Compay Segundo
Compay Segundo
Máximo Francisco Repilado Muñoz, known professionally as "Compay Segundo", was a Cuban trova guitarist, singer and composer...
NationalityCuban
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth18 November 1907
CountryCuba
rocks europe grandparent
Can you imagine that Cuba and Europe's youth, who had forgotten about traditional music, who only thought of rock music, are now looking back towards their grandparents? That is a phenomenon.
mistake sleep night
I am a scholar of life. Every night before I go to sleep, I analyze every detail of what I did that day. I evaluate things and people, which helps me avoid mistakes.
philosophy should-have should
Everyone should have a philosophy for living better.
heart long beats
As long as your heart beats, one is never too old.
half talent wonderful
Ry Cooder for me is a master, a great master that has a wonderful feel for Cuban music. He's also paid tribute my talent a bit, even though I don't know half of what he knows.
singing singers able
Every time I talk about this, I say: when the singer is singing, he must be respected, you must be able to hear what he's saying. You can't put a trombone and a drum up there, and a microphone on the drum, microphones on everybody. You can't hear what he's saying.
song stars years
Young people don't want to be second to anyone. Everyone wants to be an overnight star. Look how many years I had to wait, how many roads I had to travel, how many songs I had to sing. And now I'm just beginning, never ending.