1 00:00:03,760 --> 00:00:07,720 Speaker 1: My first memory of music is when I was three 2 00:00:07,800 --> 00:00:12,280 Speaker 1: four years old. The truth is it was not ready. 3 00:00:12,360 --> 00:00:16,840 Speaker 1: The song was not supposed to come out. The songs 4 00:00:16,840 --> 00:00:19,919 Speaker 1: that I write are about something that I've lived, something 5 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:23,919 Speaker 1: that I'm feeling in the moment. Gets heavy to be 6 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:25,919 Speaker 1: compared and to say, oh, yeah, you're never going to 7 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 1: be Jenny Rivera. Hello, guys, and welcome to another episode 8 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:35,400 Speaker 1: of Cheeky's and Chill. I'm your host Cheeky's, and today 9 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 1: we're going to talk about something that's been a huge 10 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 1: part of my life for as long as I can remember. 11 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:42,720 Speaker 1: Oh sad, this is the Chikita Music. We're going to 12 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 1: be covering everything from how I got started to where 13 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:48,400 Speaker 1: I think my career is headed. It's an episode you 14 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:51,519 Speaker 1: won't want to miss. So let's do it. Grab your tequila. 15 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 1: This is Cheeky's and Chill. All right, guys, So music 16 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 1: musica a a universal language is what I like to 17 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:06,240 Speaker 1: call it. Not only is music a big part of 18 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:08,800 Speaker 1: my life, it's also a big part of my identity. 19 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:11,320 Speaker 1: You guys, a lot of you probably know me best 20 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:14,400 Speaker 1: for being a singer and a performer. My first memory 21 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:18,319 Speaker 1: of music is when I was three four years old. 22 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:23,080 Speaker 1: The first song I ever learned my La Prendless. I 23 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:25,760 Speaker 1: was sitting on my grandpa's lap in his office and 24 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:28,800 Speaker 1: he had one of those little recording devices and it 25 00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:30,760 Speaker 1: was like those little handheld ones. I had the little 26 00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:33,040 Speaker 1: mini cassettes and he had me on his lap. He's 27 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:35,640 Speaker 1: like Canda mina cancion. And the only song that I 28 00:01:35,720 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 1: knew that I had learned, my very first song that 29 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 1: I had ever learned, was by Los and I sang it, 30 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:44,679 Speaker 1: and I don't know. I wish I could find that recording. 31 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 1: I don't know. He must have it somewhere because he 32 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 1: doesn't throw anything away. I've never asked him, but that 33 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:52,240 Speaker 1: is my first memory. And from there it's just I 34 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 1: remember being at the swap meet every weekend with my 35 00:01:55,720 --> 00:01:59,920 Speaker 1: grandma and we would sell cassettes back then, and we 36 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:04,240 Speaker 1: would listen to all types of music, to Selena, to Bronco, 37 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:11,200 Speaker 1: to Loses, Loses de Norte, Valentine, Elisald, just so many people, 38 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:16,800 Speaker 1: Jenny Rivera, Lupio Rivera, everybody. I grew up with music 39 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:25,360 Speaker 1: in musica, letsigo kundi. I've learneding glez yes, because you know, 40 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 1: I was raised by my grandparents, which meant there was 41 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 1: always music playing in the kitchen. My grandma was cooking 42 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:31,880 Speaker 1: and there was always music. Some type of radio station. 43 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:35,080 Speaker 1: We sold music, we sold cassettes. Then from there we 44 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 1: went to CDs. We heard discothecas music. There was one 45 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:41,400 Speaker 1: in Long Beach, one in Huntington Park. So I was 46 00:02:41,480 --> 00:02:44,919 Speaker 1: just always around music. I grew up watching my grandpa sing, 47 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:48,600 Speaker 1: my grandma's a singer, all my uncles singing, even the 48 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:51,359 Speaker 1: pastor sings at church. The one that didn't really get 49 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:54,480 Speaker 1: into it very much was Rosie, but even then she 50 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:56,640 Speaker 1: I think sang at church a little bit, and she 51 00:02:57,040 --> 00:02:59,520 Speaker 1: staging here and there. But in reality, I come from 52 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:02,960 Speaker 1: a musical background, which is why I think it's always 53 00:03:03,040 --> 00:03:05,960 Speaker 1: caught my eye. I wanted to like sing, I wanted 54 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:08,720 Speaker 1: to try it. I was afraid because of everything I 55 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:12,240 Speaker 1: had seen my mom go through as a female in 56 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 1: regional Mexican music is yaesavn as Soon's. It's very male dominated, 57 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:20,800 Speaker 1: very very male dominated genre, so it's very difficult for women. 58 00:03:21,400 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 1: So I knew that I wanted to sing. I wasn't 59 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:26,320 Speaker 1: sure if I wanted to do Spanish or English. If 60 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 1: I wanted to do I had thought about rock because 61 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:31,080 Speaker 1: I really liked my mad point. I had thought about 62 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 1: so many things, but it was a topic that my 63 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 1: mom didn't really want to touch as much because of 64 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 1: what she had lived and what she had gone through. 65 00:03:40,040 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 1: So she knew my desires about wanting to become a singer, 66 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 1: and I would tell her, and the whole plan was, Okay, 67 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:48,320 Speaker 1: we're going to do because I loved Limite, you know, 68 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:52,920 Speaker 1: Alicia bal She was a Limite and I loved her music, 69 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:57,240 Speaker 1: so I wanted to do something like that, Like was 70 00:03:57,240 --> 00:03:58,480 Speaker 1: going to be the singer. My mom was going to 71 00:03:58,520 --> 00:04:01,880 Speaker 1: be the manager. That was like the whole plan. And 72 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 1: she says, Okay, I will help you, I will support you, 73 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 1: but just wait until I have the time to manage 74 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:08,520 Speaker 1: your career. You know, I'll do my thing and then 75 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 1: i'll take a little bit and then we'll move on 76 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 1: with your career. That was a plan since I think 77 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:14,200 Speaker 1: I was like I think the first time I ever 78 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 1: mentioned it to her, like seriously was when I was 79 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:19,920 Speaker 1: like twenty three, and thank goodness, her career just kept 80 00:04:19,920 --> 00:04:22,320 Speaker 1: getting better and better and better. The thing is that 81 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:24,160 Speaker 1: my mom knew about it, and she was just a 82 00:04:24,200 --> 00:04:26,320 Speaker 1: little hesitant. She would always say, you know, what. I 83 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:27,800 Speaker 1: just don't know if I want this career for you. 84 00:04:27,839 --> 00:04:31,080 Speaker 1: It's very very hard for women so much as veladas 85 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:36,120 Speaker 1: a lot of early mornings, and they're mean. They're very mean, 86 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:39,479 Speaker 1: especially to the women that sing in general Mexican music. 