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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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

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

" I'm naturally sort of a sad person, and that comes out in my music, but when I realized how many people were listening to it... I wanted to be a little more conscious about what I was putting out and what people were going to be taking from it. "

" I'm constantly trying to look at things from a different view and to put myself into some new perspectives to evolve myself, grow myself, and reinvent myself. "

" I think everybody needs to be more empathetic. "

" 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. "

" I started making music by myself and figuring all of that on my own. "

" 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. "

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

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

" It's really not easy to be an artist. It's not easy to put yourself out there and be honest. I'm making things that are really happening to me, and it's not easy to share that with the world. "

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" My first relationship was from when I was about 15 to 19. My second relationship was kind of like a rebound, but also a really important part of my journey - he was very emotionally manipulative and just wanted me to be an accessory. "

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

" I'm constantly progressing. My style is changing every day. "

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

" A lot of people don't give Virginia credit. Pharrell, Missy Elliott - a lot of people come from here. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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