I love food, and I’m a chronic over-orderer at restaurants.
SHAKIRAThe truth is that I’m more afraid of marriage than of death.
More Shakira Quotes
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I’ve shaken hands with every radio station, from Honduras to Ryan Seacrest’s.
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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 like to see people’s eyes when I’m singing to them.
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My man, Gerard, prefers meat over bone. That takes the pressure off. I already have a lot to worry about.
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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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I consider myself a laborer, building my career brick over brick under the sun.
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Songwriting is such an intricate part of me as an artist and as a person; I couldn’t just let someone else do it.
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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.
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I’m barefoot whenever I can be.
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The ALAS Foundation was born as a consequence and a continuation of what we are doing with Pies Descalzos.
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I am a person who has many dreams. But as soon as I accomplish one, I move on to the next. That’s my fatal, absurd nature. Human beings are slaves to our dreams, and I am, too. Now I think I just want to share my musical proposal in its entire form.
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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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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.
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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.
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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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