87 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:42,359 Speaker 1: So that was her, you know, she was just hesitant. 88 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:43,840 Speaker 1: She's like, you don't have to do that, Like I 89 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:45,360 Speaker 1: don't want you to go down the same road. It's 90 00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:48,719 Speaker 1: very difficult. Just be an actor more than anything. She 91 00:04:48,760 --> 00:04:51,680 Speaker 1: always said, get into acting. And she wanted me to 92 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:53,160 Speaker 1: be a face model. She's like, I would love for 93 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:55,000 Speaker 1: to beat a model, but you're just you know, you're 94 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 1: a little bit round and not and very short. So 95 00:04:57,400 --> 00:05:00,360 Speaker 1: just be a face model. That was my mama, you know, 96 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:03,760 Speaker 1: she said it how it was so I realized that 97 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:06,440 Speaker 1: I wanted to sing for the first time when I 98 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:11,159 Speaker 1: was ten, when I went to a contest, a singing contest. 99 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:14,400 Speaker 1: My grandpa was running it at a nightclub in la 100 00:05:14,839 --> 00:05:16,880 Speaker 1: and he would do it every Thursday, and he would 101 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 1: rent out this place to invite people to come sing 102 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:21,360 Speaker 1: and he would find new artists for his record label, 103 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:23,520 Speaker 1: like this. One of those nights, I said, I told 104 00:05:23,520 --> 00:05:25,000 Speaker 1: my mom, I want to go up there. And I 105 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 1: want to sing La Cha Calosa. I was ten years old, 106 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:29,279 Speaker 1: you guys, I'm pretty sure they were like, Okay, it's cute, 107 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:31,040 Speaker 1: just do it. But that's when I realized. I was like, oh, 108 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:33,400 Speaker 1: I kind of like like los Ablaoso's like I like 109 00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:36,360 Speaker 1: how I feel up here? And I won second place 110 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:39,719 Speaker 1: in that contest, and that's what I realized. I'm like, dude, 111 00:05:39,720 --> 00:05:42,159 Speaker 1: this is probably something I want to do. I kept 112 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:46,360 Speaker 1: it quiet for a long time, but that's when I realized, 113 00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:48,200 Speaker 1: I'm like this, this is kind of cool, like what 114 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 1: you feel when you have a microphone in your hand. 115 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 1: So I was, yeah, ten years old, and that was 116 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:54,640 Speaker 1: I think the first time that my mom ever saw 117 00:05:54,680 --> 00:05:57,640 Speaker 1: me sing in public. So in twenty eleven, when I 118 00:05:57,640 --> 00:06:00,560 Speaker 1: met Angel, my ex boyfriend, he's Indiana Street, you know, 119 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:03,080 Speaker 1: and I had told him I had mentioned He's like, 120 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:04,919 Speaker 1: have you ever wanted to sing? I'm like, yeah, I 121 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:06,839 Speaker 1: actually have. Like I talked to my mom about it, 122 00:06:06,839 --> 00:06:08,000 Speaker 1: but I told him the whole story that I just 123 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:11,280 Speaker 1: told you guys. That's when I decided, Like he said, 124 00:06:11,279 --> 00:06:12,680 Speaker 1: I'm going to help you. I want to help you 125 00:06:12,800 --> 00:06:15,720 Speaker 1: make this dream come true. And he spoke to my 126 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:17,320 Speaker 1: mom and told her that he was going to help me, 127 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:20,320 Speaker 1: and he just said that. My mom's face was like uh, 128 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:24,400 Speaker 1: because again my mom was very like competitive in that sense, 129 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:26,039 Speaker 1: like she felt like, who is this guy coming into 130 00:06:26,040 --> 00:06:28,599 Speaker 1: my daughter's life and now like she wanted to help me, 131 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:30,000 Speaker 1: you know, So it was kind of like, I think 132 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:33,320 Speaker 1: that type of thing. So she didn't really like it, 133 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:36,200 Speaker 1: I think at first, because she wanted to be the 134 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:37,880 Speaker 1: one to help me. But she said, okay, fine, if 135 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:40,600 Speaker 1: that's what she wants to do, help her. So then 136 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:43,200 Speaker 1: I started taking vocal lessons. I started taking vocal lessons 137 00:06:43,200 --> 00:06:47,280 Speaker 1: in twenty eleven, and then I stopped because twenty twelve 138 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:50,520 Speaker 1: was a very difficult year for me because I had 139 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:52,400 Speaker 1: moved out in March of twenty twelve. My mom actually 140 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:53,919 Speaker 1: kicked me out, as you guys know, if you don't know, 141 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:57,479 Speaker 1: read my books, and then we had a little bit 142 00:06:57,520 --> 00:06:59,960 Speaker 1: of issues in September, and then she passed away in December. 143 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:02,039 Speaker 1: So I kind of took a break. And then twenty 144 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:03,800 Speaker 1: thirteen I took a break as well because I was 145 00:07:03,800 --> 00:07:06,279 Speaker 1: focused on my siblings. So then in twenty fourteen, I 146 00:07:06,320 --> 00:07:10,160 Speaker 1: started up my vocal lessons again and I've had three 147 00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:13,000 Speaker 1: vocal coaches. I've learned a little bit from all of them, 148 00:07:13,320 --> 00:07:15,320 Speaker 1: and it's been great. Right now, I don't have a 149 00:07:15,400 --> 00:07:18,760 Speaker 1: vocal coach because my vocal coach moved far away, but 150 00:07:19,320 --> 00:07:21,400 Speaker 1: I do have on my notes and I practice. I 151 00:07:21,400 --> 00:07:24,240 Speaker 1: think it's very important to take vocal lessons. It doesn't 152 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:26,320 Speaker 1: matter how successful you are. If you are the best 153 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:30,200 Speaker 1: singer ever, having also a vocal coach in your recording 154 00:07:30,240 --> 00:07:33,960 Speaker 1: sessions help you a lot, like to play with your voice. 155 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:38,440 Speaker 1: Sometimes we get stuck in doing and finishing notes a 156 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:40,880 Speaker 1: certain way when in reality, you don't know how powerful 157 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:43,360 Speaker 1: your vocal cords are. That's why I think it's important. 