his funky Latin jazz stylings have given him a loyal following all around the
him a loyal following all around the
him a loyal following all around the world ah hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
world ah hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
world ah hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with Cuban Canadian singer alex
speaking with Cuban Canadian singer alex
speaking with Cuban Canadian singer alex cuba about his songwriting and
cuba about his songwriting and
cuba about his songwriting and experiences with other songwriters like
experiences with other songwriters like
experiences with other songwriters like ron sexsmith and nelly furtado
now you using primarily in Spanish we’ve
now you using primarily in Spanish we’ve also done some work in English do you
also done some work in English do you
also done some work in English do you plan to expand on that I like embracing
plan to expand on that I like embracing
plan to expand on that I like embracing the environment where I am where I leave
the environment where I am where I leave
the environment where I am where I leave you know people that I hang with
you know people that I hang with
you know people that I hang with obviously I leave you know most of my
obviously I leave you know most of my
obviously I leave you know most of my life in English with if you give me love
life in English with if you give me love
life in English with if you give me love which is my first English song i feel
which is my first English song i feel
which is my first English song i feel that i open the door but now i need to
that i open the door but now i need to
that i open the door but now i need to walk through i would like to go to
walk through i would like to go to
walk through i would like to go to english because i feel English no
english because i feel English no
english because i feel English no because I all maybes maybe gonna make me
because I all maybes maybe gonna make me
because I all maybes maybe gonna make me sell more cds because the truth is that
sell more cds because the truth is that
sell more cds because the truth is that nobody selling CDs anymore what a lot to
nobody selling CDs anymore what a lot to
nobody selling CDs anymore what a lot to do for next upcoming albums hopefully
do for next upcoming albums hopefully
do for next upcoming albums hopefully write some English songs that tell as
write some English songs that tell as
write some English songs that tell as much as I say in Spanish as well you
much as I say in Spanish as well you
much as I say in Spanish as well you know and I probably do the same song in
know and I probably do the same song in
know and I probably do the same song in Spanish as well them to sort of create
Spanish as well them to sort of create
Spanish as well them to sort of create up variety which I think it’s all always
up variety which I think it’s all always
up variety which I think it’s all always to the advantage of the decision what
to the advantage of the decision what
to the advantage of the decision what kind of subjects or themes do you like
kind of subjects or themes do you like
kind of subjects or themes do you like to sing about mostly I write about love
to sing about mostly I write about love
to sing about mostly I write about love but because love us so many different
but because love us so many different
but because love us so many different faces and at the same time is only one
faces and at the same time is only one
faces and at the same time is only one is it’s an infinite matter you know and
is it’s an infinite matter you know and
is it’s an infinite matter you know and I approached it in a different many
I approached it in a different many
I approached it in a different many different ways you know the love that we
different ways you know the love that we
different ways you know the love that we as humanity and fearfully show or the
as humanity and fearfully show or the
as humanity and fearfully show or the love that need to be there it’s not only
love that need to be there it’s not only
love that need to be there it’s not only the love between the couple what I’m
the love between the couple what I’m
the love between the couple what I’m saying it is love everywhere you can say
saying it is love everywhere you can say
saying it is love everywhere you can say in many different ways
you worked with nelly furtado on her
you worked with nelly furtado on her spanish language album and you’ve also
spanish language album and you’ve also
spanish language album and you’ve also worked with some other songwriters start
worked with some other songwriters start
worked with some other songwriters start your career can you tell us about these
your career can you tell us about these
your career can you tell us about these experiences well the first one was of
experiences well the first one was of
experiences well the first one was of ron sexsmith for me is like the Bob
ron sexsmith for me is like the Bob
ron sexsmith for me is like the Bob Dylan kinda you know it happened with my
Dylan kinda you know it happened with my
Dylan kinda you know it happened with my first album we wanted to have a little
first album we wanted to have a little
first album we wanted to have a little bit of English in the song to go to
bit of English in the song to go to
bit of English in the song to go to ready with it and run section I did a
ready with it and run section I did a
ready with it and run section I did a beautiful collaboration but we never met
beautiful collaboration but we never met
beautiful collaboration but we never met he did it he did his song part there and
he did it he did his song part there and
he did it he did his song part there and then I wanted in mind and we never met
then I wanted in mind and we never met
then I wanted in mind and we never met until later then it comes blue rodeo
until later then it comes blue rodeo
until later then it comes blue rodeo which for me he was something that I
