19 Quotes by La India

At 14 and 15, I used to listen to Tito Puente, Dave Valentine and everything that was happening with American jazz. I love it.

I fight manic-depression, and I have been able to live battling that sadness that I get sometimes.

I told God, 'I don't want a man. I don't want more gold albums. The only thing I want is the love, friendship, and presence of my mother.' And God gave it to me.

My style of singing is very much Latin jazz meets Latin and a little bit of rhythm and blues. When I do ballads, my fans love it. They want to listen to my classics. They want to party.

From 1997 through 1999, I had gained so much. People don't realize how something like weight gain can make you sad. Losing weight has changed my life. If you can take control of your life, you can lose weight.

In my music and my life, I'm honest with my feelings, and people appreciate that. That's just the way I am.

Women see me as a figure they can respect. They know I've been through a lot. I'm not going to let no man put me under.

Originally, I thought English was more my home. But Spanish is so much more romantic. I've had to learn new phrases. I've had to learn to be more secure about singing in Spanish. But I'm working on it.

Women in salsa - women everywhere - we always gotta be defending ourselves.