In the liner notes of Getz/Gilberto, the late singer/guitarist wrote a powerful message: "To understand and be understood is a kind of peace," according to the Los Angeles Times. He also wrote in the notes, that he found "great peace in real communication with another person." He released his final studio album in 2000, Joo Voz e Violo, produced by Caetano Veloso, a fellow GRAMMY-winning Brazilian singer/guitarist deeply influenced by him.