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.
SHAKIRAI 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.
SHAKIRAFame isolates people from reality. That happens to many artists, and I don’t want it to happen to me.
SHAKIRAMy brain, I believe, is the most beautiful part of my body.
SHAKIRAI wish that one of my children will be like the Australian guy from the Discovery Channel show. The crocodile hunter.
SHAKIRAThe 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.
SHAKIRAI like fragrances that have some sweetness to them. All three I have developed have that as a common element.
SHAKIRAI believe that every single one of us, celebrity or not, has a responsibility to get involved in trying to make a difference in the world.
SHAKIRAI started my own Pies Descalzos/Barefoot Foundation when I was 18. We provide education to vulnerable children in Colombia and other developing countries.
SHAKIRAI don’t go out without make up. I’m a woman, you know.
SHAKIRAA good fragrance should have a certain personality that makes people identify the scent with you.
SHAKIRAEvery 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.
SHAKIRARelationships have to have a give and take if they’re going to work in the long term.
SHAKIRAI think love is something that you have to work on, and it develops over experience and time. Love is a practice.
SHAKIRAAt the age of eight, I discovered that I could write songs.
SHAKIRAI 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.
SHAKIRABecoming a mom forced me to re-prioritize and make room for the things that are most important, while recognizing that there are things I can let go of, and the world won’t crumble around me.
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