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.
SHAKIRAI was a real mummy’s girl – still am. And as for my father, well, I have an Oedipus complex I’m still working out. I love that man!
More Shakira Quotes
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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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I’m a closet nerd. I love to study history and visit museums.
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What I do is I remove my makeup every night, use a little bit of Vitamin C serum, and that’s it, pretty much. Of course, I use my 3D White products!
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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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When you have a baby, when you feel his love, you feel so at peace with the world. You just want to share the good news and share how happy you feel.
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I did not want to spend the rest of my life not being able to ride in a nice car.
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I came to understand that I’m never going to be the perfect mother, but I’m going to do the best I can. Same goes for everything in my life.
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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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I didn’t expect babies to need so many diapers. Nobody told me they needed to be changed so often.
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I know what I’m doing even when I’m wearing a pencil skirt.
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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.
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I never made it to the school choir because the music teacher didn’t like my voice.
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If it was up to me, I would just wear jeans and t-shirts, even to red carpets, but then no one would photograph me, so that would make me very sad. So you know, I’ve gotta keep up with the rest of the female population and sometimes try a little harder.
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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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I like fragrances that have some sweetness to them. All three I have developed have that as a common element.
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