"I want people to feel powerful and confident when they listen to my music"
About this Quote
The intent is direct: build songs that function like adrenaline. Big hooks, chant-ready choruses, and rhythms that push you forward are engineered to make confidence feel communal, not solitary. The subtext is about who traditionally gets to claim that kind of swagger. In Latin pop and reggaeton, brash self-assurance has long been coded masculine, while women were expected to perform desirability or heartbreak. Karol G flips the angle: sensuality without apology, tenderness without submission, and ambition without making it “likable”. Even when the lyrics lean into pleasure or messiness, the emotional takeaway is agency.
Context matters. Karol G is a global superstar operating in a marketplace that still rewards women for being palatable and punishes them for being loud. Her emphasis on confidence reads like a rebuttal to that policing, and a signal to her audience - especially young Latina listeners - that joy and dominance can share a dance floor. The line works because it treats music less like entertainment and more like infrastructure: something you use to get through the world.
Quote Details
| Topic | Music |
|---|---|
| Source | Apple Music interview: Karol G on 'MAÑANA SERÁ BONITO' (2023) [translated] |
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G, Karol. (2026, February 9). I want people to feel powerful and confident when they listen to my music. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-want-people-to-feel-powerful-and-confident-when-185034/
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"I want people to feel powerful and confident when they listen to my music." FixQuotes, 9 Feb. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-want-people-to-feel-powerful-and-confident-when-185034/. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.