158 00:07:43,560 --> 00:07:47,120 Speaker 1: There's all types of videos on YouTube now that can 159 00:07:47,360 --> 00:07:50,240 Speaker 1: guide you and help you. It's amazing. So if you 160 00:07:50,280 --> 00:07:53,000 Speaker 1: can't necessarily afford a vocal coach right now because it 161 00:07:53,040 --> 00:07:56,440 Speaker 1: can't get expensive. I actually went to one lesson. It 162 00:07:56,480 --> 00:07:59,200 Speaker 1: was Demi Lovado's vocal coach, and he was charging me 163 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:01,600 Speaker 1: five hundred dollars an hour. Let me tell you he 164 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:03,280 Speaker 1: was completely worth it, but I was like, five hundred 165 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:05,440 Speaker 1: dollars an hour, that's a lot, you know what I mean. 166 00:08:05,640 --> 00:08:07,640 Speaker 1: That was like three years ago, and I said, hold up, 167 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:11,560 Speaker 1: that's when I started looking into YouTube. Anyways, Guys, I'm 168 00:08:11,600 --> 00:08:15,440 Speaker 1: sure a lot of people think, Okay, well, she kids 169 00:08:15,440 --> 00:08:19,360 Speaker 1: decided to sing after her mom passed. Uh No. That's 170 00:08:19,360 --> 00:08:21,000 Speaker 1: why I was like, it's important for me to talk 171 00:08:21,040 --> 00:08:23,400 Speaker 1: about this, have an episode on music because it's something 172 00:08:23,440 --> 00:08:25,400 Speaker 1: that I absolutely love. It's something that I've been wanting 173 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:27,960 Speaker 1: to do for years, as you guys now know. And 174 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:31,040 Speaker 1: they may also think, Okay, well, it's been really easy 175 00:08:31,040 --> 00:08:35,400 Speaker 1: for her because she comes from a very famous musical family, 176 00:08:35,960 --> 00:08:39,920 Speaker 1: and in reality, it's been quite the opposite. I think 177 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:43,280 Speaker 1: it would have been easier for me if I didn't 178 00:08:43,320 --> 00:08:46,600 Speaker 1: have a famous mother, if I didn't have a famous family. 179 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:49,520 Speaker 1: That's just the truth. So many people think, oh, yeah, 180 00:08:49,559 --> 00:08:53,440 Speaker 1: she she has it easy. You know, let le Camino in. 181 00:08:53,600 --> 00:08:56,920 Speaker 1: Really yeah, I think it kind of made it more 182 00:08:57,000 --> 00:09:01,320 Speaker 1: difficult because then the comparisons came and compared me to 183 00:09:01,320 --> 00:09:06,079 Speaker 1: my mom. And that's where it was like, guys, for 184 00:09:06,200 --> 00:09:07,839 Speaker 1: so long, I was like, you guys need to give 185 00:09:07,840 --> 00:09:12,600 Speaker 1: me the opportunity. Is my first time recording in a studio, 186 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:15,120 Speaker 1: first of all, with my first song follow Ma Blanca. 187 00:09:15,120 --> 00:09:17,480 Speaker 1: If you guys have followed my career, that was my 188 00:09:17,480 --> 00:09:20,800 Speaker 1: first song, and I have to admit it was not 189 00:09:20,880 --> 00:09:22,920 Speaker 1: the best. If it was not, if I could be 190 00:09:23,040 --> 00:09:28,200 Speaker 1: quite frank, it was horrible, you know, but that helped 191 00:09:28,200 --> 00:09:32,080 Speaker 1: me learn and grow. But if you guys listen now 192 00:09:32,120 --> 00:09:33,920 Speaker 1: that we're talking about my mother, you know Jenny Rivera, 193 00:09:33,920 --> 00:09:36,840 Speaker 1: If you guys listen to my mom's first albums, you 194 00:09:36,880 --> 00:09:41,240 Speaker 1: will see how different her voice was. When my mom passed, 195 00:09:41,280 --> 00:09:44,959 Speaker 1: she had twenty years on me of experience of doing 196 00:09:45,040 --> 00:09:50,880 Speaker 1: live concerts, of making adjustments vocally and as a performer. 197 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:53,360 Speaker 1: So when I came in, it was kind of like 198 00:09:53,400 --> 00:09:56,360 Speaker 1: they expected me to just be as amazing as my 199 00:09:56,440 --> 00:10:00,480 Speaker 1: mom was. But we all start somewhere, and I just 200 00:10:00,559 --> 00:10:03,200 Speaker 1: felt like it was even harder. I was always going 201 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:05,079 Speaker 1: against the current. I was like, there were so many 202 00:10:05,160 --> 00:10:08,440 Speaker 1: times that I was like ef this. My mom was right. 203 00:10:09,320 --> 00:10:13,160 Speaker 1: It is a very difficult career. And yes, las is 204 00:10:13,160 --> 00:10:18,040 Speaker 1: Beladas the early mornings. It's a lot. And how people 205 00:10:18,160 --> 00:10:21,520 Speaker 1: and how women should I say, are treated in this 206 00:10:21,600 --> 00:10:26,120 Speaker 1: industry or should I say mainly in our genre, in 207 00:10:26,160 --> 00:10:30,320 Speaker 1: my genre, it sucks, guys, it does. So my mom 208 00:10:30,400 --> 00:10:32,840 Speaker 1: was completely right. That's when I went from like, oh 209 00:10:32,880 --> 00:10:35,640 Speaker 1: my god, like I totally understand her. I totally get it. 210 00:10:35,920 --> 00:10:38,080 Speaker 1: I would even talk to her out loud and be like, Mom, 211 00:10:38,760 --> 00:10:42,160 Speaker 1: you were right, but I'm in it already. And I 212 00:10:42,200 --> 00:10:44,680 Speaker 1: was also taught to always finish what I start, so 213 00:10:44,720 --> 00:10:47,560 Speaker 1: I said, I'm still having gotten to where I want 214 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:51,800 Speaker 1: to get to. I want a Grammy, and I got 215 00:10:51,800 --> 00:10:55,120 Speaker 1: the Grammy, and I'm not gonna lie being that, it's 216 00:10:55,120 --> 00:10:57,880 Speaker 1: still so difficult. Guys. Sometimes I'm like, you know what, 217 00:10:58,080 --> 00:10:59,880 Speaker 1: There's so many other things that I could be doing, 218 00:11:01,040 --> 00:11:03,000 Speaker 1: and I've thought about it, like, Okay, I already got 219 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:07,360 Speaker 1: my Grammy, Thank God. Do I need to continue? But 220 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:10,319 Speaker 1: there are still things that I want to accomplish. So anyways, 221 00:11:10,320 --> 00:11:12,880 Speaker 1: we'll get more into that in a little bit. Coming 222 00:11:12,960 --> 00:11:17,120 Speaker 1: from a family of musicians, again, I think it's been 223 00:11:17,160 --> 00:11:20,640 Speaker 1: harder for me. Did I get the support that I 224 00:11:20,720 --> 00:11:26,280 Speaker 1: expected that I wanted from my family? Yes, and no, 225 00:11:27,559 --> 00:11:30,360 Speaker 1: it came in bits and pieces. To be honest, it 226 00:11:30,400 --> 00:11:34,800 Speaker 1: has never been something that was all the way through. 227 00:11:35,880 --> 00:11:39,880 Speaker 1: Not only was I getting a hard time from the 228 00:11:39,920 --> 00:11:43,680 Speaker 1: world when I first started my career, but also internally 229 00:11:43,800 --> 00:11:47,520 Speaker 1: in my family it felt like in some way they 230 00:11:47,559 --> 00:11:51,200 Speaker 1: thought I was my mom's competition or that I wanted, 231 00:11:51,280 --> 00:11:53,440 Speaker 1: must been wanted to be my mom's competition, that I 232 00:11:53,440 --> 00:11:56,440 Speaker 1: wanted to fill my mom's shoes, and that has not 233 00:11:56,679 --> 00:12:00,199 Speaker 1: ever been the case because I always say this, those 234 00:12:00,200 --> 00:12:04,120 Speaker 1: shoes are so massive that not me, not another woman, 235 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 1: not anyone can ever fill those shoes. Jenny Rivera is 236 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:12,720 Speaker 1: Jenny Rivera, Selena, Selena, Juangabriela Guanabriel. Those people are icons 237 00:12:12,720 --> 00:12:18,000 Speaker 1: and idols and legends that no matter who comes, there 238 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:20,120 Speaker 1: will never be another Jenny Rivera. There will never be 239 00:12:20,160 --> 00:12:23,160 Speaker 1: another Selena, there will never be another Quangabriel, there will 240 00:12:23,200 --> 00:12:26,600 Speaker 1: never be another Michael Jackson. People want to compare Michael 241 00:12:26,640 --> 00:12:28,800 Speaker 1: Jackson with Bruno Mars and I'm like, dude, they're so different. 242 00:12:28,840 --> 00:12:31,680 Speaker 1: Yeah they have little similarities, but oh god, Kien, and 243 00:12:31,720 --> 00:12:34,240 Speaker 1: it gets heavy to be compared and to say, oh, yeah, 244 00:12:34,240 --> 00:12:36,520 Speaker 1: you're never going to be Jenny Rivera. I don't want 245 00:12:36,559 --> 00:12:38,400 Speaker 1: to be Jenny river I want to be Cheeky's. I 246 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:39,800 Speaker 1: want to be Cheeky's. I want you to listen to 247 00:12:39,960 --> 00:12:42,800 Speaker 1: my music. I have a whole other story to tell 248 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:45,800 Speaker 1: and my own experiences through my music. That that's where 249 00:12:45,800 --> 00:12:47,760 Speaker 1: it's like. For a long time, it was heavy and 250 00:12:47,800 --> 00:12:51,440 Speaker 1: I think certain members of my family, my extended family, 251 00:12:51,480 --> 00:12:54,160 Speaker 1: thought that, and I'm like, no, like, I just want 252 00:12:54,160 --> 00:12:55,680 Speaker 1: to try it. I want to do it. This is 253 00:12:55,679 --> 00:12:58,320 Speaker 1: something that I've wanted to do, and I'm not I 254 00:12:58,400 --> 00:13:01,240 Speaker 1: refuse to go on with my life and say I 255 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:04,560 Speaker 1: didn't do it because it was going to upset other people, 256 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:09,080 Speaker 1: or because I shouldn't have done it, or because I 257 00:13:09,120 --> 00:13:11,439 Speaker 1: was scared. I said, I'm going to do it. I'm 258 00:13:11,440 --> 00:13:14,320 Speaker 1: going to try it, and thank goodness I did because 259 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:16,240 Speaker 1: I'm very proud of how far we've come. You know, 260 00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:18,760 Speaker 1: it's not where I want to be. I feel like 261 00:13:18,880 --> 00:13:21,160 Speaker 1: every album, every song is better and better, and I'm 262 00:13:21,160 --> 00:13:23,760 Speaker 1: my own competition. I don't see anyone else's competition. I 263 00:13:23,760 --> 00:13:26,200 Speaker 1: don't look at what anyone else is doing. I praise 264 00:13:26,240 --> 00:13:28,280 Speaker 1: other women. I support other women in the genre because 265 00:13:28,280 --> 00:13:31,600 Speaker 1: that's what we need more of. There hasn't been enough 266 00:13:31,640 --> 00:13:35,040 Speaker 1: of that, I think. So I'm trying to whatever it 267 00:13:35,080 --> 00:13:37,720 Speaker 1: is that I've accomplished, bring other women along with me, 268 00:13:37,960 --> 00:13:41,200 Speaker 1: other very talented women, especially in my genre, so that 269 00:13:41,240 --> 00:13:46,280 Speaker 1: they can also show through my platform their voice, their talent. 