But I also live a life a journalist would find very boring. I've been dating the same guy for six years. I'm not a party animal, and you never see me shopping because I hate shopping.
I do feel that there is a difference between - especially the visual part - what I used to do in Latin America and what I do now. This album Laundry Service came out and all of a sudden I saw myself surrounded by 20 stylists, makeup artists, hairdressers, directors, assistant to the director, assistant to the assistant to the director.
I try to be in control because some of your essence kind of gets a little hurt. That's why it's so important for me to do these live shows. On the stage, there's no tricks, there's no way to fool anybody, so you either like what you see or you hate it, that's it. It's just the bare truth. My belly dancing represents me - it's a trademark. I've tried to incorporate it in original ways in modern songs.
But sometimes, it bugs me a bit that people resort to saying that I'm shaking my ass with a huge sexual charge, instead of recognizing it as a move that, yeah, it's loaded with sensuality, but it's also part of an artistic expression. I certainly don't want to identify with Cinderella, she had a dream that lasted only until midnight. I want it to last until at least 3 a.
The industry is a bit more visual oriented more towards something to the eyes than something to the ears, That's a bit of a contradiction. We can't forget that, at the end of the day, what really matters here is music. I must confess that sometimes I have been a victim of that. I guess there's many ways to become an enlightened human being, but I guess the shortest path is always through love.
And the shortest path to becoming a better person is always through loving someone. If you don't know how to treat the ones that you love then how are you going to treat those that you don't know, or those who are your enemies? I think in every artist's life, when, right after a performance, we get to feel a certain loneliness and solitude. After receiving so much attention and love from your fans, suddenly everything stops. I want to learn how to live in the present with my eyes open.
Because, you know, we always go through the present blindfolded with our hearts in the past and our minds in the future. And that way we never enjoy the here and now. When you fall in love, you prioritize everything. It's like cleaning up and putting things in place. I always believed that women have rights and that there are some women that are intelligent enough to claim those rights.
There are some others that are stupid enough not to. It is as cut-and dried as that. It doesn't matter if you are a woman or not; in this life, to earn your place you have to fight for it. My celebrity arrived gradually, and this is why I am not too much shocked or am not traumatised. In spite of that, I am always surprised when I see myself on television. For several years, I worried a lot about protecting an image, but today, I have understood that the image cannot be preconceived.
In any woman's life, there's a moment when we stand in front of a mirror and we're not happy. It might be when we're 32 and we think about what it will be like being 36, or when we're 36 we might think of being younger. We're never content with the way we are and the way we look. But if you start loving yourself the way you are, and accepting yourself the way you are, your outlook totally changes. I was born close to the ocean and live close to it. I spent all my Sundays on the ocean, and to me it will always be a magical place.
I can always find different memories in my head, but special moments were on the ocean or staring at the sea - falling in love, playing, or just talking to myself. It kind of seduces you. But lately I've been fearing it a little bit because of the sharks, the attacks, you know?
But then again, they were there first. In some moment, I came to fall into the claws of moralism. Something very typical for a Latin-American woman, who has lived in a culture of repression.
I thought I had all the answers, I was full of hasty judgments. Today, I feel more liberated and open. I'm more tolerant. I respect ideas different to mine.
Moralism is a disease. It shouldn't be exactly related to religion, - but it is true that my view of religion has also changed lately. Death is not only related to the physical death of the body, it's also related to the death of relationships or feelings.
Every day, I feel a little bit older, a little less alive, more alive with the possibility of being less alive, closer to death. One of the ways I grew up was through the loss of people close to me.
The person who was my closest friend and who managed me for five years, Patricia Tellez, died suddenly from a blood clot. The other friend, a friend from Barranquilla, died from cancer and she was only She left three children. Every single project, it doesn't matter how big it is or how small it is, we take it with the same interest and the same enthusiasm, and we make the same effort.
I feel the exact thing before I sing on Saturday Night Live as when I sang on a very small television show in Colombia. Before the first singing contest I ever participated in, I felt the same nervousness I feel now. So part of me gets bigger and keeps evolving, but at the end of the day, you end up feeling the same things.
Technology scares me. We live surrounded by a battalion of sounds, engaged in ostentatious displays of new recording techniques. But, to me, the fundamental essence of a song lies in the melody and the lyrics. I'm not a model for anyone and the truth is, I never even tried a hit of pot. I'm not saying that I've never ever felt curious, but I feel that if I were doped up I would not even be able to smell, or eat, or breathe, or sing.
And I don't want to start using crutches when I know that I can walk. Drug addiction is a loss of freedom. I prefer an ugly truth to a pretty lie. If someone is telling me the truth that is when I will give my heart. I don't like the competition part of soccer. It's a war in short pants. I prefer art. I couldn't strip naked. Maybe when I'm 40, I will change my mind. Around 10 years ago, I couldn't imagine putting on a skin-tight body suit and high heels and dancing in a golden cage, hanging upside down from the bars.
Today, I'm saying I'll never show myself naked. Our opinions change all the time. Although she was hopeful of recovering in time for a November 10 show in Paris, she apologetically canceled that one and subsequent dates as well. In late December, Shakira announced that she was recovering and making preparations to continue her tour.
Following another Grammy win, for Best Latin Pop Album, her El Dorado World Tour resumed in June , though another snafu occurred when fans noticed that a necklace being sold on the performer's website bore a resemblance to a Nazi symbol.
The tour promoter accepted responsibility for the design and apologized for the "inadvertent similarity. Lo, representing the Latino community that is such an important force in the United States," Shakira said. Taking the stage first for the performance, Shakira showcased her hip-shaking moves while speeding through a medley of her hits, finding the time to squeeze in a few guitar licks, handle the drums and send social media users into a tizzy with her tongue-wagging ululation.
Outside of her busy career, Shakira created the Pies Descalzos Foundation to help children in her native Colombia receive a quality education. The couple welcomed their first child together on January 22, They named their son Milan, which means "dear, loving and gracious" in Slavic; "eager and laborious" in Ancient Roman; and "unification" in Sanskrit, according to a statement on Shakira's website.
In August , the couple announced she was pregnant again. Their second son, Sasha, was born on January 29, We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us! Subscribe to the Biography newsletter to receive stories about the people who shaped our world and the stories that shaped their lives. American singer Linda Ronstadt is an award-winning superstar of both pop and country music.
She has sold more than million albums worldwide. Barranquilla was founded as a fishing port and sits on the north coast of Colombia, on the Caribbean. She spent her childhood living in Barranquilla but moved to the Colombian capital, Bogota, at 13 years old.
The album received mixed reviews but she drew enough notice to be selected to represent Colombia at the OTI Festival , an annual singing competition in Spain. Shakira understood that there would always be a ceiling to her success as long as she recorded exclusively in Spanish.
With her popularity having grown immensely in the US, Shakira relocated to Miami in The home offered beachfront views and featured a dock with access to the iconic Biscayne Bay.
Shakira stayed in the property for several years before relocating, although she kept it as a US base of operations until
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