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When the suggestion was made that I might consider doing music of Joni Mitchell, I thought it was a fantastic idea. Joni, I admire not only for her music but for her person, because she's a person that really stands out for what she believes in.

Instruments sound interesting, not because of their sound, but because of the relationship a player has with them. Instrumentalists build a rapport with their instruments, which is what you like and respond to.

Our idea is simply to play the songs and to emphasize our musicianship.

As Juan Gabriel, music is my religion, and mariachi is my devotion. And my songs are my prayers.

I'm never gonna be a Carlos Santana - an instrumentalist. I just like songs. It's three minutes of something that can be very powerful.

Avicii's been a supporter of my music for years, and we've been writing songs together for a long time.

In fact, the element of play has an important role in my life, and I think that should be the case in the life of every artist. Our life is occupied with playing, whether we play an instrument or a role.

We used to listen to all the marvelous operas on records. Music was a very important part of our lives.

My father was always playing the piano. He played all kinds of music - Gershwin, all kinds of stuff.

I grew up in a kibbutz in the Galilee, but we were surrounded by Arabic villages, so I heard all these sounds and all this music. My father was very close friends with one of the Bedouin tribes, so I would always go there, to weddings, and I was always very fascinated by that music.