Rosalia

“When an artist becomes pop, it's because the people choose it. Yes, you can have that dream to be a big pop star, but it's the audience that puts you in that position. I never had a paid marketing campaign, it was never like that.”

“The more people I can reach with my work, the happier I am, but I'm not going to stop making the music I want to, just because I'm looking for a specific response.”

“I compose, produce, arrange - I don't just perform. I'm playing keyboards, playing bass, doing everything.”

“Guajira, colombiana, milonga, rumba - all these styles are flamenco. They're part of the musical tradition in my country, and they are in Latin America too.”

“Everything is in flamenco. Spirituality, loyalty, humility, valor.”

“My music would make no sense without flamenco.”

“I started from zero. Nobody in my family is connected to the industry. Not a single contact in the music industry or in the entertainment industry.”

“I wanted to have absolute control over my music - from the chords and the voicings of the songs to the arrangements and the production.”

“We come from Spain, from Barcelona. We could perform in many places around the world, and it's been amazing to bring our music to so many people in so many different places. That's been amazing.”

“During isolation, one can bring a different approach to the creative process.”

“Flamenco is connected with so many types of music. It has Jewish culture inside, Arabian culture inside, Russian culture inside, Spanish culture inside. It's linked to African music too, because African music has the 'amalgama' rhythms you can find in flamenco. You can find everything in flamenco. That's why it's so beautiful.”

“I'll always identify with the image of a strong woman. I believe that in what I do and in my sense of self, there's a vindication of women. There's power.”

“The only thing I admit I can't do with my long nails done is trying to get my card out of the ATM.”

“I like to do things in my own way and have my own personal language, but I can't control how it's received.”

“I know that I will age making music, and I want to see how my music changes with the years.”

“To learn flamenco is to swallow your pride.”

“Flowers are divine, they have divine qualities that I adore. And they also connect me with femininity.”

“As a musician, language is almost like another instrument. Every word has a sound.”

“For me, music is about experimentation.”

“When I began to record 'El Mal Querer,' I didn't have a label or a team. It was just my family - my mother and my sister - and my friends.”