compay Segundo

Topics: Dedication Desire Live Loving Music Secret Without Work Years You

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

~Compay Segundo

Topics: Age Because Like Maybe Music Play Traditional

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I've done a lot of things away from my homeland.

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Topics: Away Done Homeland Lot Things

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

~Compay Segundo

Topics: Cuba Daddy Here Like Musicians

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I play music the way it was played in yesteryear.

~Compay Segundo

Topics: Music Play Play Music Played Way

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Ry Cooder for me is a master, a great master that has a wonderful feel for Cuban music. He's also paid tribute my talent a bit, even though I don't know half of what he knows.

~Compay Segundo

Topics: Also Bit Cuban Even Feel Great Half He Know Knows Master Me Music Paid Talent Though Tribute Wonderful

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When you here a conjunto and you hear another conjunto, you think it's like a continuation of the first. It's all the same, same, same. There's no variety, just the same music.

~Compay Segundo

Topics: Another Continuation First Hear Here Just Like Music Same Think Variety You

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Because people are very interested in my poetry, in what I say.

~Compay Segundo

Topics: Because Interested People Poetry Say Very

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Every time I talk about this, I say: when the singer is singing, he must be respected, you must be able to hear what he's saying. You can't put a trombone and a drum up there, and a microphone on the drum, microphones on everybody. You can't hear what he's saying.

~Compay Segundo

Topics: Able About Drum Every Every Time Everybody He Hear Microphone Must Put Respected Say Saying Singer Singing Talk Time Trombone Up You

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Young people don't want to be second to anyone. Everyone wants to be an overnight star. Look how many years I had to wait, how many roads I had to travel, how many songs I had to sing. And now I'm just beginning, never ending.

~Compay Segundo

Topics: Anyone Beginning Ending Everyone Had How Just Look Many Never Now Overnight People Roads Second Sing Songs Star Travel Wait Want Wants Years Young Young People

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Biography

Nationality: Cuban

Type: Musician

Born: November 18th, 1907

Died: July 13th, 2003

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