Rosalia Quotes

Rosalia

Profession : Singer

Birth : September 25, 1993

Guajira, colombiana, milonga, rumba - all these styles are flamenco. They're part of the musical tradition in my country, and they are in Latin America too.

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There are so many songwriters that people don't know about. There's so many producers that people don't know about.

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I respect the flamenco tradition.

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Music is beyond races, beyond territories.

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There is no one who makes decisions for me - never.

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I know that I will age making music, and I want to see how my music changes with the years.

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As a musician, language is almost like another instrument. Every word has a sound.

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I started from zero. Nobody in my family is connected to the industry. Not a single contact in the music industry or in the entertainment industry.

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I wanted to have absolute control over my music - from the chords and the voicings of the songs to the arrangements and the production.

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My favorite flamenco singers, they're not trying to look pretty. They're trying to put truth in what they do, in the way they express themselves. Sometimes that's not beauty, but it's beautiful.

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I'm always loyal to how I understand music, how I want to present myself, how I understand my job.

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In my home there was a garden and many trees, and I remember growing up without fear. Everything was very steep amongst the trees and I remember running up and down always trying to go faster. I would go so fast that there would be a trail of my steps that I would leave behind.

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My mother always had flowers at home, they were always there. In the garden, on the table, fresh flowers. I think I relate flowers to the women in my life.

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Flamenco is the reflection of the street. It's that thing that's so beautiful, that comes directly from the people. It has so much truth, tragedy, falling in love, falling out of love, flamenco has it all. You can learn so much, that's why it's so incredible and so beautiful.

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For me, music is about experimentation.

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I want every record I make to be different to the one before - even if I fail one day.

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I have so many references in my head - flamenco, classical, Latin, too many. I come in and put it all on the table, with no prejudice, and just start working, working, working.

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I see really long nails as a form of extreme, radical femininity. They make me feel strong.

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It is very important that people understand how important flamenco is to the Gypsy community. There have been some amazing Gypsy artists. It's important that we give visibility to that, but at the same time people have to be fair and recognise that Paco de Lucia was the biggest guitar player in this style of music in the world and he wasn't Gypsy.

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When an artist becomes pop, it's because the people choose it. Yes, you can have that dream to be a big pop star, but it's the audience that puts you in that position. I never had a paid marketing campaign, it was never like that.

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