Rosalia Quotes

Rosalia

Profession : Singer

Birth : September 25, 1993

I'll always identify with the image of a strong woman. I believe that in what I do and in my sense of self, there's a vindication of women. There's power.

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Music is a language in itself and the songs have their own soul, every song has its soul.

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It's our roots that really give us our identity.

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I love flamenco. It's very difficult music to sing. But I think of any genre as a snow globe - you don't admire it for its stillness. You have to shake it up and see how it explodes.

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Everything is in flamenco. Spirituality, loyalty, humility, valor.

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Flowers are divine, they have divine qualities that I adore. And they also connect me with femininity.

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Barcelona is an open and multicultural city. It's brimming with a very special creative energy. If you pay attention, you may be easily inspired by the places and people living there.

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Flamenco is the most honest and visceral music. You have to be sincere when you sing it. If you're not, it doesn't work.

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I always think my job is like any other job. Every job has good and bad parts, and mine is to be a musician. I know why I started making music and I always knew there was no plan B. I'm passionate about it. I love being in the recording studio and researching sounds with the possibility of discovering something new. That motivates me.

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I grew up in Sant Esteve Sesrovires, a small village near Barcelona. My house was near the countryside, so there was a lot of nature, and at the same time my village is surrounded by factories. That conditioned me a little bit.

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I have no prejudice about which music is better. I listen to Vivaldi. I like Nick Cave. I love Travis Scott, James Blake, Lola Flores. Music can serve many functions. And so I listen to everything!

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Milionaria' is the first song I've composed and I published in Catalan, it's also the first song I do inspired by Catalan rumba. I started it in Seville while I was waiting at the airport and I finished it in Barcelona.

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If something is too perfect, it doesn't speak your language. If it's imperfect, I understand it.

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Oh my God, my English is the worst!

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The only thing I admit I can't do with my long nails done is trying to get my card out of the ATM.

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There's a lot of magic in voices. I love voices that are very old, very gravelly, very deep. I like metallic voices; I like velvety voices. The voices of children.

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I'm going to have to keep fighting until I find the same number of women in the studio as there are men.

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I don't force things. I can have a wish, and then I let God lead me on the path, bringing me what I need - and always trying to be alert to receive it.

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I like to do things in my own way and have my own personal language, but I can't control how it's received.

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I always liked motorcycles and cars when I was a kid.

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