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I feel as passionate as when I was 13 years old and just released my first album. I feel the same amount of adrenaline in my blood, and the same amount of curiosity as well. Curiosity about why I’m different.

Shakira

I always had the intuition, even as a little child, that I was called for a big project.
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Always Big Call Child Intuition Little Project
I remember the first time I saw the ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ video.
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Day First Forget never Remember Saw Smell Spirit Teen Time Video
Videos 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.
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Always Create Definitely Especially Felt Music Today Video Vital
When we were in the Dark Ages, it was a question of humanity somehow managing to forget about itself. We put God in the centre of society, and people forgot about their own nature and desires. There was a huge deal of repression.
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Age Dark Humanity Itself Manage Question
The ALAS Foundation was born as a consequence and a continuation of what we are doing with Pies Descalzos.
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Alas Born Consequence Continuation Country Do Foundation People Person
A kid cannot learn with an empty stomach.
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Empty Kid Learn Stomach
My therapist taught me why I behave in certain ways and not to feel so pressured.
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Behave Certain Feel Pressure Taught Therapist Way
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.
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Country Deserve Enough Love Many Million People Songs Write Written
I started the Pies Descalzos foundation in Colombia when I was 18, and since then, I have been very involved in the crusade for education.
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Charity Continuation Country Do Foundation Pei Start
We’ve built six schools in Colombia and do work in South Africa and Haiti. We teach 5,000 students.
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Built Country People Person School Student Teach Work
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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Feel How Moment Reflection Song Think
Every day now, I discover something new. Go through phases in which I feel much more in touch with my feminine side in ways I never thought possible. I’m letting the woman inside of me speak, the desires of this woman, speak as loud as they can.
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Day Discover Every New Something
I would sing anywhere they would invite me. That’s how I made my first pesos. I used to sing at beauty pageants, local events of every sort.
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Anything First Invite Made Person Sing
I’m a closet nerd. I love to study history and visit museums.
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Close History Love Museum Nerd Study Visit
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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Comfortable Direction Feel Let Pop Show Walk
People think I like to expose my body. But I don’t. It’s just because the dance moves require it.
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Body Dance Expose Move People Require Think

I feel as passionate as when I was 13 years old and just released my first album. I feel the same amount of adrenaline in my blood, and the same amount of curiosity as well. Curiosity about why I’m different.

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I feel as passionate as when I was 13 years old and just released my first album. I feel the same amount of adrenaline in my blood, and the same amount of curiosity as well. Curiosity about why I’m different.

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