which for me he was something that I
which for me he was something that I really enjoy because it was it was
really enjoy because it was it was
really enjoy because it was it was pretty much like a citizenship test you
pretty much like a citizenship test you
pretty much like a citizenship test you know blue rodeo for English Canada is
know blue rodeo for English Canada is
know blue rodeo for English Canada is like the icons you know obviously then
like the icons you know obviously then
like the icons you know obviously then comes Nelly to talk and it was
comes Nelly to talk and it was
comes Nelly to talk and it was interesting because she comes to me was
interesting because she comes to me was
interesting because she comes to me was he wants a Spanish wow that’s cool she
he wants a Spanish wow that’s cool she
he wants a Spanish wow that’s cool she told me I’m the reason why she chose me
told me I’m the reason why she chose me
told me I’m the reason why she chose me to do it is because she got ahold of my
to do it is because she got ahold of my
to do it is because she got ahold of my music and she thought that my writing
music and she thought that my writing
music and she thought that my writing was different so we started working and
was different so we started working and
was different so we started working and you worked so well one of the songs was
you worked so well one of the songs was
you worked so well one of the songs was number one in the US for a long time
basically opened up many doors for me in
basically opened up many doors for me in the Sun right side of it SI pero no
the Sun right side of it SI pero no
the Sun right side of it SI pero no porque yo second summer Roma company no
porque yo second summer Roma company no
porque yo second summer Roma company no pero si are you one of these songwriters
pero si are you one of these songwriters
pero si are you one of these songwriters that kind of uses their songwriting as
that kind of uses their songwriting as
that kind of uses their songwriting as therapy in my case I don’t use it as I
therapy in my case I don’t use it as I
therapy in my case I don’t use it as I said better before myself I am already
said better before myself I am already
said better before myself I am already cured because have the gift and I can I
cured because have the gift and I can I
cured because have the gift and I can I understand the key the idea of the
understand the key the idea of the
understand the key the idea of the affair before me comes in delivering
affair before me comes in delivering
affair before me comes in delivering that in a positive way to the audience
that in a positive way to the audience
that in a positive way to the audience when unhappy that’s when I write music
when unhappy that’s when I write music
when unhappy that’s when I write music you can sustain gonal-f llegar cuerpo I
you can sustain gonal-f llegar cuerpo I
you can sustain gonal-f llegar cuerpo I Arya’s la presa varandal tempo run I
Arya’s la presa varandal tempo run I
Arya’s la presa varandal tempo run I don’t know leader upset about something
don’t know leader upset about something
don’t know leader upset about something the last thing I do is to grab a guitar
the last thing I do is to grab a guitar
the last thing I do is to grab a guitar and I remember at the beginning when I
and I remember at the beginning when I
and I remember at the beginning when I started recording is to listen to my
started recording is to listen to my
started recording is to listen to my music and I was thinking there is
music and I was thinking there is
music and I was thinking there is something wrong with me you know I’m too
something wrong with me you know I’m too
something wrong with me you know I’m too happy I saw an interview with manu chao
happy I saw an interview with manu chao
happy I saw an interview with manu chao where he was talking about he said that
where he was talking about he said that
where he was talking about he said that for him music is a therapy that he uses
for him music is a therapy that he uses
for him music is a therapy that he uses to heal himself on his man or something
to heal himself on his man or something
to heal himself on his man or something he writes a song but he understands that
he writes a song but he understands that
he writes a song but he understands that is harder to write him soon when you’re
is harder to write him soon when you’re
is harder to write him soon when you’re happy because he just wants to have you
happy because he just wants to have you
happy because he just wants to have you know go for the body have a beer what I
know go for the body have a beer what I
know go for the body have a beer what I want his hobby when I heard that I said
want his hobby when I heard that I said
want his hobby when I heard that I said you know what that is some amount of
you know what that is some amount of
you know what that is some amount of true what comes to me that I’m gonna
true what comes to me that I’m gonna
true what comes to me that I’m gonna keep it up you know I’m gonna keep her
keep it up you know I’m gonna keep her
keep it up you know I’m gonna keep her happy the world is positivity we need
happy the world is positivity we need
happy the world is positivity we need people to say the life is worth living
people to say the life is worth living
people to say the life is worth living it you know and that’s what did you know
it you know and that’s what did you know
it you know and that’s what did you know Nancy I don’t know okay you second so no
Nancy I don’t know okay you second so no
Nancy I don’t know okay you second so no mac com good thank you very much you
mac com good thank you very much you
mac com good thank you very much you look oh thank you god bless em I gotta
look oh thank you god bless em I gotta
look oh thank you god bless em I gotta pelo que ya tienes
pelo que ya tienes
pelo que ya tienes we’re on home
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