Writing in English was a major challenge. I didn't want other songwriters to write for me. I wanted to preserve the spirit of my songs in Spanish. I am the same Shakira in English as I am in Spanish.
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the opportunity to change the arrangements of the songs, and present them to the audience in a different way -- the simplest way, which is the acoustic format.
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