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" As an artist, you have to work hard for things that you can't really hold in your hand. I work not for money but for my career, to expand myself as an artist. Every video I make, it's not making me any money; it's just because I want to expand. "

Kali Uchis

Work

Myself

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Own

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Girl

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World

" My sun and my moon signs are mostly Cancer - it's really strong. We're deeply intuitive and sentimental. I really like to take care of people, nurturing them. I'm very passionate about the things I do and like to see people I love grow. "

" I'm just inspired by life and, growing up, I listened to all types of different sounds, genres, and areas of music. "

Kali Uchis

Growing

Music

" I never had any technical training. I never considered that, one day, I'm going to be Beyonce like a lot of girls aspire to be. It just kind of happened. "

" The first time I did a show, I definitely didn't get any money. My friend just let me do this show. I was so nervous: my mic didn't work, and I was like, 'Urgh.' It was terrible. It was a dingy club off of the highway, but all these people came. It was packed out. "

" When I was 18 or 19, I realized that everything I was doing was connected to music - writing, doing videos, making my clothes. It all centered around being an artist. So I released a mixtape that I made in my bedroom, and it ended up getting a lot more attention than I expected. "

" My father is my hero. No matter what, I'll always forgive him. "

" If you really want to get over someone or something in your life, I suggest you throw on some Ivy Queen. She will have you feeling extra bossy. "

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Kali Uchis

Definitely

Real

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" There's no particular method or course of action that I take in order to decide who I'm going to work with besides feeling complete and total respect and admiration for that artist. "

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Kali Uchis

Because

Growing

" I don't like to see people using their power over others, trying to hurt people who are weak or poor or people with darker skin or anyone who doesn't have as much privilege. It makes me so angry. I want to fight for people. I want to be able to make some kind of difference in the world. "

" Sometimes I leave mayonnaise on the ends of my hair for a few hours while I'm writing; it's a really good moisturizer. "

" The constant pressure to be the perfect, ideal female - there's no such thing. "

" I was a very creative child. I played the saxophone and piano, and I was always writing poetry and stories, or drawing in my notebook. I just tried to express myself through as many creative outlets as possible. And in high school, I started to get really into photography and videography and would spend hours working on it. "

" It's really natural for me to write bilingually. "

Kali Uchis

Really

Natural