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26 quotes by Jon Secada

Jon Secada Secada at a June 2, 2011 ceremony in Union City, New Jersey, where he was honored with a star on the Walk of Fame at Celia Cruz Plaza. Background information Birth name Juan Francisco Secada Martínez Born (1961-10-04) October 4, 1961 (age 53) Havana, Cuba Origin Miami, Florida, U.S. Genres Pop, Latin pop Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter Instruments Vocals Years active 1988–present Labels SBK, EMI Website JonSecada.com Jon Secada...
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Having a college degree gave me the opportunity to be... well-rounded. Also, the people I met at the university, most of them are still my colleagues... →

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If you write songs and if you write music that's very sincere and very honest, it's pop music, but it is pop music with a lot of honesty and... →

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

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

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And for me, it's been, not only where I learned, but the people that I met there. Most of the people that I work with are guys that, one way or... →

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

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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 gorgeous, I love being... →

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

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

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

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

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

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I'm a big believer in education, period.

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