As Juan Gabriel, music is my religion, and mariachi is my devotion. And my songs are my prayers.
Interpretation
This quote expresses the deep connection between music and spirituality for the artist.
Juan Gabriel emphasizes the profound role that music plays in his life, equating it to a religion and elevating mariachi as an ultimate expression of his devotion. His songs serve as prayers, illustrating how art can be a sacred channel for emotion, connection, and spiritual expression.
In practice
In a speech at a music festival, one could share this quote to highlight the power of music in connecting hearts.
Since I was sent to an orphanage, and I saw very little of my mother, I can counsel mothers that you shouldn't abandon your children. Before you bring a child into the world, think deeply about things, so that they lack absolutely nothing, least of all love.
Everyone who gave me food, who took away my hunger, inspired me to compose. They told me their stories, and I had no other way to console them than with a piece of music, and that is how I learned. I did not resolve their problems with my songs, but I created a moment of release.
I began writing when I was still in the British Foreign Service, and it was then understood that even if you wrote about butterfly collecting, you used another name.
A good producer brings out the best in the artist he's working with. You shouldn't be able to listen to something and say, 'So-and-so produced this album.'
To you I am neither man nor woman. I come before you as an author only.
Do not neglect your music. It will be a companion which will sweeten many hours of life to you.
Filmmaking creates a sort of - trust, maybe. It has led me to a group of people I feel good with. We have something in common because of film, when otherwise we might have nothing.
Never are voices so beautiful as on a winter's evening, when dusk almost hides the body, and they seem to issue from nothingness with a note of intimacy seldom heard by day.
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