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Compay Segundo Biography

Máximo Francisco Repilado Muñoz Telles (18 November 1907 – 13 July 2003), known professionally as "Compay Segundo", was a Cuban trova guitarist, singer and composer.

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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.

Europe, Grandparent, Grandparents, Rocks, Towards, Traditional

As long as your heart beats, one is never too old.

Beats, Heart, Long, Old

I'm still strong and in the best shape to continue living my life.

Continue, Life, Living, Living My Life, Shapes, Strong

In order to grow old, you have to experience everything, but in moderation.

Everything, Grow, Moderation, Old You, Order

The roots of Cuban music are in my head.

Cuban, Cuban Music, Music, Roots

I am still simple, just as if I were beginning.

Beginning, Ifs, Simple, Stills

The music that I play and that I like is traditional music, maybe it's because of my age.

Age, Music, Play, Traditional Music

As far as pleasures, you've got to have limits. You shouldn't have too much of good things, so you'll always have a desire for more and you won't get bored.

Bored, Desire, Good, Limits, Too Much

My secret? A desire to work, years of dedication and loving what you do; I can't live without music.

Dedication, Loving What You Do, Work, Years

Cubans are frantic when it comes to appreciating music.

Appreciate, Appreciating, Cuban, Frantic, Music

When it comes to musicians, I'm like the daddy of musicians here in Cuba.

Cuba, Daddy, Like, Musician, Musicians

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.

Day, Mistake, Mistakes, Night, Sleep

I'll only stop singing when I'm in my grave.

Grave, Graves, Singing, Stop

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.

Look, Sing, Song, Star, Stars, Travel

Everyone should have a philosophy for living better.

Everyone, Living, Philosophy, Should, Should Have

I don't sit in the corner waiting for death: death has to pursue me. I'm going strong. I hope to reach 100 and ask for an extension, just like my grandmother did.

Grandmother, Hope, Pursue, Strong, Waiting

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.

Cuban, Half, Talent, Wonderful

Towns are suffering from all these things, we should unite until we are all satisfied, man cannot be killing each other as if we were animals, as if we had no culture; that is a lack of culture.

Animal, Culture, Men, Suffering, Things, Unite

I've done a lot of things away from my homeland.

Away, Done, Homeland, Things

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.

Able, Everybody, Hear, Singers, Singing

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