when we finished the set, i went to him and i said, "oh, my god, stephen hawking." he was so generous and powerful, but my latin roots, i was, like, trying to hug him. and there was no motion. i realized that you can have a lot of energy with a quiet motion. he was very energetic, but very passive, too. and it was a beautiful experience, and that was the night that obama won the presidency. so it meant a lot to me. >> hinojosa: so you spend a lot of your time giving back to young people, because... i mean, you don't have to be doing that. why is it so important? what is the message that you want to leave with these young people, about what? about music, about understanding values? >> very important to me, maria, is how music is used as a social tool to empower ciety, to make better human beings, to make people... see, we are dealing right now with issues, very important issues like isolation. so music brings the element of working in group, teamwork, discipline. because, you know, if you're practicing something... if i'm practicing something (plays piano) i have to