Rosalia Quotes

Rosalia

Profession : Singer

Birth : September 25, 1993

When I began to record 'El Mal Querer,' I didn't have a label or a team. It was just my family - my mother and my sister - and my friends.

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I can't walk around like I used to, and there's always paparazzi waiting outside the studio.

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Everyone around me has maximum respect for my vision.

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When I sang in bars and weddings, where you have to fight to be heard, you gain incredible humility.

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It's a lot more interesting to dig into the popular music from where I'm from than adhere to some kind of standardized global pop.

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When I get my nails done, I usually go with my friends.

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Planes do not inspire me.

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I think it's nice when people let themselves cry. I like to let it flow.

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I think I have something special. I am confident that I am going to be an artist.

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Even though the public may perceive me differently, I always feel like I'm learning something new, and I like seeing myself this way. It keeps me focused on doing things with the love and care that comes from knowing you can always improve. I always have that in my head.

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People who are perfectionists always want to control everything, but when you sing, you have to let go. And that's hard.

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I'm increasingly conscious of the fact that, even when we know a lot, there's an element of blind faith. For things to work well, you have to surrender to the moment. This is especially true of writing, producing and truly giving it all in a performance.

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Hands have a major presence in flamenco, and when your hands are decorated, it adds power.

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We come from Spain, from Barcelona. We could perform in many places around the world, and it's been amazing to bring our music to so many people in so many different places. That's been amazing.

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During isolation, one can bring a different approach to the creative process.

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There are times when your ego has to contract.

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When I was a teen, I would draw a really, really long line around my eyes with eyeliner, like Lola Flores.

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The more people I can reach with my work, the happier I am, but I'm not going to stop making the music I want to, just because I'm looking for a specific response.

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No one in my family plays music. But since I was very little, I would go around the house singing and dancing. And when I was 8, my parents asked me to get up and sing something at a family meal. I had my eyes closed, singing - la la la la la - and when I opened them, the whole family was crying.

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My music pulls from flamenco plenty; it wouldn't make sense without that genre. I also have a lot of love for flamenco and I'm very happy if I can be an ambassador for it.

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