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" The worst frustration for a singer is choosing a career in making music and then not being able to make music because you're always giving interviews. "

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" I never thought it was fair for an 8-year-old child not to be able to afford shoes, or to wander the streets having to beg for money. To know that child's joy would end soon, when they realised there was no future. "

" All through my twenties, I spent more time worrying what I didn't have than thinking about what I did have. I wished that I was taller, had longer legs, slimmer hips, a smaller bottom, even straighter hair. "

" When you have a baby, when you feel his love, you feel so at peace with the world. You just want to share the good news and share how happy you feel. "

" Gerard is just like me, but two meters tall. We're very alike; it's not for nothing that we were born on the same day, it's just that he was born 10 years later... he's a happy guy, healthy here, in the head. "

" People get jaded in every profession, but for some reason, I feel as passionate as when I was 13 years old and just released my first album. I feel the same amount of adrenaline in my blood, and the same amount of curiosity as well. Curiosity about why I'm different. "

" Brazil is a country I hold very dearly. I've got followers there who I've been interacting with for years, as well as fellow artists like Ivete Sangalo, and it also has huge figures like Pele. I'd love to go to that World Cup - I'm not sure in what capacity, but I'll definitely be there. I know that nobody wants to miss it, least of all me. "

" I'm more afraid of marriage than death. "

" I would sing anywhere they would invite me. That's how I made my first pesos. I used to sing at beauty pageants, local events of every sort. "

" I'm a closet nerd. I love to study history and visit museums. "

" We need to provide higher quality and innovative early childhood development programs all throughout Latin America. "

" Everyone can know what is in my heart because I find it hard to conceal myself. "

" I think, that if you can prove the existence of God, it can only be proven through love. "

" I like fragrances that have some sweetness to them. All three I have developed have that as a common element. "

" Sensual is everything that refers to the delight of the senses. And that's what artists do, is stimulate the senses in any possible way. "

" I now talk to different cultures, and I hope that I can bridge those gaps and differences between us. It's an adventure, a dream... I feel like I'm on an anthropological mission. "

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" I've written many love songs for Gerard. But it's never enough. I feel that he deserves a million love songs written for him. "

" My songs are the reflection of how I think and how I feel in that moment. But I'm conscious of the fact that artists have a responsibility before the masses and they have to take care with their words. "

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" I adore my dad. He's a 78-year-old man and my inspiration. "

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" It's incredibly liberating to spend an hour talking to someone and not caring about what you sound like. It's about understanding myself. Sometimes I'll speak to my therapist for an hour a day. It's become part of my routine. "

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