- Job
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
Gloria Estefan Quotes
Most Famous Gloria Estefan Quotes of All Time!
We have created a collection of some of the best gloria-estefan quotes so you can read and share anytime with your friends and family. Share our Top 10 Gloria Estefan Quotes on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Father
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
My family was musical on both sides. My father's family had a famous flautist and a classical pianist. My mother won a contest to be Shirley Temple's double - she was the diva of the family. At 8, I learned how to play guitar. I used to play songs from the '20s, '30s and '40s in the kitchen for my grandmother.
- King
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I wrote poetry, which got me into lyrics. Stevie Wonder, Carole King, Elton John pulled me into pop. I started singing with a band - just for fun - when I was 17. And pretty soon, I was thinking I could sing pop in English as well as Spanish.
- Death
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
The reason I'm not more political is because I have music. And from a young age, I needed it. After prison, my father came to America, joined the Army, fought in Vietnam - and was exposed to Agent Orange. He died a slow, horrible death. Music was my escape.
- Music
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
Apparently Pope John Paul II and his boys - is that what you call them? - loved one of my songs and thought I was putting spiritual messages in my music. I'm not religious as such. Dogma and I don't get along.
- Out
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I'm careful what I put out there into the universe, musically. I don't take it lightly.
- Me
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I know that people think of me in terms of Latin music and that's wonderful, that's my heritage, that's who I am, but there's so much more to me and my music.
- Optimism
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
There are so many difficult things we're living through in the world today, so many horrible events, but we cannot let them stop us. No matter what happens, I feel you must move forward with optimism and not get totally sideswiped.
- Choose
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
In this life, I'm always going to choose the positive.
- Life
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
You know, it's funny how songs continue to grow and evolve and become a new and deeper reflection of your life.
- Good
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
My mum had a very strong moral code, which I kind of came with. I never really had to be told what was right or wrong - I knew. I was very mature from early on and I was a very good girl, so she never had any trouble with me.
- Never
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I wanted very badly to be a mum. I'm a very maternal person. But at the point that I met Emilio I was focusing on a career. I never would have thought that I would get married at 21 and much less be a mum by 23.
- Family
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
Family has always been the number one priority no matter what happens anywhere else.
- People
- |
- Nov 07, 2020