Aliens are definitely real.

I think everybody needs to be more empathetic.

Spanish is such an important language globally.

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

I've always considered myself a person of color.

It's really natural for me to write bilingually.

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

I don't operate on fear, and I don't let fear control me.

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

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

When I was little, I went through a lot of phases, like any girl.

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

I really try to balance my feminine and masculine energy when I write.

I can only be inspired if I'm working with people that I really respect.

That's the best kind of music: the stuff that happens based off intuition.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

When I'm making a song, I try not to think about audience or genres. It's free-flowing. Natural.

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

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

Not everything happens when you expect it; it is what it is. The people who ride with you, ride with you.

California feels like Colombia but with less threats. I don't have to be constantly looking over my shoulder.

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

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

I'm just inspired by life and, growing up, I listened to all types of different sounds, genres, and areas of music.

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

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

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 think it's boring when everybody wears the same brands or the same styles, and it's like, 'Oh, this is the new trend.'

While performing, I can't wear anything that I'm not going to be able to dance in or heels that don't have ankle support.

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

I always felt you could age with style and grace, or you could age in denial and hold on to issues and never push through.

No one can decide what you should do, what course of action you should take to get where you wanna go, except for yourself.

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

I never had a backup plan. I felt like if I had a backup plan, it was like saying to the universe that I didn't believe in myself.

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.

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

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.

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.

N.E.R.D. was also from - not too far from where I was from growing up. For a lot of people who make music, that was a huge influence in teen years.

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.

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