A biography for Rosaliahasn’t been written yet.
“It is very important that people understand how important flamenco is to the Gypsy community. There have been some amazing Gypsy artists. It's important that we give visibility to that, but at the same time people have to be fair and recognise that Paco de Lucia was the biggest guitar player in this style of music in the world and he wasn't Gypsy.”
“Hands have a major presence in flamenco, and when your hands are decorated, it adds power.”
“Music is beyond races, beyond territories.”
“When I sang in bars and weddings, where you have to fight to be heard, you gain incredible humility.”
“I want to keep growing as a musician. I want to keep making records. I want to keep improving as a songwriter. That's what it's all about - to learn, you know?”
“I see really long nails as a form of extreme, radical femininity. They make me feel strong.”
“When I was 15, 16, I started going to a studio and my biggest inspiration were women, like Lola Flores from Spain or Janis Joplin or Patti Smith.”
“I think I have something special. I am confident that I am going to be an artist.”
“I have so many references in my head - flamenco, classical, Latin, too many. I come in and put it all on the table, with no prejudice, and just start working, working, working.”
“I'm increasingly conscious of the fact that, even when we know a lot, there's an element of blind faith. For things to work well, you have to surrender to the moment. This is especially true of writing, producing and truly giving it all in a performance.”
“I'm always excited to share my passion about flamenco, so other people can discover this music - which is amazing - and discover the culture.”
“I always say, there's no music genre better than another.”
“Knowing how to dress is an art.”
“There's never a sound that I think I can't use in my music.”
“Planes do not inspire me.”
“Winning a Grammy is the best thing that can ever happen.”
“I grew up in Sant Esteve Sesrovires, a small village near Barcelona. My house was near the countryside, so there was a lot of nature, and at the same time my village is surrounded by factories. That conditioned me a little bit.”
“I have no prejudice about which music is better. I listen to Vivaldi. I like Nick Cave. I love Travis Scott, James Blake, Lola Flores. Music can serve many functions. And so I listen to everything!”
“People who are perfectionists always want to control everything, but when you sing, you have to let go. And that's hard.”
“There are times when your ego has to contract.”