I was pretty sad. But he was probably right; I did have a voice a bit like a goat, but my dad told me to never give up and to keep going, and it’s paid off.
SHAKIRASensual is everything that refers to the delight of the senses. And that’s what artists do, is stimulate the senses in any possible way.
More Shakira Quotes
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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 didn’t expect babies to need so many diapers. Nobody told me they needed to be changed so often.
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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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My body feels like it is asking to reproduce.
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I do feel that I have to use my voice for those that don’t have one. I have to do the best I can in my own work to represent my culture, represent the women of my country, of Latin America. What we stand for. What we’re made of.
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I was five years old; I got addicted to being on stage. I felt like it was the most wonderful place on Earth, performing in front of an audience, who in this case were a bunch of classmates, kids my age.
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I’m more afraid of marriage than death.
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Relationships have to have a give and take if they’re going to work in the long term.
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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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When you feel complete, you don’t need to get married, and you don’t think about it.
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Fame isolates people from reality. That happens to many artists, and I don’t want it to happen to me.
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I think love is something that you have to work on, and it develops over experience and time. Love is a practice.
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I feel like there is a part of me that represents a minority in the U.S., a minority around the world. People who struggle, people who want to succeed with drive and ambition.
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Elixir’ 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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I think a fragrance is all about sensations and imagery, and can evoke visions, feelings and thoughts.
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