My intention when I came into this industry was to be a musician, not necessarily a recording artist, just a musician in general. And that's the reason I went to college and got my degree, which has been great for me. It's helped me a lot with my career.
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If you write songs and if you write music that's very sincere and very honest, it's pop music, but it is pop music with a lot of honesty and a lot of heart.Jon Secada
I grew up in a community that was bilingual. I've done it for a while, singing in both languages.
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I had been writing songs all along, and then as soon as the show ended, I really put the song-writing into gear, to really kind of finish the record.
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Oh, yeah, I've always thought of covering some of my influences like Billy Joel, Elton John, Stevie Wonder.
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My style is a very universal sound, which is very close to where I grew up.
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