I have genuine respect for women and I want to win their respect. I don't want them to look at me and say, 'Oh, another man with the same attitudes as most men.' — Jose Feliciano Copy Share Image
I was very, very fortunate that 'Chico and the Man' was on TV, that helped me quite a bit. Of course, having the No. 1 Christmas song in the Spanish market, 'Feliz Navidad,' doesn't hurt either. — Jose Feliciano Copy Share Image
I made history and nothing can besmirch that. Nothing can erase that. — Jose Feliciano Copy Share Image
RCA wanted me to change my name. They asked me around 1965, when they first signed me. They said, 'Feliciano is too Latin.' I… — Jose Feliciano Copy Share Image
I went through the immigration thing. But when I got to New York it wasn't so tough for me. I went to school. I… — Jose Feliciano Copy Share Image
Music. It has always showed me that I could do what the other kids couldn't do. So I will keep playing and singing and… — Jose Feliciano Copy Share Image
I felt bad about the controversy because they stopped playing my songs on American radio stations. But there was nothing wrong with what I… — Jose Feliciano Copy Share Image
No one can pigeon-hole me because I play everything, and I did that on purpose. — Jose Feliciano Copy Share Image
