Natalia Lafourcade

“I wanted to infuse my music with Mexican character.”

“My musical tastes were horrendous. I was just listening to whatever was on the radio. I wasn't being nourished musically at all.”

“I would cry all of the time and I didn't know why! I was having shows and after the show I would go to the room, order a big hamburger and a vanilla shake or something like that... and cry because I was so depressed... I think it was because I was too tired.”

“That always happens. I start working while on vacation.”

“I look this way and dress this way all the time, famous or not.”

“I knew that I wanted to be a singer when I was 10 years old.”

“I think nowadays it's very important to re-connect with ourselves and our roots.”

“By collaborating, you can do very interesting things.”

“Every day, I wish there was a moment when I could go back to my house and my land.”

“Every time I go to Veracruz, I feel like, OK, I am back. When my feet go to the ground on the earth, I think, 'This is me, this is home, these are my roots, and now I can go and travel again to wherever you want me to go.'”

“Most singers begin with a band and then go solo. I started making music on my own and subsequently chose to carry on as part of a band.”

“My mother always said I was singing before I was speaking. I came to this world to sing, and I feel very fortunate, because I am able to do that.”

“I'm a singer, songwriter from Mexico.”

“Sometimes the music will tell you where to go. And when you find that place I believe is when you're just connecting to the feelings and the heart and the people you're with.”

“I started writing songs at 14 about things I was living at school, and the things I felt at that age.”

“I wanted the music to sound, like, made in Mexico. I wanted to connect to my roots.”

“I go to many different places many times, but I miss my house constantly.”