270 00:13:46,480 --> 00:13:50,000 Speaker 1: You know, it is a very very difficult genre for women. 271 00:13:50,120 --> 00:13:51,840 Speaker 1: It just is it is what it is. It is 272 00:13:51,880 --> 00:13:57,960 Speaker 1: male dominated. I've even heard stories about women having to 273 00:13:58,440 --> 00:14:02,720 Speaker 1: or have been offered to say, Okay, I'll put you 274 00:14:02,720 --> 00:14:06,679 Speaker 1: on radio if you if you sleep with me. Some 275 00:14:06,760 --> 00:14:09,440 Speaker 1: women have done it, some women haven't. That's none of 276 00:14:09,440 --> 00:14:16,360 Speaker 1: my business, that's just the truth. Whatever. Thank god, thank goodness, 277 00:14:17,440 --> 00:14:19,440 Speaker 1: I've never had to do that. I know my mom 278 00:14:19,520 --> 00:14:21,720 Speaker 1: was offered a couple of times. She told me herself, 279 00:14:22,480 --> 00:14:24,880 Speaker 1: and of course, you guys know my mother. She's like, 280 00:14:25,040 --> 00:14:26,280 Speaker 1: f you, I'm going to sleep with you if I 281 00:14:26,280 --> 00:14:28,080 Speaker 1: want to sleep with you, but my vagina doesn't want you, 282 00:14:28,120 --> 00:14:30,720 Speaker 1: so I'm not going to. So she got to where 283 00:14:30,760 --> 00:14:36,840 Speaker 1: she got sol and me too. I started my relationship 284 00:14:36,840 --> 00:14:40,479 Speaker 1: with Angel, who was who's very known and has accomplished 285 00:14:40,520 --> 00:14:44,360 Speaker 1: a lot in regional Mexican music before him and I 286 00:14:44,400 --> 00:14:49,440 Speaker 1: met organically and throughout our relationship then you know, it 287 00:14:49,560 --> 00:14:52,120 Speaker 1: just happened that he wanted to help me. But it's 288 00:14:52,120 --> 00:14:53,480 Speaker 1: not like I had to sleep with him for him 289 00:14:53,480 --> 00:14:55,520 Speaker 1: to help me. There was. It was an actual relationship 290 00:14:55,520 --> 00:14:59,480 Speaker 1: of almost five years. But no, thank goodness, no one 291 00:14:59,480 --> 00:15:02,080 Speaker 1: has ever offered for me to say, hey, you know, 292 00:15:02,120 --> 00:15:04,120 Speaker 1: stuck my penis and I'll put you on the charts, 293 00:15:04,440 --> 00:15:07,320 Speaker 1: and I wouldn't. I've heard of stories, and I obviously 294 00:15:07,320 --> 00:15:09,560 Speaker 1: heard of my mom's, but I have not been offered, 295 00:15:09,760 --> 00:15:15,800 Speaker 1: thank the Lord. So going back to it being harder 296 00:15:15,920 --> 00:15:18,480 Speaker 1: for me, I think to start my career, I felt 297 00:15:18,480 --> 00:15:21,000 Speaker 1: like I was for a long time going against the current. 298 00:15:21,880 --> 00:15:25,600 Speaker 1: But obviously being born and raised in a family of musicians, 299 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:28,200 Speaker 1: it did have its perks. I know a lot about 300 00:15:28,280 --> 00:15:31,680 Speaker 1: music because of my family. I did get at a 301 00:15:31,680 --> 00:15:34,880 Speaker 1: lot of advice from my uncles. I asked a lot 302 00:15:34,880 --> 00:15:38,760 Speaker 1: of questions. I saw a lot of things then musica, 303 00:15:39,000 --> 00:15:42,240 Speaker 1: like I can find my Tono's right away, Like I'm 304 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:45,560 Speaker 1: It's something that I think is just in me, you 305 00:15:45,560 --> 00:15:48,320 Speaker 1: know what I mean. And I'm very grateful because they did. 306 00:15:48,360 --> 00:15:51,880 Speaker 1: They did help pave the way, like my mother, my uncles, 307 00:15:51,880 --> 00:15:54,440 Speaker 1: my grandpa, my Grandpa's huge in this. Like if it 308 00:15:54,480 --> 00:15:57,480 Speaker 1: wasn't for my grandpa, none of us, I think would 309 00:15:57,520 --> 00:16:00,240 Speaker 1: be or have this opportunity because he did start the 310 00:16:00,320 --> 00:16:02,720 Speaker 1: rivera dynasty. So I'm very grateful. And he's a very 311 00:16:02,800 --> 00:16:06,080 Speaker 1: very smart businessman. So I learned a lot about the 312 00:16:06,120 --> 00:16:09,680 Speaker 1: business through my grandpa and just kind of they did 313 00:16:09,720 --> 00:16:13,080 Speaker 1: help pave the way and in a way. I guess yeah, 314 00:16:13,120 --> 00:16:16,160 Speaker 1: like more people because of the rivera last name. It 315 00:16:16,240 --> 00:16:18,080 Speaker 1: was kind of like, okay, well I'll take a chance 316 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:21,480 Speaker 1: to listen to this girl, but not I think when 317 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:23,440 Speaker 1: it came to listening to the especially the first song, 318 00:16:23,480 --> 00:16:26,120 Speaker 1: you guys, the truth is it was not ready. The 319 00:16:26,160 --> 00:16:32,920 Speaker 1: song was not supposed to come out. So I'm like, 320 00:16:32,960 --> 00:16:35,120 Speaker 1: you know what, Yeah, you guys are right. The song 321 00:16:35,320 --> 00:16:37,560 Speaker 1: was not ready and it was not good. I think 322 00:16:37,640 --> 00:16:41,000 Speaker 1: the song itself is good Ballama Branca, but I was 323 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:43,640 Speaker 1: not ready vocally at all. It was just a surprise. 324 00:16:43,840 --> 00:16:45,480 Speaker 1: A lot of you guys may know this story, but 325 00:16:45,640 --> 00:16:49,360 Speaker 1: Angel at that time wanted to surprise me with the 326 00:16:49,400 --> 00:16:51,400 Speaker 1: song on the radio, and he just brought it out 327 00:16:51,480 --> 00:16:56,520 Speaker 1: without it being one hundred percent ready. So that started 328 00:16:56,560 --> 00:16:58,960 Speaker 1: a whole thing. I thank him because he wanted to 329 00:16:58,960 --> 00:17:02,400 Speaker 1: surprise me. But then my team, my management was just like, 330 00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:04,359 Speaker 1: what the heck. It just kind of I feel like 331 00:17:04,359 --> 00:17:08,639 Speaker 1: we started ass backwards. So anyways, if you guys want 332 00:17:08,680 --> 00:17:10,800 Speaker 1: to know a little bit about that, I just mentioned 333 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:13,399 Speaker 1: it in my first book, Forgiveness, so you guys can 334 00:17:13,440 --> 00:17:14,960 Speaker 1: go ahead and read the details as to how I 335 00:17:14,960 --> 00:17:18,440 Speaker 1: started my career and what happened anyways, I'm grateful for him. 336 00:17:18,480 --> 00:17:21,560 Speaker 1: Everything happened the way it was supposed to happen. And yes, 337 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:25,240 Speaker 1: I just feel like, yeah, because I come from a 338 00:17:25,320 --> 00:17:29,600 Speaker 1: family of musicians, people expected me to sing this certain way, 339 00:17:29,720 --> 00:17:31,840 Speaker 1: or sing like some of my family members, or sing 340 00:17:31,840 --> 00:17:34,119 Speaker 1: like my mother. And that's why it was a little harder. 341 00:17:34,160 --> 00:17:37,240 Speaker 1: It was. There was a mucha muchakritica and they had, 342 00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:39,120 Speaker 1: I guess something to compare it with, which is why 343 00:17:39,160 --> 00:17:41,919 Speaker 1: it was more difficult. But I like to take the 344 00:17:41,960 --> 00:17:43,960 Speaker 1: positive out of things, and the truth is that I 345 00:17:43,960 --> 00:17:47,080 Speaker 1: did learn a lot that I am very grateful that 346 00:17:47,480 --> 00:17:51,280 Speaker 1: I had almost all my family to see everything that 347 00:17:51,320 --> 00:17:55,159 Speaker 1: they did, to learn from everything that they did, to 348 00:17:55,240 --> 00:18:00,359 Speaker 1: learn from their mistakes as well, and you know, and 349 00:18:00,400 --> 00:18:09,280 Speaker 1: grateful for that for sure. I'm asked this question all 350 00:18:09,320 --> 00:18:11,840 Speaker 1: the time, like why do I think that it's harder 351 00:18:11,840 --> 00:18:17,000 Speaker 1: for women in regional Mexican music, And I've thought about 352 00:18:17,040 --> 00:18:21,359 Speaker 1: it a lot, And first of all, I think the 353 00:18:21,520 --> 00:18:24,720 Speaker 1: women for a long time in this industry, they felt 354 00:18:24,720 --> 00:18:28,680 Speaker 1: like there was only one spot, only one woman. Why 355 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:30,960 Speaker 1: it's like that, I have no idea, but for years 356 00:18:30,960 --> 00:18:33,680 Speaker 1: it's like everyone, all women are fighting for that one 357 00:18:33,720 --> 00:18:36,960 Speaker 1: spot and that's