Shakira: ‘I feel so much better after I write. It’s like magic’

 r. There weren’t Colombian artists out there that were representing our music, our culture. So I got tired of running into journalists who would make stupid jokes. There was a lot of prejudice about Colombia where I came from, always associating with the drug dealing business, violence. It’s like there was nothing else to talk about from my country.When it’s an amazing, colourful country full of life and talent and intellectual wealth. And so it was challenging. I remember some magazine cover saying r. There weren’t Colombian artists out there that were representing our music, our culture. So I got tired of running into journalists who would make stupid jokes. There was a lot of prejudice about Colombia where I came from, always associating with the drug dealing business, violence. It’s like there was nothing else to talk about from my country.When it’s an amazing, colourful country full of life and talent and intellectual wealth. And so it was challenging. I remember some magazine cover saying Music News RSS feedRead More