A biography for Kali Uchishasn’t been written yet.
“We're all born into whatever citizenship, circumstances, or class we happen to be born into. Immigrants and so many people in the working class work so hard every day for nickels and pennies and scraps to just barely get by and then realize that this precious life has been completely drained out of us.”
“That's the best kind of music: the stuff that happens based off intuition.”
“I've always been very insecure and had a lot of self-doubt growing up. That was partially because of how I was raised.”
“I am very much an artist. I like painting and collaging.”
“My father is my hero. No matter what, I'll always forgive him.”
“The reason I made my stage name Kali Uchis is because it's still me in the sense that, my dad called me 'Kali Uchis' my whole life. It's still something I've been called since I was a baby. It's still me.”
“I used to love to look at cover art for vinyls.”
“Being able to incorporate my language into songs is really cool. It's really cool to see that people are susceptible to it. It helps with writing a lot to turn off one language and then go to another.”
“I'm constantly progressing. My style is changing every day.”
“Diplo kept asking me who styled my 'What They Say' video. I was like, 'No, that's just my clothes!'”
“I just like stuff that's raw, itself, real and genuine. I think that's the way art should be. That's the kind of stuff that people can connect to more.”
“I wasn't into social media at all, but when I decided I was going to put out my own music, I said, 'Okay, I'm just going to post it.' And that's when it started its rounds on the Internet, and people started to take an interest in me.”
“California feels like Colombia but with less threats. I don't have to be constantly looking over my shoulder.”
“I grew up being very different and being ready to fight people. I wanted to stand up for myself, and I wanted to not let anyone think they know me based on appearances, so I was always just fighting back with people.”
“I feel like fashion is about being innovative and being able to turn something into something else, making it cool, and making it your own.”
“While performing, I can't wear anything that I'm not going to be able to dance in or heels that don't have ankle support.”
“Just because someone is your family member doesn't mean they're a good person.”
“On my off day, I really want to just lay in bed.”
“My sun and my moon signs are mostly Cancer - it's really strong. We're deeply intuitive and sentimental. I really like to take care of people, nurturing them. I'm very passionate about the things I do and like to see people I love grow.”
“I don't like to see people using their power over others, trying to hurt people who are weak or poor or people with darker skin or anyone who doesn't have as much privilege. It makes me so angry. I want to fight for people. I want to be able to make some kind of difference in the world.”