something that I've wanted to change since 358 00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:39,800 Speaker 1: I started singing, and I stepped into this, into this 359 00:18:39,840 --> 00:18:42,800 Speaker 1: genre because I felt like, why is it that we 360 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:49,320 Speaker 1: can't be like the urbano side of things, those genres 361 00:18:49,359 --> 00:18:53,159 Speaker 1: that women collaborate together. And that's what I did it 362 00:18:53,200 --> 00:18:56,800 Speaker 1: for the first time. In my playlist album, I said 363 00:18:56,840 --> 00:19:01,040 Speaker 1: I want three women that I admire that I love 364 00:19:02,440 --> 00:19:05,520 Speaker 1: on one song. It's never happened. Why. I don't understand 365 00:19:05,600 --> 00:19:08,080 Speaker 1: why it hasn't happened in so many years. And there's 366 00:19:08,080 --> 00:19:11,439 Speaker 1: so much talent, so many talented women. A lot of 367 00:19:11,440 --> 00:19:14,360 Speaker 1: them are my friends. And at first it was kind 368 00:19:14,359 --> 00:19:16,680 Speaker 1: of like it was just like this tension when I 369 00:19:16,720 --> 00:19:20,399 Speaker 1: first started singing. But then I go on tiempo, I 370 00:19:20,440 --> 00:19:23,119 Speaker 1: started reaching out and I'm like, hey, peace and love guys, 371 00:19:23,200 --> 00:19:25,800 Speaker 1: like let's be cool. A lot of them have been awesome. 372 00:19:25,840 --> 00:19:27,480 Speaker 1: There have been a few that have been bitches, to 373 00:19:27,480 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 1: be honest, but whatever, I've tried, and I just wanted 374 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:33,480 Speaker 1: to do that something for the first time. And I 375 00:19:33,480 --> 00:19:35,359 Speaker 1: think for a long time, one of the main things 376 00:19:35,440 --> 00:19:38,560 Speaker 1: is not enough women in the genre to support each other, 377 00:19:38,640 --> 00:19:42,480 Speaker 1: empower each other. I think that's been a thing and 378 00:19:42,680 --> 00:19:46,439 Speaker 1: this whole idea of there just being one spot for 379 00:19:46,520 --> 00:19:49,399 Speaker 1: women because it is a male dominated like especially music 380 00:19:49,400 --> 00:19:52,240 Speaker 1: BANDA or Tenno, it's like that's for men, Like women 381 00:19:52,280 --> 00:19:54,959 Speaker 1: shouldn't be singing that. Women should be singing ba la 382 00:19:55,080 --> 00:19:57,520 Speaker 1: das and mariachi and stuff like that, like because that's 383 00:19:57,520 --> 00:20:01,080 Speaker 1: more of an elegant type of of music. You could say, 384 00:20:01,080 --> 00:20:03,359 Speaker 1: band that's a little bit more rugged. It's if you 385 00:20:03,400 --> 00:20:05,399 Speaker 1: want to call it ghetto, call it ghetto, whatever you 386 00:20:05,400 --> 00:20:07,560 Speaker 1: want to call it. But I think for a long time, 387 00:20:07,640 --> 00:20:10,520 Speaker 1: especially band that women that's sing band that specifically, it's 388 00:20:10,600 --> 00:20:13,200 Speaker 1: kind of like it's like you're competing against all these men, 389 00:20:13,200 --> 00:20:15,639 Speaker 1: and there are a lot of men. I mean also 390 00:20:15,920 --> 00:20:20,399 Speaker 1: the women that are in high positions in radio or 391 00:20:20,480 --> 00:20:24,919 Speaker 1: high positions and now digital platforms. I feel like those women, 392 00:20:25,280 --> 00:20:28,200 Speaker 1: I don't know what it is, but support men more 393 00:20:28,200 --> 00:20:30,639 Speaker 1: than women. And that's just the truth. And that's what 394 00:20:30,680 --> 00:20:34,480 Speaker 1: I've noticed, and it sucks and men that are in 395 00:20:34,520 --> 00:20:37,159 Speaker 1: those positions. Even if there are women that want to 396 00:20:37,160 --> 00:20:39,680 Speaker 1: support our music and want to play our music or 397 00:20:40,119 --> 00:20:43,480 Speaker 1: add us to playlists, there are men that stop it. Why. 398 00:20:43,960 --> 00:20:47,520 Speaker 1: I don't know. I think it's just very sexist. It's 399 00:20:47,600 --> 00:20:50,560 Speaker 1: kind of like this is a man's world, this is musicambre. 400 00:20:51,320 --> 00:20:54,639 Speaker 1: For a long time, they criticize my mom for singing gorrillos. 401 00:20:54,960 --> 00:20:58,720 Speaker 1: Thank goodness for her hard work. She made it possible, 402 00:20:59,080 --> 00:21:00,800 Speaker 1: She made it possible for it to be a little 403 00:21:00,800 --> 00:21:03,639 Speaker 1: bit more okay. But it has been a struggle, and 404 00:21:03,680 --> 00:21:06,240 Speaker 1: I think right now it's better than it ever has 405 00:21:06,320 --> 00:21:09,760 Speaker 1: been because I think we're a little bit more adamant 406 00:21:10,040 --> 00:21:14,480 Speaker 1: and intentional about supporting one another as women, And that's 407 00:21:14,520 --> 00:21:16,520 Speaker 1: something that I'm very proud to say. I think I 408 00:21:16,640 --> 00:21:19,720 Speaker 1: was one of the first, if not the first, to 409 00:21:20,280 --> 00:21:23,639 Speaker 1: share women's music on my social media, to collaborate with 410 00:21:23,680 --> 00:21:25,520 Speaker 1: other women in my genre. Like for me, it's like, 411 00:21:25,560 --> 00:21:34,639 Speaker 1: you know, dengslosaquembrija, and for me, it's like I can't 412 00:21:34,680 --> 00:21:36,440 Speaker 1: take away what you have and you can't take away 413 00:21:36,480 --> 00:21:38,320 Speaker 1: what I have, So why don't we just get together 414 00:21:38,359 --> 00:21:41,919 Speaker 1: and make this bigger? You know what I mean? And 415 00:21:41,960 --> 00:21:44,280 Speaker 1: that's just the truth. And that's something that I've tried 416 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:47,480 Speaker 1: to just with the years, just really really not just 417 00:21:47,600 --> 00:21:49,640 Speaker 1: talk about it, but be about it. But I think 418 00:21:49,640 --> 00:21:51,959 Speaker 1: it's a little bit of a lot of things. And 419 00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:55,000 Speaker 1: that's why I think also women, other women that listen 420 00:21:55,080 --> 00:21:59,160 Speaker 1: to this music should support more women in the industry. 421 00:21:59,240 --> 00:22:00,640 Speaker 1: I get it, like there's a lot of men. I'm 422 00:22:00,640 --> 00:22:06,280 Speaker 1: ocha muss. I think it's easier for a woman to 423 00:22:06,320 --> 00:22:09,080 Speaker 1: go to a man's concert and admire him for obviously 424 00:22:09,160 --> 00:22:12,520 Speaker 1: the way he sings, but you know, if he's handsome 425 00:22:12,600 --> 00:22:15,240 Speaker 1: or his package or whatever the hell. But for another 426 00:22:15,280 --> 00:22:17,480 Speaker 1: woman to support go to another woman's concert, I was. 427 00:22:19,040 --> 00:22:22,919 Speaker 1: So that's another thing. That's just a lot of different things. Anyways, guys, 428 00:22:23,160 --> 00:22:27,320 Speaker 1: I can honestly tell you, yes, it's been a tough 429 00:22:27,400 --> 00:22:32,080 Speaker 1: road with lots of bumps and obstacles and correct in 430 00:22:32,160 --> 00:22:36,760 Speaker 1: the pavement in my music career. But I'm very, very grateful. 431 00:22:36,920 --> 00:22:42,119 Speaker 1: I'm very happy. I feel very proud of myself. Every 432 00:22:42,160 --> 00:22:46,520 Speaker 1: album has been a learning experience. With my first album, Aouram, 433 00:22:46,960 --> 00:22:49,160 Speaker 1: I was still trying to find myself. I was able 434 00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:53,040 Speaker 1: to experiment with different sounds, trying to find where I 435 00:22:53,160 --> 00:22:56,520 Speaker 1: felt the best. I invested a lot of ridiculous money 436 00:22:56,520 --> 00:23:00,399 Speaker 1: on that album, very unnecessary, but I learned then was 437 00:23:00,760 --> 00:23:03,800 Speaker 1: completely banda and I felt like, this is what I like, 438 00:23:03,880 --> 00:23:08,280 Speaker 1: This is lo scenatio and sing bandai like honestly excites me. 439 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:12,080 Speaker 1: I love listening to it. I love calad here at 440 00:23:12,080 --> 00:23:15,040 Speaker 1: my house. It's just something that makes me happy. So 441 00:23:15,080 --> 00:23:17,479 Speaker 1: I feel like in my second album at I kind 442 00:23:17,480 --> 00:23:19,800 Speaker 1: of just got it, and then I wrote a little 443 00:23:19,800 --> 00:23:22,280 Speaker 1: bit more in there. I felt like that was like 444 00:23:23,200 --> 00:23:25,240 Speaker 1: the first time where I felt, Okay, I'm getting confident, 445 00:23:25,280 --> 00:23:28,520 Speaker 1: I'm getting better. And then playlist was a little bit 446 00:23:28,560 --> 00:23:30,600 Speaker 1: like Aura, you know, because I had a little bit 447 00:23:30,720 --> 00:23:33,119 Speaker 1: of a mix. It's it's a playlist of music of 448 00:23:33,200 --> 00:23:35,879 Speaker 1: Cheeky's music. That's when we got the Latin Grammy. You guys. 449 00:23:35,920 --> 00:23:38,560 Speaker 1: So I feel very proud with my third album. I 450 00:23:38,560 --> 00:23:40,560 Speaker 1: felt like, Okay, I learned from my first and my second. 