Quotes from Jose Jose

Festivals are good to open the road for you, to bring in new faces and voices, but not to go back to once you've made it.

I view my records as a personal biography.

Bless the Lord because he has converted me into a friend and accomplice of many couples, many hearts, and many marvelous souls who fall in love, and who suffer because of love.

My father was an opera singer who constantly tried to persuade me not to enter into an artistic career.

I am ever thankful to my fans for making me who I am today. I feel I have a real commitment to them-the responsibility to make music with soul, warmth and a bit of wisdom.

Life prepares you so that you are able to create your own happy ending.

I wanted to honor the memory of my father, who was a great opera singer and died very young, without knowing my success. As I inherited his voice, it is in recognition of that heritage.

Under my real name, Pepe Sosa, I recorded 'El Mundo' by Jimmy Fontana and 'Ma Vie' by Alain Barrier.

Unfortunately, relationships always end for a reason. When it happens it is a time for reflection of course, because one has to always learn from those circumstances.

Just two years after hitting the top, I hit the bottom. I found myself penniless, deathly ill and getting a divorce. It was all a result of my ignorance. I didn't know how to handle everything that hit me at once.

One of the advantages I've had as an interpreter - because I'm not a composer - is I've had the fortune of working with great composers. Armando Manzanero, Rafael Perez Botija, Manuel Alejandro. These are the people who have built my career.

I really like acting, but logically getting on stage to transmit the work of a composer who is inspired by God is something magical.

Actually, the first songs I learned were imitations of Johnny Mathis.

The support I've had from all Latin people, and Mexico especially, has allowed me to conquer my alcoholism.

What moves me is to know that I have been part of the sentimental life of many couples around the world.

That 'adult contemporary' status nearly killed me... C'mon, I'm not a teenager, but I'm not a dinosaur either.

Going international is difficult. There are obstacles and barriers, but I couldnt, as some others do, be content with the success achieved in my country.

My history has been one of ups and downs. But thanks to God, I keep working, drawing from my life experiences songs that I can sing.

Before going onstage you can always feel the adrenaline pouring through your veins.

When I was 22 I didn't know how to manage my career or assimilate success.