I was a kid, and I remember my mother singing. She was also a radio soap opera actress, but my mother sang. Ruben Blades actresskidmother Change image and share on social
I think in New York we had respect and we would pretty much fill up the places where we went, but I never got the sense that we really were Number 1 here in New York among the Latin crowds. Ruben Blades crowdfilllatin Change image and share on social
I didn't do drugs, I never did do drugs. Never. I don't have any story of drugs, you know, to speak of. Never did drugs, never was interested in drugs and then I wasn't interested in the people around the drugs. Ruben Blades druginterestpeople share on social
So I went to Miami in '74 with my family and while I was there it became obvious that we needed money and we needed to do something, because my family, we left without anything really, and we didn't have any money to begin with. Ruben Blades beginfamilyleave share on social
Every band had their own distinctive sound, but it was pretty much dancing music and rhythmic music with a tremendous emphasis on copying the Cuban models. Ruben Blades bandcopycuban Change image and share on social
The first time I played was in Buenos Aires - was in 1983. The dictatorship was in position. Ruben Blades airebuenosdictatorship Change image and share on social
There was no television, so the radio provided you with everything. Ruben Blades provideradiotelevision Change image and share on social
In general, both in Spanish and English, the quality of the entertainment media is horrible. Ruben Blades englishentertainmentgeneral Change image and share on social
We had something to say. Whenever we played, people didn't dance, they listened. Ruben Blades dancelistenpeople Change image and share on social
I was always interested in trying to find how different genres would affect the lyrics that I'd written. Salsa is where most of my songs have been recorded, the genre of salsa. It's very frenetic, fast-paced. And I felt that the lyrics sometimes were being lost. Ruben Blades affectfastfelt share on social
