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" 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. "

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" I feel like fashion is about being innovative and being able to turn something into something else, making it cool, and making it your own. "

" 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 never really wanted to be a singer. I always preferred to be behind the camera. "

" It's difficult as an artist sometimes. There's a lot of pressure when it's your first album. You want to make something that's meaningful and timeless, not something that's trendy. "

" 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. "

" I was one of those people at one point who was scared to put my foot down and show where the boundaries were. For me, it's really important to stand your ground and know exactly what you are, where you wanna be, and what you're doing, or else people are gonna try you. "

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

" Every time I go out to do shows, it just becomes a little bit more real and a little bit more full, so I'm excited just to see it hit its next level. "

" Selena is a classic and timeless singer, and she really doesn't need an introduction. Her music is always good for the soul. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" We're all born into whatever citizenship, circumstances, or class we happen to be born into. Immigrants and so many people in the working class work so hard every day for nickels and pennies and scraps to just barely get by and then realize that this precious life has been completely drained out of us. "

" I just believe in standing up for people and against discrimination. I consider myself an advocate for human rights. "

" No matter where you are, what point in your life you're at, it's not the end. "

" I'm Colombian-American. My father wanted me to have American citizenship, but he wanted to raise me in Colombia. "

" 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. "

" If my life is a movie - in the movie, there's always the bad part. There's also the parts where you're down and out, and there are parts where everything's amazing. "

" I'm not a Barbie doll, I'm just a multidimensional human being who likes to make things. "

" My favourite 'stage' of Shakira was the brunette punk rock one, but she'll always have a special place in my heart, whatever she's doing. "

" I've never been pressed to be friends with everyone or be popular, even in school - I've always done my own thing. "

" It was really important for me to understand that I needed to provide for myself, and I needed to become a provider for my own family, too. "

" I've done my own videos, I do my own styling, so I feel like I've just always been a visual artist... I was one of those kids who wanted to make my own clothes and take pictures of everything. Everything inspired me, and everything felt like art around me. "

" 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. "

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

" On my off day, I really want to just lay in bed. "

" It's easy to just write about love, because everyone can relate, but I like variety. "

" Colombian culture has had a huge influence on me and taught me a different way of looking at things - I was always different from the people I went to school with, and I learned to embrace that. "

" I really love secondhand clothes. It's fun to turn them into something new. "