451 00:23:40,600 --> 00:23:42,000 Speaker 1: What am I going to do different? I want to 452 00:23:42,040 --> 00:23:45,040 Speaker 1: mix and master everything from the sounds like listening to 453 00:23:45,080 --> 00:23:47,960 Speaker 1: it in my car, just learning, Okay, this is my 454 00:23:48,119 --> 00:23:51,120 Speaker 1: vocal range. This is where my voice sounds the best, 455 00:23:51,160 --> 00:23:52,840 Speaker 1: and this is where I'm gonna stay. There's no need 456 00:23:52,880 --> 00:23:57,760 Speaker 1: to try to show off and sing crazy. Hi. The 457 00:23:57,800 --> 00:23:59,639 Speaker 1: good thing is is I can I can sing very low. 458 00:23:59,680 --> 00:24:01,480 Speaker 1: A lot of women can't. I can sing very low, 459 00:24:01,520 --> 00:24:03,439 Speaker 1: and I can sing really high if I wanted to. 460 00:24:03,520 --> 00:24:05,600 Speaker 1: But I finally found like this is where it's at 461 00:24:05,680 --> 00:24:08,440 Speaker 1: this is like where I feel good, and I think 462 00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:11,040 Speaker 1: that's what's the biggest difference with my first and second album. 463 00:24:11,080 --> 00:24:14,160 Speaker 1: With the third album playlist, I felt like I got it, 464 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:19,639 Speaker 1: Like I got a grip on this and I'm proud. 465 00:24:20,119 --> 00:24:23,480 Speaker 1: I feel like, without a doubt in my mind, playlist 466 00:24:23,640 --> 00:24:26,640 Speaker 1: deserved that Latin Grammy. No matter what anyone wants to say, 467 00:24:26,680 --> 00:24:29,360 Speaker 1: no matter what anyone wants to think, I don't give 468 00:24:29,359 --> 00:24:33,160 Speaker 1: an f for that. I would get like two middle 469 00:24:33,160 --> 00:24:35,159 Speaker 1: fingers up in the air to those that want to 470 00:24:35,200 --> 00:24:37,919 Speaker 1: criticize and want to say that I bought the damn Grammy, 471 00:24:37,920 --> 00:24:40,640 Speaker 1: How do you even buy Grammy? First of all, that's 472 00:24:40,800 --> 00:24:44,240 Speaker 1: crazy whatever. Say what you want, but if you listen 473 00:24:44,280 --> 00:24:47,320 Speaker 1: to the album, all the songs from the beginning to 474 00:24:47,359 --> 00:24:50,359 Speaker 1: the end, the way I chose every song, the flow 475 00:24:50,440 --> 00:24:54,240 Speaker 1: of the songs, the sound, those are things that the academy, 476 00:24:54,280 --> 00:24:57,119 Speaker 1: the Latin Grammy Academy, listened to. And I went in 477 00:24:57,160 --> 00:24:59,639 Speaker 1: there with that intention. Like recording that album, I'm like, 478 00:24:59,640 --> 00:25:01,719 Speaker 1: I'm good to win a Latin Grammy. I put all 479 00:25:01,720 --> 00:25:04,560 Speaker 1: the energy, I put in, all the work. I was like, 480 00:25:04,640 --> 00:25:07,560 Speaker 1: I learned, I took lessons, I asked people like I 481 00:25:07,600 --> 00:25:09,639 Speaker 1: was like, okay, wait a second, like what is it 482 00:25:09,680 --> 00:25:12,720 Speaker 1: that the academy looks for? And I followed those guidelines. 483 00:25:12,760 --> 00:25:14,240 Speaker 1: I was like, okay, cool, this is what I want, 484 00:25:14,280 --> 00:25:16,600 Speaker 1: this is what I want to accomplish, and we did it. 485 00:25:16,920 --> 00:25:19,200 Speaker 1: And a lot of people don't want to invest, especially 486 00:25:19,320 --> 00:25:22,639 Speaker 1: in regional They don't want to invest the money to 487 00:25:22,800 --> 00:25:25,240 Speaker 1: perfect their craft. And that's something that I'm all about. 488 00:25:25,520 --> 00:25:29,840 Speaker 1: I'm all about investing, about investing your money, especially in 489 00:25:29,880 --> 00:25:32,240 Speaker 1: your craft. And for me, that album was everything. It 490 00:25:32,280 --> 00:25:34,320 Speaker 1: was number three. The number three is huge for me. 491 00:25:35,160 --> 00:25:37,119 Speaker 1: You guys know, I believe a lot of numerology, So 492 00:25:37,160 --> 00:25:40,399 Speaker 1: I invested that extra money to master everything at the 493 00:25:40,440 --> 00:25:43,399 Speaker 1: same level, the same sound, where everything felt like it 494 00:25:43,480 --> 00:25:45,960 Speaker 1: was in your face and not behind you. There's just 495 00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:48,399 Speaker 1: so much to it. But anyways, bottom line is, I'm 496 00:25:48,480 --> 00:25:50,560 Speaker 1: very proud of myself. I'm very proud, and I can 497 00:25:50,600 --> 00:25:54,359 Speaker 1: honestly say I enjoy listening to my songs now. I 498 00:25:54,400 --> 00:25:56,159 Speaker 1: think my first album's a little difficult for me to 499 00:25:56,200 --> 00:25:58,520 Speaker 1: listen to certain songs, but hey, I was just starting 500 00:25:58,760 --> 00:26:01,120 Speaker 1: especially Palama Blanca. It's a song that I love because 501 00:26:01,119 --> 00:26:03,520 Speaker 1: I wrote it for my mom, but it's I want 502 00:26:03,560 --> 00:26:05,440 Speaker 1: to re record that song one day, guys. I want 503 00:26:05,480 --> 00:26:08,520 Speaker 1: to rerecord that song so bad because it deserves it. 504 00:26:08,640 --> 00:26:10,720 Speaker 1: The song is beautiful. It's a beautiful song. It's it's 505 00:26:10,760 --> 00:26:12,879 Speaker 1: I wrote it from the bottom of my heart. But 506 00:26:12,960 --> 00:26:14,760 Speaker 1: it's hard for me to listen to be honest. But 507 00:26:14,840 --> 00:26:18,119 Speaker 1: now I can tell you that I listen to my music. 508 00:26:18,160 --> 00:26:20,040 Speaker 1: I listen to the songs that I'm recording right now, 509 00:26:20,920 --> 00:26:25,639 Speaker 1: this album that's coming Abrena. I'm very fucking proud. I 510 00:26:25,680 --> 00:26:29,960 Speaker 1: can say, wow, I enjoy I listen to en and 511 00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:33,240 Speaker 1: I'm like, yes, it's even better than me Problema, and 512 00:26:33,280 --> 00:26:35,320 Speaker 1: it's so different from Kualigira, which are songs that are 513 00:26:35,320 --> 00:26:37,399 Speaker 1: going to come out on this album. And I'm just like, 514 00:26:37,520 --> 00:26:40,120 Speaker 1: I feel like I'm my own competition. I'm like, that's 515 00:26:40,119 --> 00:26:43,879 Speaker 1: what it's all about. It's bettering yourself. What can you 516 00:26:44,000 --> 00:26:48,639 Speaker 1: do to better yourself in your craft? Keep learning, keep 517 00:26:48,760 --> 00:26:52,359 Speaker 1: striving for that knowledge. Whether you're a singer, whether or 518 00:26:52,400 --> 00:26:56,480 Speaker 1: whether you're a cosmetologist, whether you do neils for a living, 519 00:26:56,600 --> 00:26:59,040 Speaker 1: whatever it may be, It is so important to keep learning, 520 00:26:59,080 --> 00:27:01,159 Speaker 1: to want to learn now, to ever feel comfortable and 521 00:27:01,160 --> 00:27:03,240 Speaker 1: say okay, well yeah cool, I got Latin Grammy. I'm 522 00:27:03,240 --> 00:27:07,119 Speaker 1: just gonna chill a no now. I'm like, this album 523 00:27:07,240 --> 00:27:09,280 Speaker 1: has to be better than playlist that won the Latin 524 00:27:09,320 --> 00:27:11,880 Speaker 1: Grammy because I want to just prove it to myself 525 00:27:12,040 --> 00:27:14,200 Speaker 1: and and this album is so I'm so excited for it. 526 00:27:14,240 --> 00:27:16,720 Speaker 1: I can't wait for you guys to listen to it. Anyways, Guys, 527 00:27:17,080 --> 00:27:23,160 Speaker 1: I can honestly say that it's been a great team. 528 00:27:23,200 --> 00:27:24,760 Speaker 1: I have a great team behind me. I can't do 529 00:27:24,800 --> 00:27:27,320 Speaker 1: any of this by myself. I am so grateful with 530 00:27:27,800 --> 00:27:32,440 Speaker 1: everyone with anywhere from my assistant Owei, to my manager 531 00:27:32,600 --> 00:27:37,240 Speaker 1: to Nivanda CINGI Makeatengo and my companion Persona and Bibo, 532 00:27:37,880 --> 00:27:40,199 Speaker 1: And honestly, I'm just gonna right now, I'm focusing on 533 00:27:40,240 --> 00:27:43,520 Speaker 1: this next album. I think for me, I want to 534 00:27:43,560 --> 00:27:45,720 Speaker 1: do a tour. To be honest, I want to do 535 00:27:45,760 --> 00:27:49,280 Speaker 1: a tour in Mexico and Lossteo Soundos, and I have 536 00:27:49,359 --> 00:27:50,919 Speaker 1: a few things on my vision board, things that I 537 00:27:50,920 --> 00:27:54,000 Speaker 1: want to accomplish, a few sold outs that I want. 538 00:27:55,280 --> 00:27:58,920 Speaker 1: So I don't know, Loa Carles Manozios, I am doing 539 00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:03,679 Speaker 1: what I can. I I've learned to set goals, but 540 00:28:03,840 --> 00:28:06,359 Speaker 1: just focus in the moment and right now the moment 541 00:28:06,480 --> 00:28:10,400 Speaker 1: is finishing this album, getting my tour ready. We start 542 00:28:10,440 --> 00:28:13,840 Speaker 1: April tenth in the Polo Casino. I have some dates 543 00:28:13,880 --> 00:28:16,320 Speaker 1: in the States as well as in Mexico, and I'm 544 00:28:16,400 --> 00:28:20,399 Speaker 1: just going to let it be Caira and I'm just 545 00:28:20,440 --> 00:28:21,840 Speaker 1: taking a day by day right now when it comes 546 00:28:21,880 --> 00:28:29,960 Speaker 1: to this, because I really need to finish this album. 