Ever since I was 7 years old, I wanted to be great.

Since I was 10 years old, I knew I wanted to sail around the world.

The album, thank God, is a great effort that makes me proud, that has me thrilled.

Even my record company, who earned millions of dollars with me, abandoned me. They took my records out of the stores. The gay community continued singing my songs. The transvestites continued imitating me. Against all odds, I love them. . . . They support me and take care of me.

Before I went through that situation, and during the time I was in there, I know there were people who were crying with me, people who identified with (my songs). They cried because they knew that what I was going through was unjust.

It really surprised me that ... Mexican justice can recognize when there is no reason to convict somebody, and you've got to have balls to do that,