Quotes from Juan Gabriel

There are no rules when I compose songs.

Mexico is a very mom-centered culture. You'll find stores open on Father's Day, but never on Mother's Day. For us, mothers are very important.

I compose songs with a lot of simplicity because my school has been the streets, and people have been my books.

When I have the opportunity to work, I organize a whole party - like what you perhaps saw at the Grammys.

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.

Lovers come back. Styles come back. But time? It never comes back.

There are times when I'm really happy and I write something really sad, and vice versa.

American music has infiltrated the entire world enough as it is. Mexican music must be defended with vigilance.

What I say is what I feel, whether anyone likes it or not.