I never made it to the school choir because the music teacher didn’t like my voice.
SHAKIRAElixir’ means magical potion, so I wanted to depict the kind of bottle that was used in ancient times, but that looked modern and chic as well. I also wanted it to have a golden tint to evoke the memories of sands and sunsets.
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People get jaded in every profession, but for some reason,
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My therapist taught me why I behave in certain ways and not to feel so pressured.
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My songs are the reflection of how I think and how I feel in that moment. But I’m conscious of the fact that artists have a responsibility before the masses and they have to take care with their words.
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I started my own Pies Descalzos/Barefoot Foundation when I was 18. We provide education to vulnerable children in Colombia and other developing countries.
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I can take the spotlight that shines on me and shift it towards those issues that are infinitely more important than my own issues.
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We’ve built six schools in Colombia and do work in South Africa and Haiti. We teach 5,000 students.
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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 food, and I’m a chronic over-orderer at restaurants.
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Education is the only way forward in Latin America and developing countries in general.
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When I finally did see him, he was even cuter than I imagined!
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What happens is once you start to understand football, you realise that it’s not just about the physical side of the game and chasing after a ball. It’s a strategic sport which requires a lot of intelligence. It’s a very mental game.
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From 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.
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I feel comfortable in my pop shoes. They let me walk in any direction. I like to go from one extreme to the other. One day I feel that I want to do a song with reggaeton influence, I do it. The next day I feel I need to do a song with rock elements to it, I do it.
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A man’s car is like an extension of their ego and their manhood.
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I think, that if you can prove the existence of God, it can only be proven through love.
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