Shakira Quote

I always felt that there had to be much more [than] just… shaking it, you know, eternally. Or just making music. Or more even than the pure enjoyment of entertaining someone – being on stage, which is a tremendous rush of adrenaline. But there had to be something else to my life. And I feel that with this work that I do, that's how my life gets fulfilled. And how I find a purpose to my own existence. And I do feel that music is the platform. It's become the vehicle that allows me to use my voice to speak about those issues that need urgent attention. I can take the spotlight that shines on me and shift it towards those issues that are infinitely more important than my own issues.


Shakira interview: 'Feeling sexy is empowering' (January 13, 2015)


I always felt that there had to be much more [than] just… shaking it, you know, eternally. Or just making music. Or more even than the pure...

I always felt that there had to be much more [than] just… shaking it, you know, eternally. Or just making music. Or more even than the pure...

I always felt that there had to be much more [than] just… shaking it, you know, eternally. Or just making music. Or more even than the pure...

I always felt that there had to be much more [than] just… shaking it, you know, eternally. Or just making music. Or more even than the pure...