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.
People are a lot smarter than anyone gives them credit for being.
We had something to say. Whenever we played, people didn't dance, they listened.
It's almost as if people think that in Latin America we're not hip to what's happening here.
This is important to clarify, because a lot of people don't understand that I came in '69 and then went back to Panama to finish school.
What I do not accept is the fact that so many people's talents were ripped off.