The separation between Shakira and Gerard Piqué has had a strong impact on the life of the Colombian singer. After 12 years of relationship and two children together, the couple announced their breakup in June 2022, after an alleged infidelity of the former Spanish soccer player with Clara Chia.
Two years have passed since that episode and the artist seems to have no interest in giving herself a new chance at love. “I’m not thinking about a relationship. What space would I have for a man right now?” the artist questioned in a recent interview for the magazine Rolling Stone.
Shakira accepted that she was very hurt and disappointed after the end of her romance with Pique; He recently said that monogamy is a utopia and now he has no qualms about expressing his disappointment in men.
“What do you want me to tell you? I like men. Although that is the problem, with everything that has happened to me, I shouldn’t like them,” she said.
The truth is that the interpreter of Waka Waka He has put the well-being of his family and his career as a priority.
“We are in a society used to seeing women face pain submissively, and I think that has changed,” she added. Shakira.
Shakira: “No one tells a wolf how to lick her wounds”
Shakira He found a way to channel his pain in music. One of those escapes was Music Session 53 with Bizarrea song that made his feelings clearer, alluding directly to Gerard Piqué and his new partner, Clara Chía.
The Colombian described her collaboration with Bizarre as a liberating experience. However, she admitted that it sparked a lot of controversy, including disagreements with his former manager.
“You don’t know how relieved I felt… And I also remember my manager at the time telling me: ‘Please change the lyrics,'” the artist commented.
Despite warnings about the risks involved in publishing the song, Shakira did not give in: “Of course, (my former manager) was just trying to calculate the possible contingencies and risks, but I told her, ‘I’m an artist, I’m a woman, and I’m a wounded wolf. And no one should tell me how to lick my wounds,'” she said.
Shakira prepares world tour
Beyond the problems it may have had, Shakira says she is proud of the success of Music Session 53. The song not only broke records on digital platforms and topped global charts, but also became an anthem for many women who found solace in its lyrics.
For now, the singer is preparing for her next world tour, Women don’t cry tour. This musical show, which promises to be the biggest of his career, will begin in November in the United States.
