I'm Colombian. My family all have different complexions; some are people of color. I've been called every name by white people, been mocked for speaking in Spanish by white people.
When I start something, I have to finish it, and I'm a super perfectionist, too.
I was always into music and stuff, so I would always make songs since I was little.
Aliens are definitely real.
When I was 18 or 19, I realized that everything I was doing was connected to music - writing, doing videos, making my clothes. It all centered around being an artist. So I released a mixtape that I made in my bedroom, and it ended up getting a lot more attention than I expected.
Some of my writing is very subconscious, and that's definitely what happened with 'Body Language' - I looped some basic bossa nova sounds and just started singing.
I've always considered myself a person of color.
The first time I did a show, I definitely didn't get any money. My friend just let me do this show. I was so nervous: my mic didn't work, and I was like, 'Urgh.' It was terrible. It was a dingy club off of the highway, but all these people came. It was packed out.
I'm constantly progressing. My style is changing every day.
I'm into crystals and good energy and harnessing more. It's just like prayer. It helps you be grateful, think about good things, and keep that positive energy around you.
Spanish is such an important language globally.
I think it's boring when everybody wears the same brands or the same styles, and it's like, 'Oh, this is the new trend.'
The constant pressure to be the perfect, ideal female - there's no such thing.
I was really grateful for the photography classes, the art classes, and the video classes. They would let me skip all my other classes and stay and work on my projects.
It was really important for me to understand that I needed to provide for myself, and I needed to become a provider for my own family, too.
I'm Colombian-American. My father wanted me to have American citizenship, but he wanted to raise me in Colombia.
I really love secondhand clothes. It's fun to turn them into something new.
I am very much an artist. I like painting and collaging.
I was one of those people at one point who was scared to put my foot down and show where the boundaries were. For me, it's really important to stand your ground and know exactly what you are, where you wanna be, and what you're doing, or else people are gonna try you.
I really try to balance my feminine and masculine energy when I write.
