I write in English first, and then I translate to Spanish. I've always felt more comfortable with the English side of things first.

- Jon Secada

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

- Jon Secada

I'm a big believer in education, period.

- Jon Secada

Even before I became a recording artist, I did other things in music. I was a teacher, I did studio work, and I was an arranger and a producer.

- Jon Secada

This record has a lot of influences that I'd love to cover, like Marvin Gaye and Earth, Wind and Fire. Maybe I'll do some covers of my major influenc…

- Jon Secada

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 …

- Jon Secada

So, when I got the contract for my album, even though it was an English record, my manager insisted on making sure we would record in Spanish as well…

- Jon Secada

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 here,…

- Jon Secada

It happened in Miami, in Coral Gables, a great big ol' Cuban wedding. It was pretty intense.

- Jon Secada