100 Quotes by Jose Feliciano

It's a wonderful thing to play with symphony orchestras - I've played with many - but it's really special in Israel because you have so many great musicians.

In 1970, my label decided I should do a Christmas album and I put a bunch of tunes together. We couldn't decide what to call it and so I said 'Why not just say Merry Christmas in Spanish? Feliz Navidad.' They said, 'That's cool, Jose, but we need a title song.' So I just sat down and started to play.

I've been a fan of Elvis since I was 11, so for me, it was a real thrill to make an album of all my favorite Elvis songs.

When I was a kid, I could make music out of anything, whether it be a rubber band, a tin can. Whatever it was I made music out of it and so that was my knack.

People are really surprised by the fact that I keep in touch with the latest trends rather than retreating to the distant past.

Very few guitarists play nylon-string. They don't know how to get the sound out of them. That's something I've spent a lot of time on.

When I was 15, I became an avid fan of Andres Segovia. He brought so much respectability to the guitar.

From 1969 to 1973, I was never played on radio stations.

Pioneers will always get the stones, when everyone later gets the accolades.