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Cocaine Made People Deaf, It Made People Dead And It Made People Real Obnoxious.

I've Got This Weird Body Chemistry That I Don't Like To Get High. I'm Not Going To Say I Never Tried Drugs. I Tried Most Everything. I Didn't Try Injectables. But I Didn't Like It.

When You Sing The Same Song Over And Over And Over Again, It Stops Meaning What It Originally Meant To You. It Starts Sounding Like White Noise, Or My Washing Machine.

I Grew Up Singing Mexican Music, And That's Based On Indigenous Mexican Rhythms. Mexican Music Also Has An Overlay Of West African Music, Based On Huapango Drums, And It's Kind Of Like A 6/8 Time Signature, But It Really Is A Very Syncopated 6/8. And That's How I Attack Vocals.

The Essential Elements Of Singing Are Voice, Musicianship, And Story. It Is The Rare Artist That Has All Three In Abundance.