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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.

Shakira

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
I’m barefoot whenever I can be.
SHAKIRA

Barefoot Be Whenever
When I finally did see him, he was even cuter than I imagined!
SHAKIRA

Culter Even Finally Imagine
I’m a closet nerd. I love to study history and visit museums.
SHAKIRA

Close History Love Museum Nerd Study Visit
I always knew that I was tremendously creative. I recited love poems, I wrote stories and I got excellent grades in every subject, except for maths.
SHAKIRA

Always Creative Excellent Grade Knew Poem Recite Story Subject Tremendous Wrote
So I like the work he’s doing, and I support it, and I realise that he’s one of very few political leaders around the world that actually has early-childhood development strategise at the top of his agenda.
SHAKIRA

Actual Childhood Development Leader Political Strategies Support
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.
SHAKIRA

Always Create Definitely Especially Felt Music Today Video Vital
It’s incredibly liberating to spend an hour talking to someone and not caring about what you sound like. It’s about understanding myself. Sometimes I’ll speak to my therapist for an hour a day. It’s become part of my routine.
SHAKIRA

Carry Hour Incredibly Liberation Like Someone Sound Spend Talk
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.
SHAKIRA

Ancient Bottle Depict Elixir Kind Look Magicial Mean Modern Potion Times Use Want
My man, Gerard, prefers meat over bone. That takes the pressure off. I already have a lot to worry about.
SHAKIRA

Already Bone Country Man Mert Over People Person Prefer Pressure Worry
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.
SHAKIRA

Age Dark Humanity Itself Manage Question
I feel like I’m on an anthropological mission.
SHAKIRA

Anthropological Feel Like Mission
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.
SHAKIRA

Anything First Invite Made Person Sing
We’ve built six schools in Colombia and do work in South Africa and Haiti. We teach 5,000 students.
SHAKIRA

Built Country People Person School Student Teach Work
I’m Colombian and nothing will change that.
SHAKIRA

Change Country Nothing People Person
I think my dad is the only Arabic descendent who is an unsuccessful businessman.
SHAKIRA

Businessman Country Dad Descend Only Think Unsuccessful

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 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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