black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Songwriting is such an intricate part of me as an artist and as a person; I couldn’t just let someone else do it.

Shakira

The ALAS Foundation was born as a consequence and a continuation of what we are doing with Pies Descalzos.
SHAKIRA

Alas Born Consequence Continuation Country Do Foundation People Person
It’s not easy to work with me, I recognize that. It’s not easy if those people aren’t as perfectionistic as I am.
SHAKIRA

Easy People Perfectionist Recognize Work
I was unaware of the dispute in Brooklyn. I would never knowingly wear any clothes or support any company who produced clothing with alleged wage and labor violations.
SHAKIRA

Cloth Company Country Dispute Know never Produce Support Unaware Wear Would
I tried to give my career a shot from Barranquilla, but the musicians would never show up. It was just not taken seriously.
SHAKIRA

Career Country Give Musician People Person Seriously Short Show Taken Try
My brain, I believe, is the most beautiful part of my body.
SHAKIRA

Beautiful Believe Body Brain Most Part
I just think that it’s very helpful to have a map of your psyche, because when you have a map, you know where to go.
SHAKIRA

Helpful Just Know Map Psyche Think Very
I’m a multi-faceted woman and person, like all women are – there’s no black and white. We have shades of grey in the middle. And even many more colours that other people don’t see!
SHAKIRA

Face Multi Person Woman
Brazil 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.
SHAKIRA

Artist Been Country Dearly Fellow Flower Hold Interact Like Place Well Year
I 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.
SHAKIRA

Able Admire Camera Clothes Love Person
I didn’t expect babies to need so many diapers. Nobody told me they needed to be changed so often.
SHAKIRA

Baby Dissperar Expect May Need
I’d love to go to that World Cup – I’m not sure in what capacity, but I’ll definitely be there. I know that nobody wants to miss it, least of all me.
SHAKIRA

Capacity Cup Least Love Miss Sure World
I’ve written many love songs for Gerard. But it’s never enough. I feel that he deserves a million love songs written for him.
SHAKIRA

Country Deserve Enough Love Many Million People Songs Write Written
Colombia is not how people think it is. We used to eat fish every Sunday at the beach. In the town where I grew up, people did not tell lies.
SHAKIRA

Beach Country Day Eat Every Fish People Sunday Think Use
I have no idea where I want to go musically, but I’m fine that way. I don’t need to be faithful to any concept, you know.
SHAKIRA

Any Concept Faithful Fine Idea Know Musically Need Way
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.
SHAKIRA

Feel One Use Voice
I feel a real sense of duty to use the voice and the platform I’ve been afforded by my fame to speak out for those whose voices don’t get a chance to be heard.
SHAKIRA

Duty Platform Real Sense Voice

Songwriting is such an intricate part of me as an artist and as a person; I couldn’t just let someone else do it.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

Songwriting is such an intricate part of me as an artist and as a person; I couldn’t just let someone else do it.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Shakira Quotes