Jon Secada

I grew up in a community that was bilingual. I've done it for a while, singing in both languages.

— Jon Secada

This record has a lot of influences that I'd love to cover, like Marvin Gaye and Earth, Wind and Fire. Maybe I'll…

— Jon Secada

And for me, it's been, not only where I learned, but the people that I met there. Most of the people that…

— Jon Secada

A real active music set, based and really concentrated on what the music's all about. That's what I'm all about - singing…

— Jon Secada

And my career, the things that have happened have happened because of my music education background.

— Jon Secada

I might be a Cuban American, but I'm also an Afro-Cuban American.

— Jon Secada

For me, I can only do that from my own experience with people I've known and things that I've lived and experienced.…

— Jon Secada

I write in English first, and then I translate to Spanish. I've always felt more comfortable with the English side of things…

— Jon Secada

I'm a big believer in education, period.

— Jon Secada

With this new album, I prepared for it a long time, and I was happy with the songs and the production. I…

— Jon Secada

My intention when I came into this industry was to be a musician, not necessarily a recording artist, just a musician in…

— Jon Secada

There's something about prime time television and the way the song is going to come off on the air. I'm very concerned,…

— Jon Secada

I grew up speaking both languages, and for me that's really important.

— Jon Secada

If you write songs and if you write music that's very sincere and very honest, it's pop music, but it is pop…

— Jon Secada

I was a teacher for a long time. I taught at a community college: voice, theory, humanities. And nowadays, music education is…

— Jon Secada

For me, there's still a lot of room to grow; I'm just happy that I have so much more to give.

— Jon Secada

There's always something about the Tonight Show that makes me a little bit anxious, nervous, excited. But it's good. It's good. It's…

— Jon Secada

My style is a very universal sound, which is very close to where I grew up.

— Jon Secada

Having a college degree gave me the opportunity to be... well-rounded. Also, the people I met at the university, most of them…

— Jon Secada

Oh, yeah, I've always thought of covering some of my influences like Billy Joel, Elton John, Stevie Wonder.

— Jon Secada

So, when I got the contract for my album, even though it was an English record, my manager insisted on making sure…

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If there was any other place I would live, other than Miami, it would be California. It's beautiful. The weather is just…

— Jon Secada

I just lived it and did my own thing without looking over my shoulder. I think I'm very lucky, considering when I…

— Jon Secada

Well, I always wanted to be educated and be prepared.

— Jon Secada

I have a bachelor's and a master's in jazz.

— Jon Secada