Words matter. These are the best Juan Gabriel Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
There are no rules when I compose songs.
I compose songs with a lot of simplicity because my school has been the streets, and people have been my books.
Money can be taken away from you, by the IRS or by pistol. That’s why I always measure riches in terms of wisdom. No one can ever take from you what you know.
As Juan Gabriel, music is my religion, and mariachi is my devotion. And my songs are my prayers.
When I was very young, I sold the rights to my work… through 2000.
American music has infiltrated the entire world enough as it is. Mexican music must be defended with vigilance.
Work is my best friend.
Mexico is known throughout the world thanks to mariachi.
To transcend and be yourself… I have no reason to tell you, and others, something that is not of interest to you.
Let others worry about their own lives, and let the rest of us live.
They say fame is important and that maintaining your fame is even more important. But to me, the most important thing is to deserve the respect of your fans.
Someone who’s passed through the circumstances that I have has to make the decision either to be a good person or a bad person, and I decide to become better at every opportunity.
There are times when I’m really happy and I write something really sad, and vice versa.
You don’t ask about what can be seen.
I think I am an artist. I think I am Juan Gabriel, who has given so much with my songs.
Art is feminine.
What I say is what I feel, whether anyone likes it or not.
Mexico is a very mom-centered culture. You’ll find stores open on Father’s Day, but never on Mother’s Day. For us, mothers are very important.
Since I was sent to an orphanage, and I saw very little of my mother, I can counsel mothers that you shouldn’t abandon your children. Before you bring a child into the world, think deeply about things, so that they lack absolutely nothing, least of all love.
People who know Mexico know me because I’m so much a part of Mexico.
The artist knows how to sing, not how to count.
Everyone who gave me food, who took away my hunger, inspired me to compose. They told me their stories, and I had no other way to console them than with a piece of music, and that is how I learned. I did not resolve their problems with my songs, but I created a moment of release.
