Published 20:26 IST, November 12th 2019
Vocal cord injury turned me into a bitter person: Shakira
Shakira had to postpone her El Dorado World Tour due to the vocal cord injury and the singer was told she needed to have surgery, but she instead let it heal.
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Popstar Shakira has revealed that her vocal cord hemorrh in 2017 pushed her into depression and me her a bitter, pessimistic person. Shakira h to postpone her El Doro World Tour due to vocal cord injury and singer was told she needed to have surgery, but she inste let it heal on its own.
"I always thought re were going to be things in my life that would go away, like beauty, youth, all of that stuff. But I never thought that my voice would leave me, because it's so inherent to my nature. It was my identity. So when I couldn't sing, that was unbearable. re were times I couldn't even get out of bedI was so depressed," Shakira told Guardian.
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singer said, her long-time partner, Spanish soccer star Gerard Pique, supported her throughout her struggle.
"He jokes that you would think you would want your wife to shut up but when I h to remain quiet, he felt like one of those ex-convicts who are given ir freedom and don't kw what to do with it. I was t positive. I was so pessimistic. I was a bitter person to be around. Gerard saw worst of me," she ded.
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Shakira is w set to perform at closing ceremony of Davis Cup finals in Mrid this month and n 2020 Super Bowl halftime show alongside Jennifer Lopez in February in Miami.
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19:24 IST, November 12th 2019