I grew up in the north of Chile, and this is why there are a lot of religious symbols in my pictures: because the Catholic Church in Latin America is very strong.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
One sees in Latin America, and also elsewhere, among many Catholics a certain schizophrenia between individual and public morality.
In Latin America in general, it's very important that Christianity not be simply a thing of reason, but also of the heart.
It's an honor to represent a Latin culture.
I have written about Chile extensively, and therefore I have read many books on the subject, mostly for research.
America is an unusually religious nation.
I think Latin American cultures are really rich and fascinating. I like the pomp and circumstance of some of their rituals and ceremonies.
I'm the Latin artist who has been the most successful in history at representing the Latin culture. The stylings of my words are immodest, but it's the truth.
Latins are tenderly enthusiastic. In Brazil they throw flowers at you. In Argentina they throw themselves.
I think a lot of bands are influenced by religious symbolism and not even necessarily Christianity or Catholicism.
My family is Chilean, and I was born there. By the time I was four, we were living in San Antonio, Texas, and I just remember picking a blue bonnet and getting yelled at by some guy with a sheriff hat and a badge. I was traumatized. He told me it was the state flower, and I wasn't supposed to be messin' with it.