I did not want to spend the rest of my life not being able to ride in a nice car.
SHAKIRAI did not want to spend the rest of my life not being able to ride in a nice car.
SHAKIRABecoming a mom forced me to re-prioritize and make room for the things that are most important, while recognizing that there are things I can let go of, and the world won’t crumble around me.
SHAKIRAI am an avid believer that education – and especially early childhood development – is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty.
SHAKIRABrazil is a country I hold very dearly. I’ve got followers there who I’ve been interacting with for years, as well as fellow artists like Ivete Sangalo, and it also has huge figures like Pele.
SHAKIRAI came to understand that I’m never going to be the perfect mother, but I’m going to do the best I can. Same goes for everything in my life.
SHAKIRAI admire a person who, for the love of art, is able to take off their clothes in front of a camera. But I’m not capable, I’m too cowardly for that.
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.
SHAKIRAFame isolates people from reality. That happens to many artists, and I don’t want it to happen to me.
SHAKIRAI think, that if you can prove the existence of God, it can only be proven through love.
SHAKIRAMy dad used to take them to the notary and register them so that nobody could steal them from me.
SHAKIRAI’ve shaken hands with every radio station, from Honduras to Ryan Seacrest’s.
SHAKIRAI think a fragrance is all about sensations and imagery, and can evoke visions, feelings and thoughts.
SHAKIRAIt’s very difficult to think that you’re with someone that you know, and all of a sudden you don’t know them: it turns out that they betray you. It’s painful, but it’s best to turn the page.
SHAKIRAFrom a psychoanalytical point of view, we start discovering the world through our mouths in the very first stage of our lives, when we’re just born.
SHAKIRAThe worst frustration for a singer is choosing a career in making music and then not being able to make music because you’re always giving interviews.
SHAKIRAI just want to grow old with a man who takes care of me, and I want to eventually have kids and want them to be good children to me. Just want to be treated nice and have respect.
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