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.
SHAKIRAMy 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.
More Shakira Quotes
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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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A man’s car is like an extension of their ego and their manhood.
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My team and I have reunited two elements that coexist with difficulty: respect and affection, because when they love you they don’t respect you and when they respect you they don’t love you.
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I tried to give my career a shot from Barranquilla, but the musicians would never show up. It was just not taken seriously.
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Everyone can know what is in my heart because I find it hard to conceal myself.
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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 man, Gerard, prefers meat over bone. That takes the pressure off. I already have a lot to worry about.
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People are not depressed in Colombia the same way people are in America.
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Our generation faces many challenges, some of which were passed on to us by the past generations, but it’s up to us to find solutions today so that we don’t keep passing our problems on.
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I feel like I’m not on Earth just to shake it and shake it endlessly, you know?
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The worst frustration for a singer is choosing a career in making music and then not being able to make music because you’re always giving interviews.
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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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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!
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My body feels like it is asking to reproduce.
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A good fragrance should have a certain personality that makes people identify the scent with you.
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