Colombian - Musician | July 17, 1993 -
I never really wanted to be a singer. I always preferred to be behind the camera.
Kali Uchis
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I made music just for myself.
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You're always taught that the world is so competitive. You're taught that it's not very likely for you to become successful and that odds are you're going to be a struggling artist for the rest of your life.
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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.
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A lot of people were getting million-dollar deals from music I felt was trash, because their videos were going viral. I wanted to put out music that had soul, because that's what was missing.
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I've always experimented with my look. Growing up, I thought it was so weird that people dressed alike and all bought the same things.
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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.
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I used to love to look at cover art for vinyls.
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I am very much an artist. I like painting and collaging.
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I was always into music and stuff, so I would always make songs since I was little.
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It's really not easy to be an artist. It's not easy to put yourself out there and be honest. I'm making things that are really happening to me, and it's not easy to share that with the world.
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A lot of people don't give Virginia credit. Pharrell, Missy Elliott - a lot of people come from here.
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