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

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

" 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 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. "

" As a musician, you are all the music that you absorb into your mind; that just subconsciously connects. "

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

" I've always experimented with my look. Growing up, I thought it was so weird that people dressed alike and all bought the same things. "

" 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. "

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

" Do you. Wear what you want to wear. Be an individual. Be unique and live your best life. "

" I grew up being very different and being ready to fight people. I wanted to stand up for myself, and I wanted to not let anyone think they know me based on appearances, so I was always just fighting back with people. "

" Aliens are definitely real. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" Diplo kept asking me who styled my 'What They Say' video. I was like, 'No, that's just my clothes!' "

" I just like stuff that's raw, itself, real and genuine. I think that's the way art should be. That's the kind of stuff that people can connect to more. "

" Being able to incorporate my language into songs is really cool. It's really cool to see that people are susceptible to it. It helps with writing a lot to turn off one language and then go to another. "

" I made music just for myself. "

" I'm a big Gorillaz fan. "

" 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. "

" I like lowriders and music from the '50s and '60s. A lot of people assumed I was Mexican. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" I love a good old-school reggaeton song. "

" 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. "

" Music is your way to change the frequencies of everything around you and move your own body, move your whole environment. "

" I just know what I want for myself. "

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