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" I am very much an artist. I like painting and collaging. "

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" I'm Colombian. My family all have different complexions; some are people of color. I've been called every name by white people, been mocked for speaking in Spanish by white people. "

" N.E.R.D. was also from - not too far from where I was from growing up. For a lot of people who make music, that was a huge influence in teen years. "

" You can consciously make a difference with music. Bob Marley is one of those few artists that everyone can say that they love. He makes you feel good. It's very real. "

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" I think everybody needs to be more empathetic. "

" Just because someone is your family member doesn't mean they're a good person. "

" I've always been very insecure and had a lot of self-doubt growing up. That was partially because of how I was raised. "

" 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. "

" Back in the day, I used to get really upset when people used to say that I didn't really make all my own things - like my art or my videos or whatever. I work really hard on everything, so it used to upset me when people would try to discredit me or say that I wouldn't have what I had without this person or that person. "

" I used to love to look at cover art for vinyls. "

" I made music just for myself. "

" The reason I made my stage name Kali Uchis is because it's still me in the sense that, my dad called me 'Kali Uchis' my whole life. It's still something I've been called since I was a baby. It's still me. "

" Juanes is one of the legendary, iconic Colombian artists. Growing up in Colombia, you can't really not have him on your radar. His songs are everywhere, and there's a statue of him. He's pretty big for Latin America, and for Colombia especially. "

" I wasn't into social media at all, but when I decided I was going to put out my own music, I said, 'Okay, I'm just going to post it.' And that's when it started its rounds on the Internet, and people started to take an interest in me. "

" I don't really use any face products anymore because they make me break out. I like natural remedies. I usually put honey on my face. Sometimes, I put sugar in it so it's an exfoliant, too. I add raw coconut oil, which is good as a face wash and a moisturizer. "

" I can only be inspired if I'm working with people that I really respect. "

" I was really grateful for the photography classes, the art classes, and the video classes. They would let me skip all my other classes and stay and work on my projects. "

" I always felt you could age with style and grace, or you could age in denial and hold on to issues and never push through. "

" California feels like Colombia but with less threats. I don't have to be constantly looking over my shoulder. "

" When I start something, I have to finish it, and I'm a super perfectionist, too. "

" As female artists, we have to be constantly criticized for the way that we look, the way that we dress, on a whole other level that men don't have to face. "

" No one can decide what you should do, what course of action you should take to get where you wanna go, except for yourself. "

" You're always taught that the world is so competitive. You're taught that it's not very likely for you to become successful and that odds are you're going to be a struggling artist for the rest of your life. "

" I was always into music and stuff, so I would always make songs since I was little. "

" La India's voice is so powerful. It will give you life. "

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

" I've always considered myself a person of color. "

" That's the best kind of music: the stuff that happens based off intuition. "

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

" 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. "