547 00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:34,080 Speaker 1: With this album, Aberna. As those of you that listen 548 00:28:34,080 --> 00:28:37,200 Speaker 1: to my music may know, a lot of the songs 549 00:28:37,200 --> 00:28:40,520 Speaker 1: that I write are about something that I've lived, something 550 00:28:40,640 --> 00:28:45,960 Speaker 1: that I'm feeling in the moment iasire. The first song, 551 00:28:46,120 --> 00:28:50,440 Speaker 1: Pira Manalian is the first love song that I sing 552 00:28:50,640 --> 00:28:55,200 Speaker 1: that I really like, and it's a cover. But I think, 553 00:28:55,560 --> 00:28:58,520 Speaker 1: more than anything, what inspires me to write to record 554 00:28:58,560 --> 00:29:00,800 Speaker 1: the songs that I record, the songs that I even 555 00:29:00,880 --> 00:29:03,920 Speaker 1: sing live, even if they're not my own, it's just 556 00:29:03,960 --> 00:29:09,600 Speaker 1: I need to feel them SCENARIOSO. I don't know if 557 00:29:09,640 --> 00:29:11,000 Speaker 1: a lot of artists are like that. I think a 558 00:29:11,000 --> 00:29:14,040 Speaker 1: lot of artists just can sing songs and whether they've 559 00:29:14,040 --> 00:29:17,400 Speaker 1: been through that or not. For me, it's super important. 560 00:29:17,480 --> 00:29:20,120 Speaker 1: I have this saying I've shared here with you guys too. 561 00:29:20,320 --> 00:29:22,120 Speaker 1: What comes from the heart reaches the heart. So if 562 00:29:22,160 --> 00:29:24,560 Speaker 1: I feel that song in my heart, even if I'm 563 00:29:24,560 --> 00:29:28,960 Speaker 1: not living that situation in the moment, if I lived 564 00:29:28,960 --> 00:29:31,440 Speaker 1: it two years ago, I still can sing that song 565 00:29:31,560 --> 00:29:34,120 Speaker 1: on stage like I'm going through it in that moment. 566 00:29:34,280 --> 00:29:38,960 Speaker 1: Is what I write too. There's a corrido coming. I 567 00:29:38,960 --> 00:29:41,440 Speaker 1: think this is the first corrido. Actually, no, the second corrido, 568 00:29:41,440 --> 00:29:45,080 Speaker 1: because the first one is Laa that I that I wrote, 569 00:29:45,200 --> 00:29:48,240 Speaker 1: and then Abrena, which is the name of the album, 570 00:29:48,640 --> 00:29:54,560 Speaker 1: is also a corrido. Yes, I mean in y filos Filosa. 571 00:29:55,280 --> 00:29:57,320 Speaker 1: But I felt like I was ready. I felt like, Okay, 572 00:29:57,400 --> 00:29:59,080 Speaker 1: I've been holding onto this song for a little bit 573 00:29:59,400 --> 00:30:01,040 Speaker 1: for like, I don't know, almost two years, I think 574 00:30:01,120 --> 00:30:05,240 Speaker 1: because I wasn't ready, I need to feel ready, like Okay, well, yes, 575 00:30:05,320 --> 00:30:08,360 Speaker 1: I can every word in this song. I can go 576 00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:10,600 Speaker 1: up there and say, hell, yeah, I'm that bitch. So 577 00:30:10,680 --> 00:30:12,840 Speaker 1: I feel like now I feel like I'm that bitch, 578 00:30:12,920 --> 00:30:15,440 Speaker 1: like I have gotten this far, Like I'm happy, I'm 579 00:30:15,440 --> 00:30:18,200 Speaker 1: proud of myself, like I enjoy being on stage. I 580 00:30:18,200 --> 00:30:19,920 Speaker 1: don't care what anyone has to say. I'm all like, 581 00:30:19,960 --> 00:30:21,400 Speaker 1: you know what, if you guys want to criticize me, 582 00:30:21,480 --> 00:30:24,080 Speaker 1: go to one of my concerts and then you'll see 583 00:30:24,120 --> 00:30:27,040 Speaker 1: what I'm all about on stage. So now I'm like, 584 00:30:27,120 --> 00:30:30,480 Speaker 1: be quiet, go ahead, say what you will. It's a 585 00:30:30,520 --> 00:30:33,000 Speaker 1: part of it. I've learned that people are going to 586 00:30:33,040 --> 00:30:36,480 Speaker 1: criticize regardless, even Taylor Swift, who I think is amazing. 587 00:30:36,520 --> 00:30:40,080 Speaker 1: She's thin and beautiful and is amazing and amazing performer 588 00:30:40,120 --> 00:30:43,080 Speaker 1: and singer, and she's always getting criticized for one reason 589 00:30:43,160 --> 00:30:44,960 Speaker 1: or another. When I saw that, I'm like, dude, this 590 00:30:45,080 --> 00:30:46,880 Speaker 1: is just part of it. We have to understand. Anyone 591 00:30:46,880 --> 00:30:48,440 Speaker 1: that wants to be a singer, I wants to step 592 00:30:48,480 --> 00:30:51,719 Speaker 1: into this world, this industry needs to know if there 593 00:30:51,720 --> 00:30:53,440 Speaker 1: are gonna be people that love your music and they're 594 00:30:53,480 --> 00:30:55,880 Speaker 1: gonna people that don't, and that's it, Like we have 595 00:30:55,960 --> 00:30:59,240 Speaker 1: to be okay with those things. It's part of it. 596 00:30:59,280 --> 00:31:02,760 Speaker 1: All The haters are part of everything. There's always going 597 00:31:02,840 --> 00:31:04,400 Speaker 1: to be naysayers and people that are trying to bring 598 00:31:04,440 --> 00:31:05,920 Speaker 1: you down, and it's just kind of like, it's just 599 00:31:05,960 --> 00:31:07,680 Speaker 1: part of it, you know what I mean. So it 600 00:31:07,800 --> 00:31:10,240 Speaker 1: really shows like what you're made of if you can 601 00:31:10,760 --> 00:31:13,400 Speaker 1: get through all that and keep going. And I think 602 00:31:13,400 --> 00:31:17,280 Speaker 1: that's why, more than anything, I feel very proud of myself, Abna. 603 00:31:17,480 --> 00:31:20,320 Speaker 1: My album, my fourth album is what I want to 604 00:31:20,360 --> 00:31:24,040 Speaker 1: focus on and my tour. Start my tour this year. 605 00:31:24,800 --> 00:31:27,400 Speaker 1: But if we're looking, you know, five years down the road, 606 00:31:27,880 --> 00:31:32,360 Speaker 1: I want to have a couple more albums. Believe it 607 00:31:32,400 --> 00:31:35,160 Speaker 1: or not. I want a Christian album. I want and 608 00:31:35,360 --> 00:31:39,360 Speaker 1: feel the need. I have one song that I want 609 00:31:39,360 --> 00:31:42,760 Speaker 1: to sing. It's in English that I have for God. 610 00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:44,520 Speaker 1: He's a huge part of everything that I do, as 611 00:31:44,560 --> 00:31:47,680 Speaker 1: you guys know. So I want to do like conferences 612 00:31:47,800 --> 00:31:50,480 Speaker 1: or like seminars that like Tony Robbins, you know that 613 00:31:50,680 --> 00:31:54,200 Speaker 1: last two or three days. I have that in my mind. 614 00:31:54,680 --> 00:31:59,120 Speaker 1: I have ideas for two more books, not memoirs. I 615 00:31:59,120 --> 00:32:00,760 Speaker 1: want to stay away from those, oh for a while. 616 00:32:01,200 --> 00:32:04,600 Speaker 1: But I do have two ideas that I already talked 617 00:32:04,600 --> 00:32:06,840 Speaker 1: to my book agent and I want to work on. 618 00:32:07,520 --> 00:32:09,440 Speaker 1: I want to show you guys. I also want to 619 00:32:09,480 --> 00:32:14,400 Speaker 1: show a panel show of not only women. But I 620 00:32:14,400 --> 00:32:16,440 Speaker 1: have this whole idea. I can't really say much because 621 00:32:16,440 --> 00:32:18,520 Speaker 1: I'm all about protecting, you know, but I do want 622 00:32:18,560 --> 00:32:20,400 Speaker 1: like a panel show where we just kind of like 623 00:32:20,440 --> 00:32:23,840 Speaker 1: a podcast, but like it could be probably a podcast 624 00:32:23,920 --> 00:32:25,640 Speaker 1: with other people. Oh my god, that'd be awesome, right, 625 00:32:25,920 --> 00:32:27,680 Speaker 1: and like have the cameras there, we could be in 626 00:32:27,720 --> 00:32:29,360 Speaker 1: our pajamas. I don't know, but just talk about all 627 00:32:29,440 --> 00:32:31,560 Speaker 1: kinds of shit and get the opinion of so many 628 00:32:31,560 --> 00:32:34,600 Speaker 1: different people. So I have so many dreams, you guys, 629 00:32:34,640 --> 00:32:36,880 Speaker 1: and so many things that I want to accomplish. And 630 00:32:37,000 --> 00:32:39,480 Speaker 1: today when I was I had my vision board and 631 00:32:39,520 --> 00:32:42,000 Speaker 1: I was cleansing it with Bilosanto and I was lighting 632 00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:44,920 Speaker 1: my candles. I was like, Okay, God protect everything that 633 00:32:44,960 --> 00:32:47,040 Speaker 1: I want to do, and maybor will be done. Because 634 00:32:47,040 --> 00:32:48,479 Speaker 1: there's so many things that I want to do. But 635 00:32:49,400 --> 00:32:51,800 Speaker 1: sometimes when we're meant to do other things. So I'm 636 00:32:51,880 --> 00:32:53,959 Speaker 1: just going with the flow. But those are some of 637 00:32:54,840 --> 00:32:56,960 Speaker 1: my dreams, and I share them with you guys because 638 00:32:56,960 --> 00:32:59,120 Speaker 1: I know the people that listen to this podcast and 639 00:32:59,160 --> 00:33:02,120 Speaker 1: to my podcast have all send me good vibes. So 640 00:33:02,160 --> 00:33:06,160 Speaker 1: send me good vibes, guys, get the little oh look 641 00:33:06,760 --> 00:33:15,640 Speaker 1: sting because but I have a lot of things. Maybe 642 00:33:15,640 --> 00:33:17,360 Speaker 1: I'll be a mom, guys in five years, I don't 643 00:33:17,360 --> 00:33:19,600 Speaker 1: even know. I don't know. Maybe I'll be a mom. 644 00:33:19,920 --> 00:33:22,440 Speaker 1: Maybe that's the thing. Maybe I have all these things 645 00:33:22,480 --> 00:33:24,000 Speaker 1: and then I become a mom and then like I 646 00:33:24,080 --> 00:33:26,440 Speaker 1: just focus on my child. But knowing me, I love 647 00:33:26,520 --> 00:33:29,600 Speaker 1: to work, so I highly doubt it. Maybe for a year, 648 00:33:29,680 --> 00:33:32,600 Speaker 1: I'll focus on the kid. Brianna's my producer. Guys. She 649 00:33:32,760 --> 00:33:34,920 Speaker 1: just asked me a question, now that we're talking about kids, 650 00:33:35,240 --> 00:33:38,960 Speaker 1: if I would want my kids to be in this industry. Guys, 651 00:33:39,840 --> 00:33:44,560 Speaker 1: I don't know. That's a very good question. Now I 652 00:33:44,680 --> 00:33:47,920 Speaker 1: understand my mom more than ever, you guys, more than ever. 653 00:33:48,400 --> 00:33:51,320 Speaker 1: