Did you know that the drummer of Bon Jovi is Cuban American? His grandmother moved to New York in the 1940's FROM CUBA and married a Spaniard. HE STILL LIKES HIS CAFECITO AND CIGAR. THE BAND MAY REPRESENT NEW JERSEY BUT YOU CAN'T KEEP A CUBAN AWAY FROM THE SUN. HE LIVES IN FLORIDA.
"I'm from a Cuban family, so we're used to talking really loud. You come to a Cuban restaurant anywhere in Miami, and we're practically screaming at each other."
"She is Cuba. If you want to love her, you have to be with her, but you can't be with her in her current state. It's the point of view of all exiles - you have to leave the thing you cherish most."
"I won't perform in Cuba until there's no more Castro and there's a free Cuba. To me, Cuba's the biggest prison in the world, and I would be very hypocritical were I to perform there."