Destiny: A Conversation with Gloria Estefan

One of the most beautiful parts of doing this first season of Let It Loose has been hearing from friends all over the world, share their stories, memories, and emotional connections to your music.

What has it been like for you listening to all those stories and hearing firsthand how your songs and you as a person have impacted so many lives across different generations and countries?

I told you, I get embarrassed.

My cheeks get red.

I literally blush.

And, you know, listen, I've got to catch up on the last two before this one because I've been so ensconced in this project.

And by the time we get home, we're like fried and a half.

But every time I listen, you know, as an artist and as a kid, I think, the only thing I wanted to do was inspire people in some way.

That's what music did for me.

It saved me on so many multiple occasions.

Other people's music got me through the most difficult times in my life.

And that's why for me, it's such a privilege.

that I don't take lightly when I put stuff out into the cosmos, into the universe.

And I never really got to hear the kinds of things that you guys talk about because, yeah, you know, fans are great.

They write me fan letters.

I've read them.

They're beautiful.

I hug them.

I love to feel their energy.

But the deep dives that you guys go into, I am incredibly shocked at how right you've gotten a lot of this.

That's

good.

Absolutely.

That's awesome.

Because there are intentions every time I put an album out and all you can do is pray that those things get through.