Things that I was so hard on her about and 654 00:33:51,440 --> 00:33:54,360 Speaker 1: I was a bit critical, I'll be honest. Where I 655 00:33:54,480 --> 00:33:56,240 Speaker 1: was tough on her, like why aren't you here for 656 00:33:56,320 --> 00:33:59,160 Speaker 1: birthdays and this and this and that, and even when 657 00:33:59,320 --> 00:34:02,000 Speaker 1: she hit I don't know if it was necessarily a fan, 658 00:34:02,080 --> 00:34:04,600 Speaker 1: but someone in the audience he was pulling her hand 659 00:34:04,920 --> 00:34:07,800 Speaker 1: and she hit him with the microphone. I didn't understand 660 00:34:07,800 --> 00:34:09,400 Speaker 1: that at first. I was like, Mom, you're an artist, 661 00:34:09,560 --> 00:34:11,360 Speaker 1: Like you can't be doing those things and all this 662 00:34:11,440 --> 00:34:13,359 Speaker 1: stuff because they pressed charges in the whole thing, right, 663 00:34:13,920 --> 00:34:15,680 Speaker 1: So I was kind of like hard on her, and 664 00:34:15,719 --> 00:34:17,680 Speaker 1: she's like, well, you don't know, Like at the end 665 00:34:17,719 --> 00:34:19,319 Speaker 1: of the day, I'm a woman, and I'm like, now 666 00:34:20,200 --> 00:34:22,319 Speaker 1: I get it, guys. Now, I'm like, dude, if someone 667 00:34:22,400 --> 00:34:25,200 Speaker 1: were to throw someone and I've done this before on stage, 668 00:34:25,880 --> 00:34:29,800 Speaker 1: where they've thrown something or if they've said something to 669 00:34:29,960 --> 00:34:31,879 Speaker 1: me in the crowd, and I stopped the whole show 670 00:34:32,200 --> 00:34:34,400 Speaker 1: and I'm like, uhh, get this person out. You're not 671 00:34:34,400 --> 00:34:37,279 Speaker 1: gonna disrespect me. And I think of my mom in 672 00:34:37,360 --> 00:34:42,600 Speaker 1: that moment. I'm like, oh my god, miss because now 673 00:34:42,680 --> 00:34:45,719 Speaker 1: I get it. Now I am on stage, now, I'm singing. Now, 674 00:34:45,760 --> 00:34:49,000 Speaker 1: I'm a woman in this industry. And she was absolutely right, 675 00:34:49,160 --> 00:34:52,640 Speaker 1: it's not easy. So if my daughter grew up and 676 00:34:52,680 --> 00:34:54,840 Speaker 1: wanted to be a singer, I would definitely support her. 677 00:34:54,880 --> 00:34:56,920 Speaker 1: I would definitely want to manage her or at least 678 00:34:56,960 --> 00:34:59,680 Speaker 1: be there with her. I would support her and guide 679 00:34:59,680 --> 00:35:01,839 Speaker 1: her as my which as I can. But I would 680 00:35:01,920 --> 00:35:04,120 Speaker 1: tell her what my mom said. I would say, it's 681 00:35:04,160 --> 00:35:07,600 Speaker 1: not easy. It's tough. Be ready. You have to have 682 00:35:07,719 --> 00:35:10,560 Speaker 1: a hard shell and a soft heart, and you got 683 00:35:10,640 --> 00:35:15,080 Speaker 1: to tough en up. Because I will be honest. This career, 684 00:35:15,360 --> 00:35:18,640 Speaker 1: this industry, I think more than anything has. I'm different now, 685 00:35:18,920 --> 00:35:21,759 Speaker 1: and I am and I can admit that I was 686 00:35:21,920 --> 00:35:27,520 Speaker 1: so naive, so gullible when I started, and this career, Mapolito, 687 00:35:27,680 --> 00:35:30,839 Speaker 1: it's made me like I have tougher skin, Like now, 688 00:35:31,960 --> 00:35:33,520 Speaker 1: I guess it is the music that I sing. I 689 00:35:33,600 --> 00:35:36,960 Speaker 1: don't know, you feel like you have to be strong 690 00:35:37,120 --> 00:35:39,520 Speaker 1: and you have to show these men I can do 691 00:35:39,600 --> 00:35:41,840 Speaker 1: this too, So it just does something to you. I 692 00:35:41,840 --> 00:35:44,680 Speaker 1: don't know how to explain it. I don't regret it, 693 00:35:44,719 --> 00:35:47,000 Speaker 1: because I feel like we're evolving, like we need to, 694 00:35:47,440 --> 00:35:50,120 Speaker 1: like that's just part of life, is evolving. But I 695 00:35:50,239 --> 00:35:52,800 Speaker 1: do see a different cheeky's and not necessarily in a 696 00:35:52,920 --> 00:35:56,440 Speaker 1: bad way, because I feel like I'd rather be this 697 00:35:56,600 --> 00:35:59,200 Speaker 1: way and be more alert and be masalista, you know, 698 00:35:59,400 --> 00:36:01,759 Speaker 1: like I can can't bullshit now than before. I was 699 00:36:01,840 --> 00:36:04,240 Speaker 1: just very naive and very like a pushover, a people pleaser, 700 00:36:04,480 --> 00:36:06,920 Speaker 1: and like this industry will do that to you. And 701 00:36:07,080 --> 00:36:10,320 Speaker 1: now I understand my mom. Now I understand her. She 702 00:36:10,360 --> 00:36:13,160 Speaker 1: would always say this career made me a bitch, and 703 00:36:13,239 --> 00:36:15,160 Speaker 1: I'm like, oh, because I would. I'm telling you. I 704 00:36:15,200 --> 00:36:16,640 Speaker 1: would tell her, Mom, I don't agree with that. You 705 00:36:16,680 --> 00:36:18,760 Speaker 1: shouldn't do that. And now I'm like, Mom, I'm sorry. 706 00:36:19,600 --> 00:36:22,080 Speaker 1: I get it. I fucking get it now, like I 707 00:36:22,320 --> 00:36:25,680 Speaker 1: get it, and I have compassion. Honestly, I have compassion 708 00:36:25,719 --> 00:36:27,480 Speaker 1: for her, and I thank her because yes, she wasn't 709 00:36:27,520 --> 00:36:29,440 Speaker 1: there for some birthdays, she wasn't there for some holidays, 710 00:36:29,480 --> 00:36:33,200 Speaker 1: but she was the motor of our family. And sometimes 711 00:36:33,280 --> 00:36:37,080 Speaker 1: now I have to miss Jennica's birthday sometimes, or I 712 00:36:37,120 --> 00:36:39,200 Speaker 1: can't be there for certain holidays because I'm working, and 713 00:36:39,400 --> 00:36:40,840 Speaker 1: it's like, I gotta do what I gotta do. I 714 00:36:40,880 --> 00:36:43,040 Speaker 1: gotta pay my bills. Now I'm like, mom, thank you, 715 00:36:43,360 --> 00:36:45,480 Speaker 1: like my respects to you and your hard work, and 716 00:36:46,040 --> 00:36:48,680 Speaker 1: you did it. That's why I always say she's my teacher, 717 00:36:48,800 --> 00:36:52,719 Speaker 1: she's my life professor. Guys. It takes a lot of 718 00:36:52,880 --> 00:36:54,880 Speaker 1: balls or of badios, like my mom would say, to 719 00:36:55,040 --> 00:36:57,000 Speaker 1: admit that. But hey, you guys know how I am. 720 00:36:57,280 --> 00:36:59,480 Speaker 1: I'm very honest and upfront and I can tell you 721 00:36:59,520 --> 00:37:01,920 Speaker 1: guys the way it is because I have nothing to 722 00:37:02,000 --> 00:37:04,480 Speaker 1: hide and it's a part of my growth and I'm 723 00:37:04,520 --> 00:37:07,960 Speaker 1: not ashamed of it. So mom My hat goes off 724 00:37:07,960 --> 00:37:12,000 Speaker 1: to you're the bomb. Well, guys, I hope you've learned 725 00:37:12,120 --> 00:37:14,600 Speaker 1: a lot about me and my career, and I hope 726 00:37:14,600 --> 00:37:17,240 Speaker 1: I've also inspired some of you to follow your dreams. 727 00:37:17,760 --> 00:37:22,160 Speaker 1: Today's motivational Monday quote is exactly that, and it goes 728 00:37:22,200 --> 00:37:25,560 Speaker 1: a little something like this. It says courage. If you 729 00:37:25,640 --> 00:37:28,040 Speaker 1: have a dream, you need to follow it, and not 730 00:37:28,239 --> 00:37:31,120 Speaker 1: just follow it, but chase after it, sprint towards it, 731 00:37:31,840 --> 00:37:34,719 Speaker 1: go towards it with passion, with a fighting spirit, with 732 00:37:34,840 --> 00:37:37,240 Speaker 1: the courage to do whatever it takes to make it happen. 733 00:37:37,760 --> 00:37:41,160 Speaker 1: Too many people are walking around with silent dreams because 734 00:37:41,200 --> 00:37:44,520 Speaker 1: they shoved them aside. Too many times they told their 735 00:37:44,600 --> 00:37:48,759 Speaker 1: dreams that they were too big, too unrealistic, too impossible. 736 00:37:49,280 --> 00:37:52,240 Speaker 1: Don't let that be you. You do have the strength, 737 00:37:52,440 --> 00:37:56,600 Speaker 1: you are capable, You do have what it takes. You 738 00:37:56,719 --> 00:38:01,040 Speaker 1: can accomplish even your wildest dreams. Your only question is 739 00:38:01,920 --> 00:38:04,960 Speaker 1: do you have a few tiny moments of courage to 740 00:38:05,120 --> 00:38:10,240 Speaker 1: say yes? Guys, listen to that again. More than anything, 741 00:38:10,400 --> 00:38:12,880 Speaker 1: what I wanted for this episode was to inspire and 742 00:38:13,040 --> 00:38:15,239 Speaker 1: encourage you guys to follow your dreams, no matter what 743 00:38:15,440 --> 00:38:17,920 Speaker 1: is said, no matter if people say you should or 744 00:38:17,920 --> 00:38:20,960 Speaker 1: shouldn't do it. It's what you're meant to do. Again, 745 00:38:21,040 --> 00:38:24,040 Speaker 1: thank you for listening to another episode of Cheeky's and Chill. 746 00:38:24,600 --> 00:38:27,560 Speaker 1: I appreciate each and every one of my listeners. I 747 00:38:27,640 --> 00:38:30,440 Speaker 1: am so grateful and yeah, have a great week guys, 748 00:38:30,800 --> 00:38:37,080 Speaker 1: and I will catch you next week. This is a 749 00:38:37,160 --> 00:38:41,360 Speaker 1: production of iHeartRadio and Mike Withura podcast Network. Follow us 750 00:38:41,480 --> 00:38:45,600 Speaker 1: on Instagram at Mike Withdura Podcasts and follow me Cheeky's 751 00:38:45,840 --> 00:38:49,000 Speaker 1: That's c h i q u i s. For more 752 00:38:49,080 --> 00:38:54,239 Speaker 1: podcasts from iHeart, visit the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or 753 00:38:54,280 --> 00:38:56,120 Speaker 1: wherever you listen to your favorite shows.