People think I like to expose my body. But I don’t. It’s just because the dance moves require it.
SHAKIRAVideos come definitely after the music has been created, but I have always felt, and especially today, that videos are vital in the album process. I think that we live in a very visual era, and if you make a mistake with a video, those images will accompany the song forever.
More Shakira Quotes
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Sensual is everything that refers to the delight of the senses. And that’s what artists do, is stimulate the senses in any possible way.
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I love reading about history. Sometimes, I feel I was born in the wrong era. There was more creativity in the air when people were still discovering new worlds.
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I don’t go out without make up. I’m a woman, you know.
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A good fragrance should have a certain personality that makes people identify the scent with you.
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My therapist taught me why I behave in certain ways and not to feel so pressured.
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Success happened little by little for me. I tasted the flavor of fame in small doses: I started at 10 years old when I won a music contest; I was performing at birthday parties, company meetings.
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I just don’t find marriage a necessary step in a couple’s life.
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Life is a soccer field, don’t you think?
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I’m barefoot whenever I can be.
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Songwriting is such an intricate part of me as an artist and as a person; I couldn’t just let someone else do it.
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You’re a song written by the hands of God.
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Gerard doesn’t tell me what to do. We discuss everything as a couple, as I imagine most partners do. We have a beautiful relationship and one of mutual trust.
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I’m a closet nerd. I love to study history and visit museums.
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People are not depressed in Colombia the same way people are in America.
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I never made it to the school choir because the music teacher didn’t like my voice.
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