I always felt you could age with style and grace, or you could age in denial and hold on to issues and never push through.

It's easy to just write about love, because everyone can relate, but I like variety.

I've always been very insecure and had a lot of self-doubt growing up. That was partially because of how I was raised.

Selena is a classic and timeless singer, and she really doesn't need an introduction. Her music is always good for the soul.

If you really want to get over someone or something in your life, I suggest you throw on some Ivy Queen. She will have you feeling extra bossy.

Sometimes I leave mayonnaise on the ends of my hair for a few hours while I'm writing; it's a really good moisturizer.

I don't really use any face products anymore because they make me break out. I like natural remedies. I usually put honey on my face. Sometimes, I put sugar in it so it's an exfoliant, too. I add raw coconut oil, which is good as a face wash and a moisturizer.

I started making music by myself and figuring all of that on my own.

There's no particular method or course of action that I take in order to decide who I'm going to work with besides feeling complete and total respect and admiration for that artist.

When you're an artist, you're working, literally, for the sole purpose of art, and when people discredit you, it's probably the most disrespectful thing you can do.

I just know what I want for myself.

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.

As a musician, you are all the music that you absorb into your mind; that just subconsciously connects.

When I got my MacBook, I started playing around with Garageband a lot. It was just a creative outlet. I put everything into it. I would skip all my classes just to be making my songs. Stuff like that made me feel good.

I think everybody needs to be more empathetic.

A lot of people don't give Virginia credit. Pharrell, Missy Elliott - a lot of people come from here.

I used to love to look at cover art for vinyls.

Colombian culture has had a huge influence on me and taught me a different way of looking at things - I was always different from the people I went to school with, and I learned to embrace that.

California feels like Colombia but with less threats. I don't have to be constantly looking over my shoulder.

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.

I made music just for myself.

I never really wanted to be a singer. I always preferred to be behind the camera.

It's really natural for me to write bilingually.

When I was little, I went through a lot of phases, like any girl.